- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:9991 CRL.P No. 772 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 10TH DAY OF MARCH, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 772 OF 2025 BETWEEN: BHARATH S/O. SRI. DHARMA, AGED ABOUT 23 YEARS, R/AT NO.10, 1ST MAIN, A.A. N BLOCK, VYALIKAVAL, BENGALURU-560 003. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. GIREESHA R.J.,ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE BY VYALIKAVAL POLICE STATION, BENGALURU - 560 003. REPRESENTED BY SPP HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA BENGALURU -560 001. 2. XXX …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. K.NAGESHWARAPPA, HCGP) Digitally signed by NANDINI MS Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:9991 CRL.P No. 772 of 2025 THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 439 CR.PC (FILED U/S 483 BNNS) PRAYING TO ENLARGE THE PETITIONER ON BAIL IN SPL.C. NO. 1503/2024 IN CRIME NO.78/2024 FOR THE ALLEGED OFFENCES U/S. 376(2) (N) OF THE IPC AND SECTION 5(J), 5(L) AND 6 OF THE POSCO ACT, 2012, REGISTERED BY VYALIKAVAL POLICE STATION, BENGALURU, NOW PENDING ON THE FILE HONBLE FTSC-IV ADDL. DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE, BENGALURU. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY ORAL ORDER Learned counsel for the petitioner, after arguing the matter for some time, submits that the petitioner is in custody from 21.06.2024. The prosecution has already examined the material chargesheet witnesses before the trial court and only official witnesses are required to be examined now. He further submits that considering the aforesaid aspects of the matter, the trial court may be directed to expedite the trial and dispose of the case on merits. - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:9991 CRL.P No. 772 of 2025 2. Learned HCGP fairly does not oppose the submission made by the learned counsel for the petitioner and further submits that efforts shall be made before the trial court to complete the trial at the earliest. 3. Submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioner and learned HCGP is placed on record. 4. The petition is dismissed with a request to the trial court to dispose of the case on merits as expeditiously as possible but not later than a period of six months from the date of receipt of certified copy of the order. Sd/- (S VISHWAJITH SHETTY) JUDGE HDK List No.: 1 Sl No.: 44