- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:9770 CRL.P No. 102740 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH DATED THIS THE 5TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.VISHWAJITH SHETTY CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 102740 OF 2025 (439(CR.PC)/483(BNSS)) BETWEEN: SRI. VENKATESH S/O. SHEKARAPPA CHAVAN, AGE: 35 YEARS, OCC: LABOUR, R/O: TONASIHAL TANDA, TQ: KUSHTAGI-583 231, DIST: KOPPAL. … PETITIONER (BY SRI. N.D. GUNDE, ADVOCATE) AND: STATE OF KARNATAKA, BY KUSHTAGI P.S., R/BY THE STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT BUILDING, 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 GRANT HIM REGULAR BAIL IN THE CRIME NO.216/2024 OF KUSHTAGI POLICE STATION, REGISTERED FOR THE OFFENCES PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTION 103 OF BNS PENDING BEFORE PRL. DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE, KOPPAL IN S.C. NO.18/2025, IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS THIS DAY, ORDER IS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: YASHAVANT NARAYANKAR Digitally signed by YASHAVANT NARAYANKAR Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA DHARWAD BENCH DHARWAD - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:9770 CRL.P No. 102740 of 2025 ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.VISHWAJITH SHETTY) 1. Learned counsel for the petitioner, after arguing the matter for sometime, submits that the petition may be dismissed as not pressed at this stage, with liberty to the petitioner to renew his bail application before the trial Court after the material charge sheet witnesses, namely CW3 to CW6, are examined before the trial Court. 2. The submission is placed on the record. 3. Accordingly, the petition is dismissed as not pressed. 4. It is needles to state that the trial Court, as well as prosecution, shall make all endeavours to examine the aforesaid charge sheet witnesses on priority basis. Sd/- (S.VISHWAJITH SHETTY) JUDGE VNP / CT: BCK LIST NO.: 1 SL NO.: 29