- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:16155 CRL.P No. 1508 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 21ST DAY OF APRIL, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 1508 OF 2025 BETWEEN: SRI PUNITH ALIAS PUNITH NAIK S/O CHANDRASHEKAR AGED ABOUT 23 YEARS R/AT DHANALAKSHMI'S RENTED HOUSE, MADANAYAKANAHALLI DASANAPURA HOBLI, BANGALURU NORTH TALUK, BANGALURU - 562 162. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. SATHISHA D.J., ADVOCATE) AND: STATE BY MADANAYAKANAHALLI POLICE STATION NELAMANGALA SUB DIVISION BENGALURU - 562 162. REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA BANGALORE - 560 001. …RESPONDENT (BY SRI. VINAY MAHADEVAIAH, HCGP) THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED UNDER SECTION 439 CR.P.C (U/S 483 BNSS) PRAYING TO ALLOW THIS PETITION AND ENLARGE THIS PETITIONER/ACCUSED ON BAIL IN CR.NO.668/2024 DTD 09.08.2024 AT ANNEXURE-A BY THE MADANAYAKANAHALLI P.S., FOR THE OFFENCES P/U/S 103 OF BNS, 2023, TO THE EXTENT OF PETITIONER IS CONCERNED, PENDING BEFORE THE VI ADDITIONAL DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE, BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT, BENGALURU. Digitally signed by NANDINI B G Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:16155 CRL.P No. 1508 of 2025 THIS CRIMINAL 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 sometime submits that, at this stage, the petition may be dismissed as not pressed, with liberty to renew the bail application after examination of the alleged eye witness - CW2 - Chandrashekar is complete before the Trial Court. Learned High Court Government Pleader does not seriously opposes the said prayer made on behalf of the petitioner. Submission is placed on record. The Criminal Petition is dismissed as not pressed. All the contentions are kept open. Sd/- (S VISHWAJITH SHETTY) JUDGE *bgn/- CT:VS List No.: 1 Sl No.: 61