- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:31959 CRL.P No. 12498 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 29TH DAY OF JUNE, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 12498 OF 2025 BETWEEN: MR. PRAVEENA B, S/O BASAVARAJAPPA, AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS, R/O KUMSI VILLAGE, SHIVAMOGGA TALUK, SHIVAMOGGA - 577 423. …PETITIONER (BY SMT. ABHINAYA K., ADVOCATE (ABSENT)) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA, BY DODDAPETE POLICE STATION, SHIVAMOGGA, REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT BUILDING, BENGALURU - 560 001. 2. XXX W/O PRAVEEN B, AGED ABOUT 18 YEARS, R/AT, HOSAMANE, 4TH CROSS, SHIVAMOGGA - 573 101. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI.RANGASWAMY R., HCGP FOR R1; R2 SERVED AND UNREPRSENTED) Digitally signed by SHARADAVANI B Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:31959 CRL.P No. 12498 of 2025 THIS CRL.P. IS FILED U/S 438 OF CR.PC (FILED U/S 482 BNSS) PRAYING TO RELEASE HIM ON BAIL IN THE EVENT OF HIS ARREST IN CR.NO.251/2025, REGISTERED WITH THE DODDAPERE P.S, SHIVAMOGGA, ON 25.07.2025 FOR THE O/P/US/ 137(2) AND 127(4) OF BNS, 2023 AND U/S 6 OF POCSO ACT AND SEC.9 OF THE PROHIBITION OF CHILD MARRIAGE (KARNATAKA AMENDMENTS) ACT 2016, WHICH IS NOW PENDING ON THE FILE OF LEARNED ADDL.DIST. AND SESSIONS JUDGE, FTSC-I, SHIVAMOGGA. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY ORAL ORDER Learned counsel for the petitioner is absent. 2. The learned HCGP submits that the petitioner has been granted regular bail before the jurisdictional Sessions Court. 3. In view of the aforesaid submission, this criminal petition is dismissed as infructuous. Sd/- (S VISHWAJITH SHETTY) JUDGE DH List No.: 1 Sl No.: 45