- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:23891 CRL.P No. 7188 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 3RD DAY OF JULY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 7188 OF 2025 BETWEEN: ABHISHEK GOWDA @ ABHI S/O MAHADEVA AGED ABOUT 25 YEARS, R/A NO.87, 6TH CROSS, GANGADARA NAGRA, SARAKKI, JP NAGAR 1ST PHASE, BENGALURU CITY KARNATAKA-560 078 PERMANENT ADDRESS DODDASADHANAHALLI, MALVADI HOBALI, KANAKPURA TALUK, RAMANAGARA KARNATAKA-562 117 …PETITIONER (BY MS. LIKITHA, ADVOCATE FOR SRI. RAKSHITH R, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA STATE BY JP NAGAR PS REP BY SPP HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA BANGALORE-560 001 Digitally signed by PANKAJA S Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:23891 CRL.P No. 7188 of 2025 2. XXX …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. WAHEEDA M.M, HCGP FOR R1, VIDE ORDER DATED 24.06.2025 NOTICE TO R2 IS HELD SUFFICIENT) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 439 OF CR.P.C (U/S 483 BNSS) PRAYING TO ENLARGE THE PETITIONER ON BAIL IN CR.NO.307/2024 OF J.P NAGAR P.S., PENDING ON THE FILE OF ADDITIONAL CITY CIVIL AND SESSIONS JUDGE, FTSC-III, AT BENGALURU IN SPL.C.NO.656/2025, FOR THE OFFENCES P/U/S 137(2),127(2),64(2),127(2),351(2) OF BNS, 2023, U/S 6 OF POCSO ACT, U/S 9 OF THE PROHIBITION OF CHILD MARRIAGE ACT. 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 the petition may be dismissed as not pressed at this stage with liberty to the petitioner to revive his bail application after examination of the victim girl is completed before the Trial Court. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:23891 CRL.P No. 7188 of 2025 2. Submission is placed on record. Petition is dismissed as not pressed with liberty as sought for. All contentions are left open. SD/- (S VISHWAJITH SHETTY) JUDGE PKS List No.: 1 Sl No.: 35