- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:12312 CRL.P No. 3017 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 24TH DAY OF MARCH, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 3017 OF 2025 BETWEEN: ARFATH SHAREEF S/O INAYATH SHAREEF AGED ABOUT 23 YEARS R/AT NO.402, VENAK RESIDENCY APARTMENTS, BOHRA LAYOUT GOTTIGERE, BANGALORE - 560 083. PRESENTLY RESIDING AT R/AT FLAT NO.001, SNR WINDMILL APARTMENTS SAI NANDA GARDENIA APARTMENTS LAKE ROAD, GOTTIGERE BANGALORE - 560 083. …PETITIONER (BY SRI SYED MUZAKKIR AHMED, ADV.) AND: STATE OF KARNATAKA BY ELECTRONIC CITY POLICE STATION BANGALORE - 560100. (REPRESENTED BY THE LEARNED STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA BANGALORE - 560 001) …RESPONDENT (BY SMT. PUSHPALATHA B, ADD. SPP) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 439 CR.PC (FILED U/S 483 BNSS) PRAYING TO ENLARGE HIM ON BAIL IN CR.NO.222/2022 OF ELECTRONIC CITY P.S. BENGALURU FOR OFFENCE P/U/S 376(2)(j)(n),376-D,377,365 R/W 34 OF IPC WHICH IS PENDING IN S.C.NO.4/2023 ON THE FILE OF HONBLE VI ADDL.DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE, BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT BENGALURU. Digitally signed by NANDINI MS Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:12312 CRL.P No. 3017 of 2025 THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY ORAL ORDER 1. Learned counsel for the petitioner after arguing the matter for some time, submits that petition may be dismissed as not pressed with liberty to the petitioner to renew his bail application after cross-examination of the victim girl is completed before the Trial Court. 2. The submission of learned counsel is placed on record. 3. Petition is dismissed as not pressed with liberty as prayed for. All contentions urged are left open. SD/- (S VISHWAJITH SHETTY) JUDGE DN