- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:20318 CRL.P No. 2769 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 12TH DAY OF JUNE, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 2769 OF 2025 BETWEEN: SHIVASHANKAR K @ SHANKAR NAIK @ GUDDA S/O KRISHNA NAIKA AGED ABOUT 22 YEARS COOLIE WORK AND PETTY BUSINESS RESIDING AT MARIYAMMANAHATTI TANDA MARIYAMMANAHATTI POST, HAGARIBOMMANAHALLI TALUK VIJAYANAGARA DISTRICT-583212 …PETITIONER (BY SRI. SHIVAKUMARAPPA T C., ADVOCATE) AND: STATE OF KARNATAKA REP. BY ITS STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT BUILDINGS BENGALURU-560001 …RESPONDENT (BY SRI. RANGASWAMY R., HCGP) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 439 CR.PC (FILED U/S 483 BNSS) PRAYING TO GRANT BAIL TO THE PETITIONER IN CR.NO.329/2024 OF RURAL POLICE STATION, CHITRADURGA FOR THE OFFENCE P/U/S 309(6), 310(2), PENDING ON THE FILE OF II ADDL. DIST. AND SESSIONS JUDGE, CHITRADURGA IN S.C.NO.7/2025 BY ALLOWING THIS PETITION AND ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: Digitally signed by NANDINI M S Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:20318 CRL.P No. 2769 of 2025 CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY ORAL ORDER The learned counsel for the petitioner after arguing the matter for some time submits that the petition may be dismissed as not pressed reserving liberty to the petitioner to renew his bail application in the event, the trial in the case is not commenced. 2. The submission is placed on record. 3. The petition is dismissed as not pressed with liberty as prayed for, if the trial is not commenced within a reasonable time. Sd/- (S VISHWAJITH SHETTY) JUDGE KG List No.: 1 Sl No.: 39