- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:22951 CRL.P No. 14060 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 25TH DAY OF APRIL, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V SRISHANANDA CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 14060 OF 2025 (439(Cr.PC) / 483(BNSS)) BETWEEN: ABHISEKAR M S/O MAHADEVA AGED ABOUT 21 YEARS RESIDING AT NO. 44 3RD MAIN, 22ND CROSS NEAR RAVINDRA DEPO BHUVANESHWARI NAGAR K P AGRAHARA BENGLAURU CITY 560 023. PERMANENT ADDRESS RESIDENT OF BASAVAPURA GRAM CHAMARAJANAGARA TALUK ANKANASETTYPURA CHAMARAJANAGAR 571 127. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. A. S. KULKARNI, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY KEMPAPURA AGRAHARA POLICE STATION BENGALURU 560 029 REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT BUILDING BENGALURU 560 001. Digitally signed by AASEEFA PARVEEN Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:22951 CRL.P No. 14060 of 2025 2. SMT. GOWRI W/O KUMAR AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS RESIDING AT NO.13/7 3RD MAIN, 23RD CROSS NEAR GANESH TEMPLE BHUVANESHWARI NAGARA K P AGRAHARA BENGALURU CITY - 560 023. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. WAHEEDA.M. M, HCGP) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 439 CR.PC (FILED U/S 483 BNSS) PRAYING TO ENLARGE THE PETITIONER / ACCUSED NO.1 ON BAIL IN KEMPAPURA AGRAHARA P.S. IN CRIME NO.79/2025 (SPL.C.NO.1621/2025) FOR THE ALLEGED OFFENCE P/U/S 65(1), 70(2), 351(2), 3(5) OF BHARATIYA NYAYA SANHITA, 2023 AND SEC.4(2), 5(J)(ii), 6 OF POCSO ACT 2012 ON THE FILE OF THE HON'BLE ADDL. CITY CIVIL AND SESSIONS JUDGE, FTSC-V BENGALURU. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V SRISHANANDA - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:22951 CRL.P No. 14060 of 2025 ORAL ORDER None appears for the petitioner. 2. The present petition came to be filed seeking grant of regular bail on 08.10.2025. Office objections were not complied and two weeks time was granted on 14.10.2025. Office objections were thereafter complied and notice was ordered on 25.11.2025. 3. Till today process fee is not paid on behalf of the petitioner. On 18.02.2026, at request of learned counsel for the petitioner, again time was granted for issue of process fee which was not paid. 4. On 23.04.2026, when the matter was listed before this Court, time was granted to take steps. Petitioner remained absent and did not choose to take steps. As a last chance, matter was listed on 24.04.2026 to take steps. 5. On said day also there was no representation on behalf of the petitioner. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:22951 CRL.P No. 14060 of 2025 6. As a last chance, taking note of the fact that accused is in custody, matter was listed to today. Today also there is no representation on behalf of the petitioner. As such, left with no alternative, petition stands dismissed for non-prosecution. However, dismissal of the petition shall not come in the way for the petitioner to file a fresh bail application. Sd/- (V SRISHANANDA) JUDGE DS List No.: 1 Sl No.: 1