Regular bail petition under Section 439 Cr.P.C. in a POCSO and SC/ST Act case; petitioner's counsel filed a memo seeking withdrawal with liberty to file a criminal appeal. Petition dismissed as withdrawn.
Petition dismissed as withdrawn with liberty to file criminal appeal; documents to be returned to counsel.
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NC: 2026:KHC:182 CRL.P No. 17298 of 2025
HC-KAR
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
DATED THIS THE 5TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2026
BEFORE
THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SHIVASHANKAR AMARANNAVAR CRIMINAL PETITION No. 17298 OF 2025 (439(Cr.PC) / 483(BNSS))
BETWEEN:
…PETITIONER
(BY SRI GIRISHA M V, ADVOCATE FOR SRI H N VENKATESH, ADVOCATE)
AND:
Digitally signed by LAKSHMINARAYANA MURTHY RAJASHRI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA
REPRESENTED BY LEARNED STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA CUBBON PARK, BENGALURU -560 001.
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SIDLAGHATTA TALUK CHICKBALLAPUR DISTRICT - 562 105.
…RESPONDENTS
(BY SMT. WAHEEDA M M, HCGP FOR R1)
THIS CRL.P IS FILED UNDER SECTION 439 Cr.P.C. (FILED U/S 483 BNNS) PRAYING TO ENLARGE THE PETITIONER ON REGULAR BAIL IN SPL.SC No.129/2025 ARISING OUT OF CRIME No.105/2025 OF DIBBURAHALLI POLICE STATION, SIGLAGHATTA TALUK CHIKKABALLAPUR DISTRICT FOR THE OFFENCES PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTIONS 64(2)(m), 351(2), 329(4) OF BNS 2023 AND SECTION 5(J)(ii), 5(L) PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTION 6 OF THE POCSO ACT AS WELL AS SECTION 3(1)(w), 3(2)(v) OF SC ST AMENDED ACT 2015.
THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:
CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SHIVASHANKAR AMARANNAVAR
ORAL ORDER
Learned counsel for the petitioner files a memo for
withdrawal. The memo reads thus:
“ The counsel appearing for the petitioner respectfully submits prays that this Hon’ble Court may be permitted to withdraw the petition with a liberty to file criminal appeal in the interest of justice and equity. ”
In view of the memo, the petition is dismissed as
withdrawn with liberty as prayed.
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Registry is directed to return the documents to learned counsel for the petitioner.
Sd/(SHIVASHANKAR AMARANNAVAR) JUDGE
DKB List No.: 1 Sl No.: 3 Ct.sm
2 provisions across 2 enactments
Sri. Dhananjay Kumar @ Dhananjay Gowda
State of Karnataka represented by SHO/Police Sub-Inspector, Dibburahalli Police Station
Sri Chikkaramappa
Shivashankar Amannavar
As recorded by the court registry
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