- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:20640 CRL.P No. 6011 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 16TH DAY OF JUNE, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 6011 OF 2025 BETWEEN: YATHISH D S/O DASAPPA AGED ABOUT 25 YEARS OCC LABOURER R/O HONNASHETTY HALLI BOVI COLONY VILLAGE KASABA HOBLI, ARASIKERE TALUKA, HASSAN DISTRICT - 573 103. …PETITIONER (BY SRI UMESH P.B, ADV., FOR SRI R.B. DESHPANDE, ADV.) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY ARASIKERE RURAL POLICE STATION, ARASIKERE SUB-DIVISION HASSAN DISTRICT - 573 10 (REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT BUILDINGS BENGALURU - 560 001) 2. XXX …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI RANGASWAMY R, HCGP FOR R-1; SRI YASHODHAR SHETTY, ADV., FOR R-2) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 439 CR.PC (FILED U/S 483 BNNS) PRAYING TO ENLARGE THE PETITIONER ON BAIL IN SPL.C.NO.25/2025 ON THE FILE OF ADDITIONAL DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE, FTSC-I, HASSAN (CHARGE-SHEETED FOR THE OFFENCES PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTIONS 65(1) BNS-2023 (CORRESPONDING PROVISION: 376(3) OF IPC) AND UNDER Digitally signed by NANDINI M S Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:20640 CRL.P No. 6011 of 2025 SECTION 4 AND 12 OF POCSO ACT 2012 IN CRIME NO.198/2024 OF ARASIKERE RURAL POLICE STATION, HASSAN DISTRICT) PENDING ON THE TRIAL. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY ORAL ORDER 1. Learned Counsel for the petitioner submits that petition may be dismissed as withdrawn with liberty to the petitioner to renew his bail application after the victim girl is examined before the Trial Court. He submits that taking into consideration that the petitioner who is an youngster is in custody, the Trial Court may be directed to examine the victim girl on priority. 2. The aforesaid submission is placed on record. Petition is dismissed as withdrawn with liberty as prayed for. 3. It is needless to state that the prosecution as well as the Trial Court shall make all endeavours to examine the victim girl before the Trial Court on priority. Sd/- (S VISHWAJITH SHETTY) JUDGE KK