- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:38239 CRL.P No. 11988 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 23RD DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MOHAMMAD NAWAZ CRIMINAL PETITION NO.11988 OF 2025 BETWEEN: MANU S/O VAJRAPPA, AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS, R/AT RAMA TEMPLE STREET, THALLAGHATTAPURA COLONY, UTTARAHALLI HOBLI, BENGALURU SOUTH TALUK …PETITIONER (BY SRI. DILRAJ JUDE ROHIT SEQUEIRA, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY KAGGALIPURA POLICE STATION, RAMANAGARA DISTRICT, REP. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, BENGALURU-560001. 2. RAJU D, S/O DEGEGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, R/AT NEAR MUNESHWARA TEMPLE, BOLARE, UTTARAHALLI HOBLI, BENGALURU SOUTH-560082. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. R. RANGASWAMY, HCGP FOR R1; R2 - SERVED) THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED UNDER SECTION 439 OF CR.PC (FILED U/S 483 BNSS) PRAYING TO ENLARGE THE PETITIONER ON REGULAR BAIL IN CR.NO.351/2015 NOW PENDING ON THE FILE OF HON'BLE COURT OF ADDL.DISTRICT Digitally signed by LAKSHMI T Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:38239 CRL.P No. 11988 of 2025 AND SESSIONS JUDGE, FTSC-I, BENGALURU RURAL AT BENGALURU, IN SPL.C.NO.6/2016 PERTAINING TO THE BY KAGGALIPURA POLICE STATION, FOR THE OFFENCE PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTION 366 OF IPC R/W SECTIONS 4 AND 6 OF POCSO ACT. THIS PETITION COMING ON FOR ORDERS THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MOHAMMAD NAWAZ ORAL ORDER The petitioner has been charge sheeted for the offence punishable under Section 366 of IPC and Section 4 and 6 of POCSO Act, 2012. He was granted bail by this Court in Crl.P.No.8724/2015 vide order dated 28.01.2016. Subsequently, he failed to appear before the trial Court. As he was not secured under NBW, proclamation was published. He was secured on 04.07.2025 and remanded to judicial custody. His prayer for bail has been dismissed by the learned Sessions Judge vide order dated 06.08.2025 observing that the case is one of the oldest cases pending on the file and if he is enlarged on bail, he may further abscond, thereby hampering trial of the case. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:38239 CRL.P No. 11988 of 2025 2. The reasons assigned by the learned Sessions Judge for dismissing the bail petition cannot be found fault with. The ground urged by the petitioner that he was under the impression that case registered against him has ended in acquittal or closed, cannot be accepted. The incident relates back to the year 2015. Even on this day, due to the absence of the petitioner, trial could not be concluded. It is also not in dispute that the trial is at the fag end. Hence, this is not a fit case to enlarge the petitioner on bail. 3. The trial Court is directed to expedite the trial. If the trial is not concluded within two months from today, the petitioner is at liberty to move the Court for bail. With the above observation, petition is dismissed. Sd/- (MOHAMMAD NAWAZ) JUDGE DKB List No.: 1 Sl No.: 27