- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:10411 CRL.P No. 102591 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH DATED THIS THE 19TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S.VISHWAJITH SHETTY CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 102591 OF 2025 (439(CR.PC)/483(BNSS)) BETWEEN: SRI. GALEPPA S/O LATE MALLAPPA, AGED ABOUT 33 YEARS, OCC. DRIVER, R/O. UTTARMALAI VILLAGE-583 124, SANDUR TALUK, DIST. BALLARI. … PETITIONER (BY SRI. G.N. NARASAMMANAVAR AND SRI. JAVALI GURURAJENDRA, ADVOCATES) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, (THROUGH CHORANUR POLICE STATION), REPRESENTED BY ITS STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD-580 001. 2. SMT. LAKSHMIDEVI W/O BASAVARAJ, AGED 32 YEARS, OCC. FARMER, UTTARAMALAIN VILLAGE-583 124, SANDUR TALUK DIST. BALLARI. … RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. KIRTILATA R. PATIL, HCGP FOR R1; SRI. DEEPAK S. KULKARNI, ADVOCATE FOR R2) THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED UNDER SECTION 439 OF CR.P.C. (UNDER SECTION 483 OF BNSS, 2023), PRAYING TO ALLOW THIS PETITION AND ENLARGE THE PETITIONER ON BAIL IN SPL.C. NO.1110/2024 IN CONNECTION WITH CRIME NO.92/2024 REGISTERED IN CHORANURU POLICE STATION, SANDUR CIRCLE IN BALLARI DIST, FOR THE ALLEGED OFFENCES PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTION 376(3) OF THE INDIAN PENAL CODE, 1860 AND SECTIONS 4, 5(L), AND 6 OF THE PROTECTION OF CHILDREN FROM SEXUAL OFFENCES ACT, 2012, PENDING TRIAL OF THE CASE BEFORE THE THE PRL. DISTRICT AND SESSIONS COURT, (F.T.S.C.-I) BALLARI, IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE. RAKESH S HARIHAR Digitally signed by RAKESH S HARIHAR Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA DHARWAD BENCH - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:10411 CRL.P No. 102591 of 2025 THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS THIS DAY, ORDER IS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S.VISHWAJITH SHETTY) Learned counsel for the petitioner after arguing the matter for sometime submits that, at this stage petition may be dismissed as not pressed with liberty to the petitioner to file a fresh bail application before the trial Court, after examination of the victim girl and her mother, who is the first informant in the present case is completed before the trial Court. 2. The said submission is placed on record. 3. The petition is dismissed as withdrawn with liberty as prayed for. Sd/- (S.VISHWAJITH SHETTY) JUDGE NMS/CT:BCK/LIST NO.: 1 SL NO.: 25