- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:5847 CRL.P No. 101261 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH DATED THIS THE 2ND DAY OF APRIL, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V.SRISHANANDA CRIMINAL PETITION NO.101261 OF 2025 (439(CR.PC)/483(BNSS)) BETWEEN: SHRI RAMU S/O. GANGARAM BENDIGERI, AGE: 31 YEARS, OCC. PRIVATE SERVICE, R/O. MASKENAHATTI VILLAGE, TQ. KHANAPUR, DIST. BELAGAVI-591302. …PETITIONER (BY SRI SHIVRAJ S. BALLOLI, ADVOCATE) AND: THE STATE OF KARNATAKA THE POLICE INSPECTOR NANDAGAD POLICE STATION, DISTRICT: BELAGAVI, PIN-591120. R/BY. ITS STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT BUILDING, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, AT DHARWAD BENCH, PIN-580011. …RESPONDENT (BY SMT.GIRIJA S. HIREMATH, HCGP) THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED UNDER SECTION 439 OF CR.P.C., SEEKING THAT THE PETITION BE ALLOWED AND THE PETITIONER MAY BE ENLARGED ON REGULAR BAIL IN S.C.NO. 11/2021 (NANDAGAD P.S. CRIME NO. 101/2020) FOR THE OFFENCES P/UNDER SECTION 498A, AND 302 OF IPC, 1860 PENDING ON THE FILE OF V ADDL. DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE, BELAGAVI. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: Digitally signed by MALLIKARJUN RUDRAYYA KALMATH Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:5847 CRL.P No. 101261 of 2025 ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V.SRISHANANDA) Heard Sri.Shivaraj S. Balloli, learned counsel for the petitioner and Smt.Girija S. Hiremath, learned High Court Government Pleader for respondent-State. 2. Successive bail request of the petitioner in respect of the charge of murder involved in SC No.11/2021. 3. According to the petitioner, petitioner is in custody since from 2020 and trial is not yet progressed. 4. Learned High Court Government Pleader submits that on 20.03.2025, trial is concluded and the case is now posted to 07.04.2025 for recording the accused statement. 5. Taking note of above aspects of the matter, this Court is of the considered opinion that there is no positive - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:5847 CRL.P No. 101261 of 2025 changed circumstance to entertain the successive bail request. 6. Material on record also depicts that all the prosecution witnesses have supported the case of the prosecution. 7. Accordingly following order: ORDER (i) Bail petition is rejected. (ii) However, learned trial judge is directed to conclude the trial as early as possible but not later than 31.05.2025. Sd/- (V.SRISHANANDA) JUDGE HMB CT:PA LIST NO.: 1 SL NO.: 11