- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:33700 CRL.P No. 5613 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 6TH DAY OF JULY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 5613 OF 2026 BETWEEN: SRI SURESH SENGAR S/O RAMESH AGED ABOUT 23 YEARS R/AT NARVALE VILLAGE AND POST DHAR DISTRICT, MADHYAPRADESH - 454 116. …PETITIONER (BY SRI PRASANNA D.P, ADV.) AND: THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY MADIKERI TOWN POLICE STATION REP. BY SPP HIGH COURT COMPLEX BENGALURU - 560 001. …RESPONDENT (BY SRI VINAY MAHADEVAIAH, HCGP) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 439 CR.PC (FILED U/S 483 BNNS) PRAYING TO ENLARGE HIM ON BAIL IN CC NO.424/2025 ON THE FILE OF THE SENIOR CIVIL JUDGE AND CJM MADIKERI REGISTERED BY MADIKERI TOWN POLICE STATION KODAGU DISTRICT IN CRIME NO.66/2025 FOR THE OFFENCES P/U/S 61(2), 62, 249, 305 AND 331(4) OF BNS 2023. 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 submits that trial in the case has already commenced and as on this date, five Digitally signed by NANDINI M S Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:33700 CRL.P No. 5613 of 2026 witnesses are examined as PW1 to PW5. He submits that petitioner has got a minor son and therefore, the petition may be dismissed as not pressed with a direction to the Trial Court to expedite the trial and dispose of the case within a time frame. 2. The submission is placed on record. Petition is dismissed as not pressed with a request to the Trial Court to expedite the trial and dispose off the case on merits as expeditiously as possible but not later than a period of nine months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. Sd/- (S VISHWAJITH SHETTY) JUDGE DN List No.: 1 Sl No.: 70