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2025 DAILYLAW 28669 (KAR)

ANDREW v. STATE OF KARNATAKA

CRL.P/8192/2025 · 2025-06-30

S Vishwajith Shetty

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- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:23001 CRL.P No. 8192 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 30TH DAY OF JUNE, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 8192 OF 2025 BETWEEN: ANDREW S/O TONI AGED ABOUT 25 YEARS RESIDING AT NO.15, PARK ROAD PERUMAL GARDEN, COXTOWN JEEVANAHALLI, BANGALORE - 560 005 (IN JUDICIAL CUSTODY) …PETITIONER (BY SRI D.G. SREENIVASA KUMAR, ADV.) AND: STATE OF KARNATAKA BY PULAKESHINAGAR POLICE STATION, REP HIGH COURT GOVT. PLEADER HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, BANGALORE - 560 001. …RESPONDENT (BY SMT. RASHMI PATEL, HCGP) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 439 CR.PC (U/S 483 OF BNSS) PRAYING TO RELEASE THE PETITIONER ON BAIL IN CRIME NO.211/2024 (SC. NO.1305/2024) OF RESPONDENT PULIKESHI NAGAR POLICE STATION, BANGALORE REGISTERED FOR ALLEGED OFFENCE P/U/S. 143, 144, 147, 148, 302, 120(b) R/W SEC. 149 OF IPC, PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE LEARNED IV ADDL. CITY CIVIL AND SESSIONS JUDGE (CCH-21) BANGALORE. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY Digitally signed by NANDINI M S Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:23001 CRL.P No. 8192 of 2025 ORAL ORDER 1. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petition may be dismissed as not pressed with liberty to the petitioner to revive his bail application after material charge sheet witnesses CW14 to CW18 are examined before the Trial Court. He submits that considering the fact that petitioner is in custody for the last one year, the Trial Court may be directed to examine the aforesaid witnesses on priority. 2. The submission made by learned counsel for the petitioner is placed on record. Petition is dismissed as not pressed with liberty as prayed for. It is needless to state that efforts shall be made by the prosecution and the Trial Court to examine the aforesaid witnesses on priority before the Trial Court. Sd/- (S VISHWAJITH SHETTY) JUDGE DN