- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:26083 CRL.P No. 3534 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 3RD DAY OF JUNE, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 3534 OF 2026 BETWEEN: VENKATESH S/O HALESHAPPA AGED ABOUT 24 YEARS R/O HUNASAGHATTA VILLAGE HONNALI TALUK DAVANAGERE DISTRICT - 577 017. …PETITIONER (BY SRI S.G. RAJENDRA REDDY, ADV.) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY HONNALI POLICE STATION HONNALI, DAVANAGERE DIST. REPTD. BY S.P.P. HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA BENGALURU - 560 001. 2. SMT. MADHU W/O ANNAPPA AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS R/AT A.K. HATTI MAYAKONDA VILLAGE DAVANAGERE TQ. AND DIST. - 577 002. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI RANGASWAMY R, HCGP FOR R-1; R-2 SERVED) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 439 CR.PC (FILED U/S 483 BNNS) PRAYING TO ENLARGE HIM ON BAIL IN CRIME NO.354/2025 OF HONNALI POLICE STATION, PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE ADJ, FTSC-I DAVANAGERE FOR THE OFFENCES P/U/S 64(2)(m) OF BNS AND U/S 6 OF THE PROTECTION OF CHILDREN FROM SEXUAL OFFENCES ACT 2012 PENDING THE TRIAL. Digitally signed by NANDINI M S Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:26083 CRL.P No. 3534 of 2026 THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDER, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY ORAL ORDER Learned counsel for the petitioner after arguing the matter for some time submits that, at this stage this petition may be dismissed as not pressed with liberty to renew his bail application, after examination of the victim girl is completed before the Trial Court. 2. The said submission is placed on record. The criminal petition is dismissed as withdrawn with liberty as prayed for. 3. All contentions urged are kept open. Sd/- (S VISHWAJITH SHETTY) JUDGE NMS List No.: 1 Sl No.: 65