- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:33647 CRL.P No. 7007 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. 7007 OF 2026 BETWEEN: RAJU SUNAR @ RAJU S/O. PURNA BHADDUR SUNAR, AGED ABOUT 33 YEARS, R/AT NO.10, VENKATARAMANAPPA BUILDING, H. HOSAHALLI VILLAGE, JIGANI HOBLI, ANEKAL TALUK, BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT - 562106. PERMANENT ADDRESS: LAMBOING VILLAGE, BARLONG THANA, NAGON DISTRICT, ASSAM - 782001. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. MOHAMED IBRAHIM, ADVOCATE) AND: STATE OF KARNATAKA, BY THE SHO OF JIGANI POLICE STATION, BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT-562106. (REPRESENTED BY LEARNED STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, BENGALURU-560001. …RESPONDENT (BY SRI. VINAY MAHADEVAIAH, HCGP) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S.439 OF CR.PC (FILED U/S.483 BNSS) PRAYING TO ENLARGE THE ABOVE NAMED PETITIONER Digitally signed by SHARADAVANI B Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:33647 CRL.P No. 7007 of 2026 ON BAIL IN CR.NO.35/2021 FOR AN OFFENCE P/U/S 76(d), 302, 201, 370, 371 R/W 14 OF IPC OF JIGANI P.S., BENGALURU RURAL WHICH IS PENDING IN S.C.NO.14/2023 ON THE FILE OF THE HON'BLE VI ADDL. DIST. AND SESSIONS JUDGE AT BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT, BENGALURU. 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 after arguing the matter for sometime, submits that petitioner is in custody from 23.07.2021 onwards and as on this date, only three charge sheet witnesses have been examined. He submits that at this stage, this petition may be dismissed as not pressed with a direction to the trial Court to expedite the trial and dispose of the case at the earliest. 2. Submission is placed on record and the petition is dismissed as not pressed. 3. Since, the accused persons are in custody in the present case for a considerable period of time, the trial Court is directed to expedite the trial and dispose of the - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:33647 CRL.P No. 7007 of 2026 case on merits as expeditiously as possible, but not later than a period of 8 months from the date of receipt of certified copy of this order. 4. In the event, trial Court fails to dispose of the case as aforesaid, the petitioner is at liberty to file a fresh bail application before the trial Court on the ground of delay in trial, which shall be considered on its merits by the said Court. Sd/- (S VISHWAJITH SHETTY) JUDGE MCR List No.: 1 Sl No.: 78