- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:24935 CRL.P No. 4415 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 9TH DAY OF JULY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY CRIMINAL PETITION NO.4415 OF 2025 BETWEEN: VINOD S/O DURGI, AGED ABOUT 25 YEARS, R/AT KAIVAR VILLAGE, CHINTAMANI TALUK, CHIKKABALLAPURA - 562 101. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. M. KRISHNE GOWDA, ADVOCATE FOR SRI. ESHWARA H.H, ADVOCATE) AND: STATE OF KARNATAKA, STATE BY CHIKKAJALA P.S., REP. BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, BANGALORE - 560 001. …RESPONDENT (BY SRI. RANGASWAMY R, HCGP) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 439 OF CR.PC (FILED U/S 483 BNNS) PRAYING TO ORDER OF BAIL ENLARGING THE PETITIONER IN CRIME NO.168/2023 OF CHIKKAJALA PS, NOW IN S.C.NO.15009/2024 AND PENDING TRAIL BEFORE THE V ADDITIONAL DISTRICT JUDGE, BENGALURU RURAL, SITTING AT DEVANAHALLI FOR THE OFFENCES PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTION 302 R/W 34 OF IPC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: Digitally signed by MAYAGAIAH VINUTHA Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:24935 CRL.P No. 4415 of 2025 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY ORAL ORDER The petitioner is before this Court in this successive bail application filed under Section 439 of Cr.P.C., seeking regular bail in S.C.No.15009/2024 pending before the Court of V Additional District Judge, Bengaluru Rural, sitting at Devanahalli, arising out of Crime No.168/2023 registered by Chikkajala Police Station for the offence punishable under Section 302 read with Section 34 of IPC. 2. Petitioner had earlier approached this Court in Crl.P.No.2542/2024, which was dismissed on merits by the Coordinate Bench of this Court on 20.06.2024. It is under these circumstances, the petitioner is before this Court in successive bail application on the ground of delay in trial. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner having produced the order sheet of the trial Court submits that though charge has been framed in the present case in the month of August-2024 itself, thereafter there is no - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:24935 CRL.P No. 4415 of 2025 progress in the case and the matter is adjourned fixing the date of trial. 4. Perusal of the order sheet of the trial Court would go to show that after charges were framed against the accused, the matter is being adjourned for the purpose of fixing the date of trial and also to produce the property. 5. Learned High Court Government Pleader submits that by the next date of hearing, the property shall be produced before the trial Court and CW.11 who is material charge sheet witness shall be examined before the trial Court on priority. The said submission is placed on record. 6. Accordingly, petition is disposed off with liberty to the petitioner to approach this Court afresh after examination of CW.11 is completed before the trial Court. It is needless to state that trial Court as well as the prosecution shall make endeavors to examine the material charge sheet witness - CW.11 before the trial Court on - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:24935 CRL.P No. 4415 of 2025 priority, as expeditiously as possible but not later than a period of four months from the date of receipt of copy of this order. Sd/- (S VISHWAJITH SHETTY) JUDGE SMJ List No.: 1 Sl No.: 36