- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:16158 CRL.P No. 3644 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. 3644 OF 2025 BETWEEN: PUNITHA .M S/O MALLIKARJUNA AGED ABOUT 24 YEARS AUTO DRIVER ADDRESS : CHIKKAMMANI DEVARAJU URS BADAVANE, DAVANAGERE DAVANAGERE DISTRICT - 577 004 …PETITIONER (BY SRI. RAMAKRISHNA FOR SRI. HIREMATHAD MAHESHIAH RUDRAYYA, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA BY DAVANAGERE WOMEN POLICE DAVANAGERE DISTRICT REP THROUGH THE STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT BUILDINGS BENGALURU - 560 001 2. XXXX …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. PUSHPALATHA .B., ADDL.S.P.P. FOR R1 NOTICE TO R2 H/S V/O DTD: 21/04/2025) THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED UNDER SECTION 439 CR.PC (FILED U/S 483 OF BNSS) PRAYING TO ENLARGE THE PETITIONER ON BAIL U/S 439 OF CR.PC IN SPL.C.440/2024 (CRIME NO.99/2024) REGISTERED BY THE DAVANAGERE WOMEN POLICE PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE HONBLE ADDITIONAL DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE-FTSC-I, DAVANAGERE, FOR THE OFFENCES PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTIONS 376(2)(N) AND 506, 366 OF IPC Digitally signed by NANDINI B G Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:16158 CRL.P No. 3644 of 2025 READ WITH SECTION 6 OF POCSO ACT UNDER THE FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE CASE. 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 victim girl is complete before the Trial Court. It is brought to the notice of this Court that before the Trial Court, the date is already fixed for recording the evidence of the victim girl. Submission is placed on record. The Criminal Petition is dismissed as not pressed, with liberty as prayed for. It is needless to state that the prosecution as well as the Trial Court shall make efforts to examine the victim girl before the Trial Court on priority. Sd/- (S VISHWAJITH SHETTY) JUDGE *bgn/- CT:VS/ List No.: 1 Sl No.: 72