- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:8024 CRL.P No. 1617 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 21ST DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE MOHAMMAD NAWAZ CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 1617 OF 2025 (439(Cr.PC) / 483(BNSS)) BETWEEN: DARSHAN NAIK. D. R., S/O SRI DEVARAJU NAIK, AGED ABOUT 21 YEARS, RESIDING AT LOKANAYAKANA TANDYA, THATTEKERE POST, MARALAVADI HOBLI, HAROHALLI TALUK, RAMANAGARA DISTRICT - 562 112. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. CHETAN DESAI, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, HAROHALLI POLICE, REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT BUILDING, BANGALORE - 560 001. 2. MANJULA, W/O SRI NAGARAJU, AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, RESIDING AT RASTE JAKKASANDRA VILLAGE, MARALAVADI HOBLI, HAROHALLI TALUK, RAMANAGARA DISTRICT - 562 112. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. RANGASWAMY R., HCGP FOR R1; Digitally signed by LAKSHMI T Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:8024 CRL.P No. 1617 of 2025 SRI. SHESHADRI GOWDA T.G., ADVOCATE FOR R2) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S.439 (FILED U/S.483 BNSS) CR.P.C PRAYING TO ENLARGE THE PETITIONER ON REGULAR BAIL IN CRIME NO.89/2024 PRESENTLY RENUMBERRED AS SPL.C.NO.133/2024 FOR THE OFFENCE P/U/S/ 363, 376(i) OF IPC 1860, SEC.4,5(L) AND 6 OF POCSO ACT 2012 AND SEC.9 OF PROHIBITION OF CHILD MARRIAGE ACT, REGISTERED BY THE HAROHALLI POLICE STATION, RAMANAGARA DISTRICT PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE HONBLE Ist ADDL. DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE AT RAMANAGARA. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE MOHAMMAD NAWAZ ORAL ORDER Learned counsel for the petitioner has sought permission of the Court to withdraw the petition, with liberty to the petitioner to file a bail petition before the Sessions Court after examination of the victim. 2. In the light of the above submission, petition is dismissed as withdrawn. 3. Liberty is reserved to the petitioner, to move the Sessions Court, once the victim's evidence is completed. - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:8024 CRL.P No. 1617 of 2025 4. In this case, charge sheet is already filed. Petitioner is in judicial custody since 05.07.2024. Hence, the learned Sessions Judge shall record the evidence of the victim expeditiously, keeping in view the relevant provisions of the POCSO Act, 2012. Sd/- (MOHAMMAD NAWAZ) JUDGE AMM List No.: 1 Sl No.: 36