- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:26928 CRL.P No. 5649 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 18TH DAY OF JULY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 5649 OF 2025 BETWEEN: NARASIMHAMURTHY @MITTE @ SANTHOSH @SANTHU, S/O. VENKATARAMANAPPA, AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS, R/AT. MEDAHALLI VILLAGE, DODDABALLAPURA TALUK, KASABA HOBLI, BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT. PIN 561 203. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. VIVEK SUBBAREDDY., SENIOR ADVOCATE FOR SRI.PRATHAPA R., ADVOCATE) AND: THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY DODDABALLAPURA RURAL POLICE STATION, BENGALURU DISTRICT. PIN 561 203. REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT COMPLEX, BENGALURU - 560 001. …RESPONDENT (BY SRI.RANGASWAMY R., ADVOCATE) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 439 CR.PC (FILED U/S 483 BNSS) PRAYING TO ENLARGE THE PETITIONER ON BAIL IN Digitally signed by KAVYA R Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:26928 CRL.P No. 5649 of 2025 S.C.NO.10022/2024 (CR.NO.154/2024) OF RESPONDENT - DODDABALLAPURA RURAL POLICE FOR THE OFFENCE P/U/S 143, 147, 148, 149, 302, 323, 364, 201, 120B R/W SEC. 149 OF IPC, PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE IV ADDL. DIST. AND SESSIONS JUDGE AT DODDABALLAPURA, BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY ORAL ORDER Accused No.1 in S.C.No.10022/2024 pending before the Court of IV Additional District and Sessions Judge, Doddaballapura, Bengaluru Rural District, arising out of Crime No.154/2024 registered by Doddaballapura Rural Police Station, Bengaluru District, for offences punishable under Sections 143, 147, 148, 302, 323, 364, 201, 120(B) read with Section 149 of IPC is before this Court in this successive bail application filed under Section 439 of Cr.PC seeking regular bail. 2. Learned Senior Counsel appearing for the petitioner after arguing the matter for some time submits that at this stage petition may be dismissed as not pressed with liberty to the petitioner to renew his bail application in - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:26928 CRL.P No. 5649 of 2025 the event if the trial in the case is not commenced within a reasonable period. 3. The aforesaid submission is placed on record. Petition is dismissed as not pressed with liberty as prayed for. 4. All contentions urged in this petition are kept open. Sd/- (S VISHWAJITH SHETTY) JUDGE KVR List No.: 1 Sl No.: 40