- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:16159 CRL.P No. 3741 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. 3741 OF 2025 BETWEEN: MUTHURAJ S/O DASAPPA AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS R/AT DONGANIDODDI VILLAGE MAHARAJAKATTE KANAKAPURA TOWN RAMANAGARA DISTRICT - 562 117. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. A. GOVINDARAJU, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA BY SHO KODIHALLI PS RAMANGARA - 562 119. REPTD BY GOVT PLEADER HIGH COURT BUILDING BENGALURU - 560 001. 2. XXX …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. PUSHPALATHA .L., ADDL.S.P.P. FOR R1 R2 - SD - H/S, V/O 09.04.2025) THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED UNDER SECTION 439 CR.PC (FILED U/S 483 BNNS) PRAYING TO THE ENLARGE HIM ON BAIL IN SPL.C.NO.144/2024 AND IN CR.NO.91/2024 FOR ALLEGED OFFENCES PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTION 363, 344, 376, 312 OF IPC, 4,6 AND 19 OF POCSO ACT, 2012 AND 9 OF PROHIBITION OF CHILD MARRIAGE ACT, 2006, REGISTERED BY KODIHALLI POLICE, Digitally signed by NANDINI B G Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:16159 CRL.P No. 3741 of 2025 BENGALURU NOW PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE HONBLE PRL. DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE, AT RAMANAGARA. 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 submits that the petition may be dismissed as not pressed, with liberty to renew the bail application after the victim girl is examined before the Trial Court. Submission is placed on record. The Criminal Petition is dismissed as not pressed, with liberty as prayed for. Sd/- (S VISHWAJITH SHETTY) JUDGE *bgn/- CT:VS List No.: 1 Sl No.: 73