- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:18571 CRL.P No. 7431 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 2ND DAY OF JUNE, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 7431 OF 2025 BETWEEN: MR. PRATHIBAN @ PARTHI @ ASHRAF SON OF ARUL RAJ AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS RESIDING AT NO.78, AISHWARYA NILAYA 5TH ROAD B.K. RSDIDENCY LAYOUT DODDAKAMMANAHALLI BEGUR HOBLI BENGALURU NATIVE ADDRESS NO.4/172, CRESCENT STOP QUARTERS VANDALURU CHENNAI TAMILNADU STATE. …PETITIONER (BY SRI RAJANNA B.C, ADV.) AND: THE STATE OF KARNATAKA JIGANI POLICE STATION, BENGALURU REPTD. BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HGIH COURT OF KARNATAKA BENGALURU - 560 001. …RESPONDENT (BY SMT. WAHEEDA M.M, HCGP) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 439 CR.PC (FILED U/S 483 BNSS) PRAYING TO ENLARGE THE PETITIONER /ACCUSED NO.1 ON BAIL IN CR.NO.14/2022, S.C.NO.5/2023 OF JIGANI POLICE STATION, BENGALURU FOR THE ALLEGED OFFENCES P/U/S 120B, 364A, 506, 376 R/W 34 OF IPC WHICH IS PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE HONBLE VI ADDL. DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE, BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT AT BENGALURU. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: Digitally signed by NANDINI M S Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:18571 CRL.P No. 7431 of 2025 CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY ORAL ORDER 1. Learned Counsel for the petitioner submits that the case before the Trial Court is at the stage of recording the evidence of the victim, and therefore, this petition may be dismissed as not pressed with liberty to the petitioner to approach this Court afresh after examination of the victim girl is completed before the Trial Court. 2. The aforesaid submission is placed on record. Petition is dismissed as not pressed with liberty as prayed for. Sd/- (S VISHWAJITH SHETTY) JUDGE KK