IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 27TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2017 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE P.S.DINESH KUMAR CRIMINAL PETITION NO.9169/2016 BETWEEN:
RAMESH S/O. BABU, AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS, R/AT HARIPADY, KAIKUDE VILLAGE AND POST, MANGALURU TALUK, PIN CODE-575 001.
(BY SRI KARUNAKAR P., ADV.) ...PETITIONER AND STATE OF KARNATAKA BY MULKI POLICE STATION, REPRESENTED BY THE LEARNED SPECIAL PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, D.K. MANGALURU, PIN CODE-575 001, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, BANGALORE-560 001.
…RESPONDENT (BY SRI S.VISHWA MURTHY, HCGP) THIS CRL. PETITION IS FILED UNDER SECTION 439 OF CR.P.C PRAYING TO ENLARGE THE PETITIONER ON BAIL IN CR.NO.49/2016 (S.C.NO.117/2016) OF MULKI P.S., MANGALORE CITY FOR THE OFFENCE P/U/S 376 OF IPC AND SEC.3,4,11(iii) OF POCSO ACT.
THIS CRL.P COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:
:O R D E R:
After arguing the matter for sometime, learned counsel for the petitioner filed a memo seeking leave of this Court to withdraw the petition. He submits that under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012, the trial is required to be completed within a period of one year from the date of filing of the charge sheet as per Section 35(2) of the said Act.
2. In that view of the matter, petition is dismissed as withdrawn with a direction to the learned trial Judge to complete the trial in accordance with law keeping in view the aforesaid provision.
Accordingly, petition is disposed of.
Sd/-
JUDGE BSR