Novel Nithya Raja v. State by Ashok Nagar Police Station
Case brief
What is this about?
Novel Nithya Raja v. State by Ashok Nagar Police Station and Varalakshmi L; CRL.P No. 14716 of 2025; High Court of Karnataka at Bengaluru; Justice M. Nagaprasanna; decided 10-02-2026; petition under s. 482 Cr.P.C. / s. 528 BNSS to quash FIR Crime No. 256/2025 (Ashok Nagar PS) for offences under POCSO Act ss. 5(j)(ii) and 6, BNSS 2023 s. 64(1), Child Marriage Restraint Act ss. 9 and 10; pending before FTSC-4 Bengaluru; memo for withdrawal filed by counsel; petition disposed as withdrawn; no adjudication on merits; no quantum.
What did the court decide?
In terms of the memo filed by learned counsel for the petitioner seeking withdrawal, the criminal petition is disposed as withdrawn; no adjudication on the merits of the quashing prayer. ¶32