- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:3497 CRL.P No. 14396 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 27TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE MOHAMMAD NAWAZ CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 14396 OF 2024 BETWEEN: NAGARAJA S/O THIPPANNA, AGED ABOUT 33 YEARS, LABOURER, R/AT HULIKATTE VILLAGE, DAVANAGERE TALUK, DAVANAGERE DISTRICT 577002, (ACCUSED NOW IN JUDICIAL CUSTODY). …PETITIONER (BY SRI. S G RAJENDRA REDDY.,ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY DAVANAGERE RURAL POLICE STATION, DAVANAGERE DISTRICT, REPTD BY SPP, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, BENGALURU - 560001. 2. KAMALAMMA W/O LATE SURESH, AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, R/AT HULIKATTE VILLAGE, Digitally signed by LAKSHMI T Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:3497 CRL.P No. 14396 of 2024 DAVANAGERE TALUK, DAVANAGERE DISTRICT - 577002. …RESPONDENTS (BY MS.ASMA KAUSER., ADDL. SPP) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S.439 (FILED U/S.483 BNSS) CR.P.C PRAYING TO ENLARGE HIM ON BAIL IN CRIME NO.289/2024 OF DAVANAGERE RURAL POLICE STATION, DAVANAGERE DISTRICT, PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE ADDL. DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE, FTSC I DAVANAGERE IN SPL.C.NO.366/2024 FOR THE OFFENCE P/US/ 376(2)(n),376-AB OF IPC AND SEC.6 OF POCSO ACT 2012 PENDING THE TRIAL; THE ADJ FTSC I DAVANAGERE HAS REJECTED THE BAIL PETITION ON 27.12.2024 IN SPL.C.NO.366/2024. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE MOHAMMAD NAWAZ ORAL ORDER Learned counsel for the petitioner has sought permission of the Court to withdraw the petition with liberty to the petitioner to move the Sessions Court for bail. - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:3497 CRL.P No. 14396 of 2024 In the light of the above submission, the petition is dismissed as withdrawn reserving liberty to the petitioner to file a fresh petition before the Sessions Court after examination of the complainant and the victim. Considering that the charge sheet is already filed and the petitioner is in judicial custody from 29.08.2024, the learned Sessions Judge shall expedite the recording of the evidence of the above witnesses. Sd/- (MOHAMMAD NAWAZ) JUDGE nv