- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:16910 CRL.P No. 4879 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 24TH DAY OF APRIL, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 4879 OF 2025 BETWEEN: SRI TALHA S/O KHURSHID ALAM AGED ABOUT 29 YEARS R/AT NO.10, GROUND FLOOR 1ST A CROSS, KANAKANAGAR R.T. NAGAR, BANGALORE - 560 032. …PETITIONER (BY SMT. RAJESHWARAI M, ADV.) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA BY D.J. HALLI POLICE REP. BY LEARNED STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, CITY CIVIL COURT COMPLEX, BANGALORE. 2. XXX …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. PUSHPALATHA B, ADDL. SPP FOR R-1; SERVICE TO R-2 HELD SUFFICIENT V/O DT:17.04.2025) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 438 CR.P.C (U/S 482 BNSS) PRAYING TO GRANT ANTICIPATORY BAIL TO THE PETITIONER IN THE EVENT OF ARREST BY THE RESPONDENT POLICE IN CR.NO.14/2025 OF D.J.HALLI P.S., FOR THE OFFENCES P/U/S 8,10,12 OF POCSO ACT, 2012, PENDING ON THE FILE OF ADDITIONAL CITY CIVIL AND SESSION JUDGE, FTSC-1, BANGALORE CITY, IN CRL.MISC.NO.2519/2025 DTD 28.03.2025. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: Digitally signed by NANDINI MS Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:16910 CRL.P No. 4879 of 2025 CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY ORAL ORDER 1. Learned counsel for the petitioner after arguing the matter for some time submits that petition may be dismissed as not pressed at this stage with liberty to the petitioner to surrender before the jurisdictional Court and file necessary application seeking regular bail. She submits that considering the nature of allegations and also the offences invoked against the petitioner, the Trial Court may be directed to consider and dispose of the application on the same day. 2. The submission made by learned counsel for the petitioner is placed on record. 3. Petition is dismissed as not pressed with liberty as prayed for. In the event, petitioner surrenders before the jurisdictional Court and files necessary application seeking regular bail, the same shall be considered on its merits by the jurisdictional Court and disposed of as expeditiously as possible. Sd/- (S VISHWAJITH SHETTY) JUDGE DN