- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:42072 CRL.P No. 14564 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 24TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SHIVASHANKAR AMARANNAVAR CRIMINAL PETITION No. 14564 OF 2025 (439(Cr.PC) / 483(BNSS)) BETWEEN: 1. SRIKANTH K S/O LATE KARAGAREDDY AGED ABOUT 23 YEARS RESIDING AT PANNAMAKANAHALLI VILLAGE TEKAL HOBLI, MALUR TALUK. …PETITIONER (BY SRI G RAKESH RAJ, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA KOLAR SUB DIVISION, KOLAR MALUR POLICE STATION REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA BENGALURU - 560 001. 2. VICTIM REPRESENTED BY HER FATHER SRI SURESH V. S/O LATE VENKATARAMAPPPA AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS RESIDING AT GOPASANDRA VILLAGE TEKAL HOBLI, MALUR TALUK - 563 130. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. PUSHPALATHA B, ADDL. SPP) Digitally signed by LAKSHMINARAYANA MURTHY RAJASHRI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:42072 CRL.P No. 14564 of 2025 THIS CRL.P IS FILED UNDER SECTION 439 (FILED U/S.483 BNSS) Cr.P.C PRAYING TO ENLARGE HIM ON BAIL IN SPL.S.C.No.11/2024 OF CRIME No.75/2024 REGISTERED PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTION 76(2)(n),506 OF IPC AND SEC.6 OF THE POCSO ACT 2012 AND SEC.3(2)(v) OF SC/ST (POA) ACT 1989, REGISTERED BY RESPONDENT MALUR POLICE STATION, ACT PENDING BEFORE ADDL DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE FTSC I (POCSO) KOLAR AND ETC., THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SHIVASHANKAR AMARANNAVAR ORAL ORDER 1. This petition is filed under Section 439 of Cr.P.C. praying to grant bail in Spl.S.C. IPC and SC ST No. 11/2024 (crime No. 75/2024) registered for offence under Section 376(2)(n), 506 of IPC, Section 6 of POCSO Act and Section 3(2)(V) of the SC ST POA Act, 1989. 2. Bail application filed by the petitioner came to be rejected by the Special Court by order dated 29.08.2024. Order of rejection of the said bail application has to be challenged by the petitioner by filing an appeal as held by a coordinate Bench of this Court in the case of Mr. T.V. Sunil Vs. State of Karnataka, Crl.A. No. 751/2025, dated 07.04.2025. Therefore, present - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:42072 CRL.P No. 14564 of 2025 petition is not maintainable. Hence, petition is dismissed as not maintainable with liberty to the petitioner to file appeal challenging the said order of the Special Court. 3. Registry is directed to return the documents to the learned counsel for petitioner. Sd/- (SHIVASHANKAR AMARANNAVAR) JUDGE LRS List No.: 2 Sl No.: 38 Ct.sm