- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:9665 CRL.P No. 102811 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH DATED THIS THE 4TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S.VISHWAJITH SHETTY CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 102811 OF 2025 (439(CR.PC)/483(BNSS)) BETWEEN: PRADIM ALAGUR S/O. MAHAVEERA, AGE: 34 YEARS, OCC: LABOUR, R/O: MAIGUR VILLAGE, JAMKHANDI TALUK, DIST: BAGALKOT, PIN CODE-587 119. … PETITIONER (BY SRI. S.B. DEYANNAVAR, ADVOCATE) AND: THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, THROUGH PI HADAGALI POLICE, R/BY SPECIAL PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, BENCH DHARWAD. … RESPONDENT (BY SMT. KIRTILATA R. PATIL, HCGP) THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED UNDER SECTION 439 OF CR.P.C. (UNDER SECTION 483 OF BNSS), PRAYS THAT ALLOWING THE PETITION THE PETITIONER/ACCUSED NO.1 MAY BE RELEASED ON BAIL IN HADAGALI PS CR.NO.47/2024 FOR THE OFFENCES PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTIONS 498[A], 302, 504 OF IPC PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE IIIRD ADDL. DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE, BALLARI SITTING AT HOSAPETE IN SC NO.5060/2024, IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE. 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 DHARWAD - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:9665 CRL.P No. 102811 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 petitioner is in custody for the last more than 1 year. This 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 alleged eyewitnesses CW1 and CW13 to CW17 are examined before the trial Court. 2. Said submission is placed on record. 3. Petition is dismissed as not pressed with liberty as prayed for. 4. It is needless to state that since the petitioner is in custody for the last more than 1 year, the trial Court shall expedite the trial in the present case and after framing of charges against the accused, efforts shall be - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:9665 CRL.P No. 102811 of 2025 made to examine CW1 and CW13 to CW17 on priority before the trial Court. Sd/- (S.VISHWAJITH SHETTY) JUDGE KGK CT:BCK LIST NO.: 1 SL NO.: 23