- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:35978 CRL.P No. 8356 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 14TH DAY OF JULY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 8356 OF 2026 BETWEEN: SONU @ SHOHAN @ SOHAN RAM S/O LIKKARAM AGED ABOUT 22 YEARS R/AT NO.18, ADITHYA BUILDING NEAR DEEPA NURSING HOME MARATHAHALLI BANGALORE - 560 037 PERMANENT RESIDENT OF PEEMPASAR, SRIBALAJI NAGAUR RAJASTHAN - 341 029. …PETITIONER (BY SRI GOPAL SINGH, ADV.) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY K.R. PURAM POLICE STATION BANGALORE - 560 036 REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, BANGALORE - 560 001. 2. SUNITHA KANWAR W/O SHYAM SINGH AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS R/AT NO.403, GANESH NILAYA MALLAPPA LAYOUT, SEEGEHALLI K.R.PURAM, BANGALORE - 560 049. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI VINAY MAHADEVAIAH, HCGP) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S.439 (FILED U/S.483 BNSS) CR.P.C PRAYING TO ALLOW THE PETITION AND BE PLEASED TO GRANT BAIL IN CRIME NO.30/2025, REGISTERED FOR OFFENCE P/US/ 64(1),308,351(2),351(3) OF BNS 2023, CHARGE SHEETED IN Digitally signed by NANDINI M S Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:35978 CRL.P No. 8356 of 2026 C.C.NO.56347/2025 AND PRESENTLY TRIED IN S.C.NO.1264/2025 PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE HONBLE LIII ADDL CITY CIVIL AND SESSIONS JUDGE, BENGLAURU IMPOSING ANY CONDITIONS FOR WHICH ACT OF KINDNESS, THE PETITIONER SHALL FOREVER PRAY. 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 petition may be dismissed as not pressed with liberty to the petitioner to renew his bail application in the event trial is not commenced within a reasonable period of time. He submits that charges have been framed in the month of November, 2025 and trial has not commenced till date. 2. The submission is placed on record. Petition is dismissed as not pressed with liberty as prayed for. Sd/- (S VISHWAJITH SHETTY) JUDGE DN List No.: 1 Sl No.: 86