- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:34792 CRL.P No. 4674 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 9TH DAY OF JULY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 4674 OF 2026 BETWEEN: 1. RAMBABU KUMAR @ LAL BABU KUMAR @ RAMABABU KUMAR AGED ABOUT 20 YEARS S/O BUNILALA MANJI R/AT JWISINGA PUR GARWARI THANKALIYA POST MOTHI KARI DISTRICT BIHAR - 845 437 PRESENTLY ALL ARE WORKING AT GAYATHRI BIO FUEL FACTORY ANTHARASANAHALLI INDUSTRIAL AREA, TUMKUR CITY - 572 101. 2. MR. AJAY KUMAR AGED ABOUT 20 YEARS S/ O PRABHU R/AT CASTED VILLAGE LALGAD POSTG BEHTHIYA DISTRICT BIHAR - 845 438 PRESENTLY ALL ARE WORKING AT GAYATHRI BIO FUEL FACTORY ANTHARASANAHALLI INDUSTRIAL AREA TUMKUR CITY - 572 101. 3. MOUNTHU KUMAR @ SANJITH KUMAR AGED ABOUT 22 YEARS S/O SANJITH SEHKAR R/AT MAHANGANI VILLAGE BETHIYA DISTRICT BIHAR STATE - 845 438 PRESENTLY ALL ARE WORKING AT GAYATHRI BIO FUEL FACTORY ANTHARASANAHALLI INDUSTRIAL AREA Digitally signed by NANDINI M S Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:34792 CRL.P No. 4674 of 2026 TUMKUR CITY - 572 101. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI SURESHA N, ADV.) AND: STATE BY TUMAKURU RURAL POLICE REP BY SUB INSPECTOR RURAL POLICE STATION TUMAKUR - 572 106 REP BY SPP, HIGH COURT BUILDING BENGALURU - 01. …RESPONDENT (BY SRI RANGASWAMY R, HCGP) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 439 CR.PC (FILED U/S 483 BNNS) PRAYING TO RELEASE THE PETITIONERS ON BAIL, IN CR.NO.250/2024 UNDER SEC.115(2),103(1),3(5) OF BNS 2023 IN TUMAKURU REGISTERED BY RURAL POLICE TUMAKURU ON THE FILE OF THE I ADDL.CIVIL JUDGE (JUNIOR DIVISION ) AND J.M.F.C COURT TUMAKURU. THE II ADDL. DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE, TUMKUR. 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 petitioners after arguing the matter for some time submits that, this petition may be dismissed as not pressed with liberty to the petitioners to renew their bail application before the Trial Court, after CWs.1 to 6, who are the alleged eye witnesses are examined in the present case. He submits that case before the Trial Court is at - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:34792 CRL.P No. 4674 of 2026 the stage of fixing date for trial and prays for a direction to the Trial Court to examine CWs.1 to 6 on priority. 2. The said submission is placed on record. 3. The criminal petition is dismissed as not pressed with liberty as prayed for. The Trial Court as well as the prosecution shall make all endeavours to examine CWs.1 to 6 before the Trial Court as expeditiously as possible, on priority. Sd/- (S VISHWAJITH SHETTY) JUDGE NMS List No.: 1 Sl No.: 40