- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:23684 CRL.P No. 7550 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 1ST DAY OF JULY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 7550 OF 2025 BETWEEN: MR. PARITHOSH SOURAN, S/O SUNIL CHANDRA SOURAN, AGED ABOUT 24 YEARS, R/AT NO. 780, 1st FLOOR, SAGEETHA BUILDING, DOMLUR 2nd STAGE, BENGALURU - 560 071. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. UDAYA PRAKASH M, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA THROUGH INSPECTOR OF POLICE, HALASURU P.S., REP. BY THE SPP, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, BENGALURU - 01. 2. XXX …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. RANGASWAMY R, HCGP FOR R1; MS. BHAVANA M, ADVOCATE FOR R2) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 439 OF CR.PC (FILED U/S 483 BNSS) PRAYING TO ENLARGE THE PETITIONER/ACCUSED ON REGULAR BAIL, DIRECTING RESPONDENT NO.1 HALASURU P.S Digitally signed by NANDINI M S Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:23684 CRL.P No. 7550 of 2025 TO RELEASE THE PETITIONER ON BAIL IN CRIME NO.20/2025 OF HALASURU P.S PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE ADDITIONAL CITY CIVIL AND SESSIONS JUDGE, FTSC-III, BENGALURU CITY, FOR THE ALLEGED OFFENCES P/U/S 64 OF BNS AND SECTIONS 4, 6, 7 AND 8 OF THE PROTECTION OF CHILDREN FROM SEXUAL OFFENCES ACT, 2012. 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 some time, submits that, at this stage, petition may be dismissed as not pressed with liberty to the petitioner to renew his bail application after examination of the victim girl is completed before the Trial Court. 2. He further submits that petitioner is a youngster and is in custody for more than five months and therefore, Trial Court may be directed to expedite the trial and examine the victim girl - C.W.2 on priority. 3. Said submission is placed on record. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:23684 CRL.P No. 7550 of 2025 4. Accordingly, petition is dismissed as not pressed with liberty as prayed for. 5. It is needless to state that the Trial Court as well as the prosecution shall make efforts to examine C.W.2 on priority before the Trial Court. Sd/- (S VISHWAJITH SHETTY) JUDGE KAV List No.: 1 Sl No.: 46 CT: BHK