- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:32838 CRL.P No. 9836 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 22ND DAY OF AUGUST, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MOHAMMAD NAWAZ CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 9836 OF 2025 BETWEEN: SRI. KANDULA BRAHMANANDA REDDY, AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS, S/O RAMACHANDRA REDDY, R/OF 6-12 A, GANTPURAM, BASINEPALLE, BESTAWRIPETA TALUK, ANDHRAPRADESH-523 346. (NOW IN JUDICIAL CUSTODY AS UTP AT TUMAKURU DISTRICT PRISON) …PETITIONER (BY SRI. PARIKSHIT S S., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE BY TUMAKURU WOMENS POLICE STATION, TUMAKURU, REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, BENGALURU-560 001. 2. SRIDEVI AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS, W/O. KRISHNA REDDY, GANTAPURAM, BASINAPALLE, BESTAVARIPETA, PRAKASHAM DISTRICT, ANDHRAPRADESH-523 001. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. RANGASWAMY R., HCGP FOR R1 R2 SERVED AND UNREPRESENTED) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 439 CR.P.C (U/S 483 BNSS) PRAYING TO RELEASE THE ACCUSED ON BAIL IN SPL.C.NO.256/2025 PENDING ON THE FILE OF ADDL. DISTRICT AND SESSION JUDGE, FTSC-1 TUMAKURU, ARISING OUT OF CR.NO.58/2025 REGISTERED Digitally signed by LAKSHMI T Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:32838 CRL.P No. 9836 of 2025 BY TUMAKURU WOMENS P.S, FOR THE OFFENCES P/U/S 351(2),64 OF BNS ACT, U/S 6 OF POCSO ACT AND ETC. 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 petitioner after arguing the matter for sometime submitted that since, the charge sheet is filed, he may be permitted to renew his bail application before the Sessions Court, after recording of the evidence of the victim. 2. In light of the above submission, petition is dismissed as withdrawn, with liberty as sought for. 3. Petitioner is said to be in judicial custody from 30.04.2025. Considering that the charge sheet is already filed, keeping in view the relevant provisions of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012, learned Special Judge is directed to record the evidence of the victim expeditiously. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:32838 CRL.P No. 9836 of 2025 4. Application for bail, if any, filed after the evidence of the victim girl is recorded, shall be considered in accordance with law. Sd/- (MOHAMMAD NAWAZ) JUDGE BS List No.: 1 Sl No.: 19