- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:11997 CRL.P No. 103556 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 15TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S.VISHWAJITH SHETTY CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 103556 OF 2025 (439(CR.PC)/483(BNSS)) BETWEEN: SRI. MAHADEV S/O PUNDALIK GAWANDI, AGE. 45 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE/CA PRACTICE, R/O. BAHIREWADI, TQ. AJARA-416 012, DIST. KOLHAPUR, MAHARASHTRA, PRESENTLY AT AYODHYA NAGAR, GADHINGLAJ, DIST. KOLHAPUR, MAHARASTRA-416 012, (WRONGLY SHOWN AS PUNDALIK S/O. MAHADEV GAWANDI IN CHARGE SHEET). … PETITIONER (BY SRI. SACHCHIDANAND B. PATIL, ADVOCATE) AND: THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, THROUGH IO, NIPPANI RURAL POLICE STATION, REPRESENTED BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, 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 THE PETITIONER/ACCUSED NO.4 ON REGULAR BAIL IN SESSIONS CASE NO.5031/2025 PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE VII ADDITIONAL DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE, BELAGAVI SITTING AT CHIKKODI FOR THE OFFENCES PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTIONS 61(2)(A), 332(A), 103, 238 READ WITH SECTION 3(5) OF THE BHARATIYA NYAYA SANHITA, 2023, IN THE ENDS OF PROMOTING 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:11997 CRL.P No. 103556 of 2025 ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S.VISHWAJITH SHETTY) 1. Learned counsel for the petitioner after arguing for some time, submits that, the petition may be dismissed as not pressed with liberty to the petitioner to renew his bail application after CW1 and CW12 to CW15 are examined before the trial Court. 2. Submission is placed on record. 3. Petition is dismissed as not pressed with liberty as prayed for. 4. All contentions are left open. Sd/- (S.VISHWAJITH SHETTY) JUDGE KGK CT:BCK LIST NO.: 1 SL NO.: 27