- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:15029 CRL.P No. 3738 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 8TH DAY OF APRIL, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 3738 OF 2025 BETWEEN: RAJA AKANAVILU RAJA, SON OF VENKATESHAPPA, AGED ABOUT 28 YEARS, RESIDENT OF KOTTAHUDYA VILLAGE, CHILAKALANERAPU HOBLI, CHINTAMANI TALUKA, CHIKKABALLAPURA DISTRICT. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. BUBBERJUNG TRISULI VENKATESH.,ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA, REP BY STATION HOUSE OFFICER, BATLAHALLI POLICE STATION, CHINTAMANI TALUKA, CHIKKABALLAPURA DISTRICT, REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR. 2. XXX XXX, …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT.PUSHPALATHA.B., ADDITIONAL SPP FOR R-1; NOTICE TO R-2 IS HELD SUFFICIENT VIDE ORDER DATED 08.04.2025) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 439 CR.PC (FILED U/S 483 BNNS) PRAYING TO THE ENLARGE THE PETITIONER ON BAIL IN SPL.S.C.NO.76/2023, PENDING BEFORE LRD. ADDL. Digitally signed by NANDINI MS Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:15029 CRL.P No. 3738 of 2025 DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE, FTSC-I (POCSO), CHIKKABALLAPURA FOR THE OFFENCES P/U/S 363, 376(2)(n) OF IPC AND U/S 6 AND 8 OF PROTECTION OF CHILDREN FROM SEXUAL OFFENCES 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S VISHWAJITH SHETTY ORAL ORDER Learned Counsel for the petitioner submits that his earlier petition was dismissed as withdrawn with liberty to approach the Trial Court afresh after examination of material charge sheet witnesses. However, without approaching the Trial Court, he has filed this petition directly before this Court, and therefore, this petition may be dismissed as not pressed with liberty to approach the Trial Court. 2. The aforesaid submission is placed on record. Petition is dismissed as not pressed with liberty as prayed for. 3. In the event petitioner files necessary application before the Trial Court, the same shall be - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:15029 CRL.P No. 3738 of 2025 considered on merits, as expeditiously as possible. Sd/- (S VISHWAJITH SHETTY) JUDGE KVR List No.: 1 Sl No.: 65