- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:13607 CRL.P No. 13769 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 1ST DAY OF APRIL, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 13769 OF 2024 BETWEEN: SRI HARISH A S/O LATE ASHWATHAIAH AGED ABOUT 31 YEARS, RESIDING AT NO.84, VADERAHALLI VILLAGE, DASANAPURA HOBLI, BENGALURU NORTH TALUK, BENGALURU - 562162. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. CHANDRASHEKAR REDDY K P., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. MADANAYAKANAHALLI POLICE REP. BY ITS STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT BUILDING, BENGALURU-560001. 2. *** …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. K. NAGESHWARAPPA, HCGP. FOR R1, MISS. DEEPIKA HUNGENAHALLI, ADV. FOR R2.) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 439 CR.PC (FILED U/S 483 BNSS) PRAYING TO ALLOW THIS REGULAR BAIL APPLICATION UNDER SEC.439 OF CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE AND Digitally signed by NANDINI MS Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:13607 CRL.P No. 13769 of 2024 ENLARGE THE PETITIONER / ACCUSED ON BAIL IN CONNECTION IN F.I.R./ CR.NO.364/2024 OF THE 1ST RESPONDENT MADANAYAKANAHALLI POLICE FOR THE OFFENCE P/U/S 376(2)(f), 376(AB) 377 OF IPC AND SEC.4(2),6,8 OF POCSO ACT ADDL. DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE FTSC-II BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT BENGALURU. THIS PETITION, COMING ON ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY ORAL ORDER 1. Learned counsel for the petitioner after arguing the matter for some time submits that petitioner is in custody from 30.04.2024. The prosecution has already examined 8 charge sheet witnesses and if a direction is issued to the Trial Court to expedite the trial and dispose of the main case on merits expeditiously, the same would serve the ends of justice. 2. Learned HCGP for respondent No.1 and learned counsel for respondent No.2 do not seriously oppose the said prayer made by learned counsel for the petitioner. - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:13607 CRL.P No. 13769 of 2024 3. The submission made on both sides is placed on record. Petition is disposed of with a request to the Trial Court to expedite the trial in the case and dispose of the same on merits as expeditiously as possible. Sd/- (S VISHWAJITH SHETTY) JUDGE DN List No.: 1 Sl No.: 62