- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:7033 CRL.P No. 17702 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 6TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 17702 OF 2025 BETWEEN: MR. SALIM S @ NIGRO SALIM S/O SHAFI, AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS, R/AT ISLAMPURA VILLAGE, KASABA HOBLI, NELAMANGALA TALUK, BANGALORE RURAL DISTRICT-562 123. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. SAMPATH KUMAR D.S, ADVOCATE) AND: THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY ITS INSPECTOR, NELAMANGALA RURAL POLICE STATION, REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT BUILDING, AT BANGALORE-560 001. …RESPONDENT (BY SRI. RAJATH SUBRAMANYAM, HCGP) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 439 OF CR.PC (FILED U/S 483 BNNS) PRAYING TO ENLARGED THE ACCUSED NO.8 ON BAIL IN CRIME NO.185/2025 (SC NO.289/2025) WHICH IS REGISTERED BY THE NELAMANGALA RURAL POLICE FOR THE OFFENCES P/U/S 61(1), (2), 103(1), 238, 140(1) R/W 190 OF BNS AND THE SAID MATTER IS PENDING BEFORE THE COURT Digitally signed by PANKAJA S Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:7033 CRL.P No. 17702 of 2025 OF VIIITH ADDL.DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE BANGALORE RURAL DISTRICT AT BANGALORE. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY ORAL ORDER 1. Learned counsel 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 before the Trial Court, after examination of C.W.10, C.W.11 and C.W.17, who are the material charge sheet witnesses in the present case, is completed before the Trial Court. 2. The said submission is placed on record. The petition is dismissed as not pressed with liberty as prayed for. SD/- (S VISHWAJITH SHETTY) JUDGE PKS/List No.: 1 Sl No.: 4