- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:15728 CRL.P No. 13332 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 16TH DAY OF APRIL, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S. VISHWAJITH SHETTY CRIMINAL PETITION NO.13332 OF 2024 BETWEEN: MANJUNATH S/O SIDDAPPA AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS R/AT. KANTHANAHALLI VILLAGE I.D. HALLI HOBLI, MADUGIRI TALUK TUMAKURU-572124. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. ANANDA K.V. ADV.,) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA BY PATTANAYANAKANAHALLI POLICE STATION REP. BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT BUILDING BANGALORE-560001. 2. XXX …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. K. NAGESHWARAPPA, HCGP FOR R1 R2 SERVED) Digitally signed by ARSHIFA BAHAR KHANAM Location: High Court of karnataka - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:15728 CRL.P No. 13332 of 2024 THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 439 OF CR.P.C. (FILED U/S 483 BNSS) PRAYING TO ENLARGE THE PETITIONER ON BAIL IN CR.NO.64/2024 (SPL.C.NO.475/2024) OF PATTANAYAKANAHALLI P.S. REGISTERED FOR THE ALLEGED OFFENCES P/U/S 363, 376 OF IPC AND SEC.4 & 6 OF POCSO AND SEC.3 cl (1)(w)(i)(ii) AND 3 cl (2)(Va) OF SC AND ST (PREVENTION OF ATROCITIES) ACT, 1989 PENDING ON THE FILE OF HONBLE ADDL. DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE FTSC-1 AT TUMAKURU IN THE ENDS OF JUSTICE. 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 the petition may be dismissed as not pressed at this stage with liberty to the petitioner to renew his bail application after examination of the victim girl is completed before the Trial Court. 2. Submission is placed on record. 3. Petition is dismissed as not pressed with liberty as prayed for. 4. Considering the fact that the petitioner is in custody for the last nearly ten months, the Trial Court as well as the - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:15728 CRL.P No. 13332 of 2024 prosecution shall make endeavor to examine the victim girl on priority, before the Trial Court. Sd/- (S VISHWAJITH SHETTY) JUDGE ABK List No.: 1 Sl No.: 30