- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:42977 CRL.A No. 1793 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 28TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE G BASAVARAJA CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 1793 OF 2025 (U/S 14(A) (2)) BETWEEN: CHANDAN K @ CHANDAN GOWDA S/O KRISHNAMURTHY AGED ABOUT 24 YEARS R/A BYREGOWDANAHALLI VILLAGE, DASANAPURA HOBLI, BENGALURU NORTH TALUK, BENGALURU- 562 123. (APPELLANT IN JC) …APPELLANT (BY SRI. RAKSHITH R., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA BY MADANAYAKANAHALLI POLICE STATION REP BY LEARNED SPP, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA BANGALORE- 560 001 2. VENKATESHAPPA S/O GOVINDAIAH AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS, R/A VINAYAKANAGARA, GANESHANAGUDI, KASABA HOBLI, NELAMANGALA TALUK, BENGALURU DIST KARNATKA - 562 123 Digitally signed by SHARADAVANI B Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:42977 CRL.A No. 1793 of 2025 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. B.LAKSHMAN, HCGP FOR R1; SMT. PARINEETA.S.CHANAL, ADVOCATE FOR R2) THIS CRL.A. IS FILED U/S 14(A)(2) OF SC/ST (POA) ACT, 2015 PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE IMPUGNED ORDER DTD 19.08.2025 PASSED BY THE LEARNED II ADDL. DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE, AT BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT, BENGALURU IN CRL.MISC.NO.1342/2025 AND CONSEQUENTIALLY ENLARGE THE BAIL IN SPL.C.NO.617/2023 (CR.NO.156/2023) OF APPELLANT MADAYANAKANAHALLY PS PENDING ON THE FILE OF LD II ADDITIONAL DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE AT BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT, BENGALURU FOR THE OFFENCE PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTION 302,307, 120(B), 34 OF IPC AND SECTION 3 (2)(v) OF SC AND ST POA ACT. THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE G BASAVARAJA ORAL JUDGMENT The appellant has preferred this appeal against the order passed by the learned II Additional District and Sessions Judge at Bengaluru Rural District, Bengaluru in Crl.Misc.No.1342/2025 for the offences punishable under Sections 302, 307, 120(B), r/w 34 of IPC and Section 3 (2)(v) of SC and ST (POA) Act and earlier has rejected the bail application filed by the appellant. 2. Though the learned counsel for the appellant has urged so many grounds in the memorandum of appeal, at the - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:42977 CRL.A No. 1793 of 2025 time of arguments, the learned counsel has fairly submits that he will restrict his arguments only to issuance of direction by this Court to the Trial Court to conclude the Trial and to dispose of the Trial at the earliest, pointing out that appellant/accused is in judicial custody for a period of 2 years 7 months. 3. In view of the submission made by the learned counsel for the appellant and also keeping in mind the decision of the Apex Court in the case of Javed Gulam Nabi Shaikh - Vs- State of Maharashtra and Another in Crl.A.NO.2787/2024, the Trial Court is directed to conclude the Trial keeping in mind the Section 309 of Cr.P.C., and also the decision of the Apex Court supra, within a period of four months from the date of receipt of copy of this order. Accordingly, the appeal is disposed of. 4. The Registry to send the copies of this order to the Trial Court. Sd/- (G BASAVARAJA) JUDGE HR