- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:22454 CRL.P No. 6356 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 26TH DAY OF JUNE, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 6356 OF 2025 BETWEEN: 1. PUTTAHANUMANTHARAYAPPA S/O LATE KEMPAHANUMAIAH AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS R/O 2ND CROSS, JYOTHI NAGARA SHETTIHALLI, TUMAKURU TOWN TUMKUR -572201 …PETITIONER (BY SRI. RAGHAVENDRA A.S, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE BY WOMEN POLICE STATION TUMKURU REPRESENTED BY THE STATE SPP HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA BANGALORE- 560001 2. XXX …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. RASHMI PATEL, HCGP FOR R1; NOTICE TO R2 HELD SUFFICIENT VIDE ORDER DTD 20.06.2025) Digitally signed by NANDINI M S Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:22454 CRL.P No. 6356 of 2025 THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 439 CR.PC (FILED U/S 483 BNNS) PRAYING TO RELEASED ON REGULAR BAIL IN CRIME NO.177/2024 OF TUMAKURU WOMEN POLICE STATION FOR FOR AN O/P/U/S 65(2) OF BNS 2023 AND SEC 6 OF POCSO ACT, 2012 ON THE FILE OF THE DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE (FTSC-1), TUMAKURU. THIS 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 after arguing the matter for sometime, submits that the petition may be dismissed as not pressed at this stage with a direction to the trial court to expedite the trial and dispose of the case on merits. 2. Learned High Court Government Pleader does not seriously oppose the prayer made by learned counsel for the petitioner. 3. Accordingly, petition is dismissed as not pressed. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:22454 CRL.P No. 6356 of 2025 The trial court is requested to expedite the trial in the case and dispose of the case as expeditiously as possible. Sd/- (S VISHWAJITH SHETTY) JUDGE SS List No.: 1 Sl No.: 40