- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:10634 CRL.P No. 102360 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH DATED THIS THE 21ST DAY OF AUGUST, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.VISHWAJITH SHETTY CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 102360 OF 2025 (439(CR.PC)/483(BNSS)) BETWEEN: SHRI VASU @ VASUDEV SAHADEV NAIK, AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE, R/O. NEAR HANUMAN TEMPLE, AT: KHANADAL-591 235, TQ. RAIBAG, DIST. BELAGAVI. … PETITIONER (BY SRI. ASHOK R. KALYANSHETTY, ADVOCATE) AND: THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, (HARUGERI P.S.), BY IT’S STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, ADVOCATE GENERAL OFFICE, HIGH COURT BENCH PREMISES, DHARWAD-580 001. … RESPONDENT (BY SMT. KIRTILATA R. PATIL, HCGP) THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED UNDER SECTION 439 OF CR.P.C. (UNDER SECTION 483 OF BNSS, 2023), PRAYING TO ENLARGE HIM ON BAIL IN HARUGERI PS CR. NO.172/2022 FOR THE OFFENCES PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTIONS 143, 147, 363, 364(A), 343, 323, 504 AND 506 R/W SECTION 149 OF IPC, PENDING IN SC NO.5020/2025 BEFORE THE VII ADDL. DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE, BELAGAVI SITTING AT CHIKKODI, IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS THIS DAY, ORDER IS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: RAKESH S HARIHAR Digitally signed by RAKESH S HARIHAR Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA DHARWAD BENCH - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:10634 CRL.P No. 102360 of 2025 ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.VISHWAJITH SHETTY) Learned counsel for the petitioner after arguing the matter for some time submits that, the petition may be dismissed as not pressed at this stage with liberty to the petitioner to file a fresh petition, if need arises. 2. The said submission is placed on record. The petition is dismissed as not pressed with liberty as prayed for. Sd/- (S.VISHWAJITH SHETTY) JUDGE NMS CT:BCK LIST NO.: 1 SL NO.: 15