- 1 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010489782026 NC: 2026:KHC:37013 CRL.P No. 10528 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 20TH DAY OF JULY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 10528 OF 2026 (439(CR.PC) / 483(BNSS)) BETWEEN: PURUSHOTHAM @ PARU S/O CHANDREGOWDA AGED ABOUT 31 YEARS R/AT NO-3, GANGAMMAA BUILDING 2ND CROSS, MARUTHI LAYOUT, CHOKKASANDRA T. DASARAHALLI POST, BANGALORE 560057 PERMANENT R/OF MOODALAKOPALU VILLAGE SINGADANAHALLI POST, ALUR PALYA HOBLI HASSAN DISRICT-573218. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. KRISHNE GOWDA M., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA STATE BY PEENYA P.S REP. BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA BANGALORE- 560 001. 2. SHRAVANI D/O MOUNESH GANGAMMA BUILDING, 2ND CROSS MARUTHI LAYOUT CHOKASANDRA BAGALORE -560057 …RESPONDENT (BY SMT. RASHMI JADHAV, ASPP FOR R1) THIS CRL.P IS FILED UNDER SECTION 439 OF CR.PC (FILED U/S 483 BNSS) PRAYING TO ENLARGE THE PETITIONER ON BAIL IN Digitally signed by DHANALAKSHMI MURTHY Location: HIGH COURTOF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010489782026 NC: 2026:KHC:37013 CRL.P No. 10528 of 2026 CR.NO.227/2019 OF PEENYA P.S., NOW IN SPL.C.NO.1107/2019 FOR THE OFFENCES P/U/S 376, 506 OF IPC AND SEC. 3(I)(W), 3(2)(5) OF SC AND ST ACT, 1989 AND PENDING TRIAL BEFORE THE LXX ADDL. CITY CIVIL AND SESSIONS JUDGE, (CCH-71) AT BANGALORE. 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 submits that offences punishable under the POCSO Act have been invoked against the petitioner in the present case, recently. He submits that, in view of the aforesaid, this petition may be dismissed as not pressed with liberty to the petitioner to file a fresh bail application before the trial court. 2. Submission is placed on record. 3. Petition is dismissed as not pressed with liberty as prayed for. Sd/- (S VISHWAJITH SHETTY) JUDGE CM LIST NO.: 1 SL NO.: 13