- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:16750 CRL.P No. 4079 of 2025 C/W CRL.P No. 4178 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 23RD DAY OF APRIL, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 4079 OF 2025 C/W CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 4178 OF 2025 IN CRL.P No. 4079/2025: BETWEEN: PRAKASH S/O KRISHNAPPA AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS RESIDING AT RAJENDRAHALLI VILLAGE, BYRAKUR HOBLI MULBAGAL TALUK, PIN - 563 131. …PETITIONER (BY SRI ABHILASH KUMAR M.N, ADV., FOR SRI NANJUNDA GOWDA M.R, ADV.) AND: 1. THE STATE BY NANGALI POLICE STATION, KOLAR DISTRICT REPRESENTED BY CIRCLE INSPECTOR OF POLICE MULBAGAL RURAL CIRCLE MULBAGAL, PIN - 563 131 REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA PIN - 560 001. 2. XXX …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. PUSHPALATHA B, ADDL. SPP FOR R-1; MS. TEJASHWINI R.H, ADV. FOR R-2) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 439 CR.PC (FILED U/S 483 BNNS) PRAYING TO ENLARGE THE PETITIONER/ACCUSED NO.4 ON Digitally signed by NANDINI MS Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:16750 CRL.P No. 4079 of 2025 C/W CRL.P No. 4178 of 2025 REGULAR BAIL, IN CRIME NO.165/2024, OF NANGLI POLICE STATION, NOW NUMBERED AS SPL.C NO.10/2025 REGISTERED FOR THE O/P/U/S 65(2), AND 351 OF BNS 2023 AND U/S 3 AND 4 OF THE POCSO ACT, 2012 PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE LEARNED ADDL.DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE, FTSC-1 (POCSO) KOLAR, PENDING DISPOSAL OF THE ABOVE CASE. IN CRL.P NO. 4178/2025: BETWEEN: 1. SRI SUBBU @ SUBRAMANI @ SUBRAMANYAM S/O NAGARAJAPPA AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS. 2. SRI MANJU @ MANJUNATH S/O VENKATARAMAPPA AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS. BOTH THE PETITIONERS ARE R/A RAJENDRAHALLI VILLAGE BYRAKURU HOBLI MULBAGAL TALUK, KOLAR - 563 132. ...PETITIONERS (BY SRI ABHILASH KUMAR M.N, ADV., FOR SRI NANJUNDA GOWDA M.R, ADV.) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY NANGLI POLICE, REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT BUILDING DR. AMBEDKER VEEDHI BENGALURU - 560 001. 2. XXX ...RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. PUSHPALATHA B, ADD. SPP FOR R-1; MS. TEJASHWINI R.H, ADV., FOR R-2) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 439 CR.PC (FILED U/S 483 BNNS) PRAYING TO ENLARGE HIM ON BAIL IN SPECIAL CASE (POCSO) - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:16750 CRL.P No. 4079 of 2025 C/W CRL.P No. 4178 of 2025 NO.10/2025 ARISING OUT OF CRIME NO.165/2024 OF NANGLI POLICE STATION WHICH IS NOW PENDING ON THE FILE OF ADDITIONAL DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE FTSC-I (POCSO) AT KOLAR FOR THE O/P/U/S 65(2), 351 OF BNS AND SECTION 3 AND 4 OF POCSO ACT, 2012. THESE PETITIONS, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY ORAL ORDER Learned counsel appearing for the petitioners after arguing the matter for some time submits that, the petition may be dismissed as not pressed at this stage with liberty to the petitioners to renew their bail application, after examination of the victim girl is completed before the Trial Court. 2. The submission is placed on record. 3. The petitions are dismissed as not pressed with liberty as prayed for. - 4 - NC: 2025:KHC:16750 CRL.P No. 4079 of 2025 C/W CRL.P No. 4178 of 2025 4. It is needless to state that efforts shall be made by the prosecution as well as by the Trial Court to examine the victim girl before the Trial Court on priority. Sd/- (S VISHWAJITH SHETTY) JUDGE NMS