- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:54775 CRL.P No. 17511 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 26TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE G BASAVARAJA CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 17511 OF 2025 (439(Cr.PC) / 483(BNSS)) BETWEEN: SRI. SUNDAR SALIAN AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS, S/O LATE KITTA POOJARY, R/AT 2-319, VINAYAKA KARITHOTA, HALEANGADY, DAKSHINA KANNADA, MANGALURU- 574 146. (IN JUDICIAL CUSTODY AT MANGALORE JAIL) …PETITIONER (BY SRI. YATHIN B., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA THROUGH THE POLICE INSPECTOR, SURATHKAL POLICE STATION REPRESENTED BY THE STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, BENGALURU-01 2. AISHANI, AGED 14 YEARS, D/O LATE SUDHEER AND ASHA R/AT SITE NO.609, Digitally signed by SHARADAVANI B Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:54775 CRL.P No. 17511 of 2025 NEAR GANESHLAKSHMI TEMPLE, CHELAIRU POST AND VILLAGE, MANGALURU TALUK, D.K DISTRICT- 574146. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. SOWMYA R, HCGP FOR R1) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 439 CR.PC (FILED U/S 483 BNSS) PRAYING TO GRANT REGULAR BAIL TO THE PETITIONER /ACCUSED IN CONNECTION WITH FIR IN CR.NO.136/2025 OF SURATHKAL P.S. PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE COURT OF ADDL.DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE FTSC-1 (POCOS) D.K MANGALURU REGISTERED FOR THE ALLEGED OFFENCE P/U/S 74 OF BNS 2023 AND SEC.7,8 OF POCSO ACT 2012. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE G BASAVARAJA ORAL ORDER Learned counsel for the petitioner has filed a memo dated 26.12.2025 seeking to withdraw the criminal petition as not pressed, which reads as under: 1. The above petition filed by the Petitioner seeking for regular bail on 24.12.2025 before this Hon'ble Court in connection with FIR in Crime No.136 of 2025 of Surathkal Police Station pending on the file of the Court of ADDL. DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE, FTSC-I(POCSO), D.K.MANGALURU. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:54775 CRL.P No. 17511 of 2025 2. The Petitioner come to know that on the same day the prosecution filed a chargesheet and the same came to be registered as Spl.C.213/2025 on the file of the Court of ADDL. DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE, FTSC-I (POCSO), D.K.MANGALURU. 3. In view of filing chargesheet the Petitioner intends to move fresh bail petition Learned Trial Court. Therefore, the above bail Petition filed before this Hon'ble may kindly be disposed off as not pressed, with liberty to the Petitioner to move a fresh bail petition before Learned Trial Court and Trial Court may be directed to expeditiously decide a fresh bail petition without any inference made in the earlier bail petition, in the interest of justice." 2. The memo is taken on record. 3. In view of the said memo, the criminal petition is dismissed as withdrawn with liberty to move fresh bail application before the Trial Court. The Trial Court is directed to dispose of the same as expeditiously as possible. Sd/- (G BASAVARAJA) JUDGE HDK List No.: 1 Sl No.: 72