- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:14514 CRL.P No. 2150 of 2023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 4TH DAY OF APRIL, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 2150 OF 2023 BETWEEN: BALAKRISHNAN, S/O M K NAIR, AGED ABOUT 73 YEARS, R/AT SOUPARNIKE, NO 17/30/, DEVI NAGAR, CHITTUR ROAD, MANAPUKKIKAVU, PALKKAD, KERALA STATE - 678 013. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. DINESHKUMAR RAO K., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE BY KADUGODI POLICE STATION, BENGALURU - 560 067. (REPRESENTED BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT BUILDINGS, BENGALURU - 560 001) 2. SUNILKUMAR, S/O LATE BALAKRISHNA, AGE ABOUT 38 YEARS, R/AT NO 6, 1ST FLOOR, NEAR SKE KALYANAMANTAPA, PATTALAMMA LAYOUT, KADUGODI, BENGALURU - 560 067. PERMANENT RESIDING AT SUNIL VIHAR, Digitally signed by KAVYA R Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:14514 CRL.P No. 2150 of 2023 CHUNKAMANNAM VILLAGE, PALAMCHATHANUR POST, ALATHUR TALUK, PALAKAD DISTRICT, KERALA - 568 571. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI.VINAY MAHADEVAIAH., HCGP) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S.439(2) CR.P.C PRAYING TO CANCEL THE BAIL GRANTED TO RESPONDENT NO.2 BY ORDER DATED 08.08.2018 PASSED BY THIS HONOURABLE HIGH COURT IN CRL.P.NO.5046/2018 (S.C.NO.249/2014 ON THE FILE OF IX ADDITIONAL DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE, BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT, BENGALURU, CHARGE SHEETED FOR THE OFFENCE P/U/S 498A, 304B R/W 34 OF IPC AND SECTION 3 AND 4 OF D.P. ACT). 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 submits that further proceedings in S.C.No.249/2014 pending before the Court of IX Additional District and Sessions Judge, Bengaluru Rural District, Bengaluru, registered for offences punishable under Sections 498(A), 304(B) read with Section 34 of IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, are stayed by the co-ordinate Bench of this Court in Crl.P.No.12317/2022 by order dated 22.12.2022 and the said interim order is still in the operation and - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:14514 CRL.P No. 2150 of 2023 therefore this petition may be dismissed as not pressed at this stage with liberty to the petitioner to renew his application, if need arises. 2. Submission is placed on record. Petition is dismissed as not pressed with liberty as prayed for. 3. All contentions urged in this petition are kept open. Sd/- (S VISHWAJITH SHETTY) JUDGE KVR List No.: 1 Sl No.: 31