- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:25745 CRL.P No. 8748 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 14TH DAY OF JULY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 8748 OF 2025 BETWEEN: SRI. MANJA @ MANJUNAYAKA, S/O. CHANNAPPA @ GUNDA, AGED ABOUT 19 YEARS, (AGED ABOUT 22 YEARS AS ON TODAY), R/AT MAREHALLI VILLAGE, MALAVALLI TALUK, MANDYA DISTRICT – 571 430. …PETITIONER (BY SMT.RAKSHA KEERTHANA K., ADVOCATE) AND: STATE OF KARNATAKA, BY MALAVALLI RURAL POLICE STATION, MANDYA DISTRICT, REPRESENTED BY ITS STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT COMPLEX, BENGALURU – 560 001. …RESPONDENT (BY SMT.ASMA KAUSER, ADDL. S.P.P.,) THIS CRL.P. IS FILED U/S 439 OF CR.PC (FILED U/S 483 BNSS) PRAYING TO RELEASE THE PETITIONER ON REGULAR BAIL IN S.C.NO.53/2021 (CR.NO.181/2017) OF THE RESPONDENT MALAVALLI RURAL POLICE FOR THE ALLEGED Digitally signed by KAVYA R Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:25745 CRL.P No. 8748 of 2025 OFFENCE P/U/S 504, 341, 307, 324, 506 R/W 34 OF IPC PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE HONBLE ADDL.DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE MANDYA. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY ORAL ORDER Learned counsel for the petitioner after arguing the matter for some time submits that the petitioner who was granted regular bail on merits of the case is in custody the in split-up case from 30.12.2024 onwards and till date the charge has not been framed by the trial Court. Therefore, he prays to dismiss this petition at this stage as not pressed with liberty to file a fresh bail application before this Court in the event, trial in the case is not commenced within a period of three months from the next date of next hearing before the Trial Court. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:25745 CRL.P No. 8748 of 2025 2. Learned Addl. S.P.P. appearing for the respondent-State does not oppose the prayer made by the learned counsel for the petitioner. 3. The petition is therefore dismissed as not pressed with liberty as prayed for. 4. The petitioner is at liberty to file a fresh bail application before this Court, in the event, the trial is not commenced in S.C.No.53/2021 within a period of three months from the next date of hearing before the Trial Court, provided petitioner cooperates for expediting the trial. SD/- (S VISHWAJITH SHETTY) JUDGE RKA List No.: 1 Sl No.: 70