- 1 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010405832026 NC: 2026:KHC:37941 CRL.P No. 8522 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 22ND DAY OF JULY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 8522 OF 2026 BETWEEN: SRI. PAREEKSHITH S/O. LATE SANJEEVA GOWDA, AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS, R/AT: LAKSHMI NIVASA, KUDUPULA HOUSE, NADA, DAKSHINA KANNADA, KARNATAKA - 574 214. INDICATED IN CHARGESHEET AS: SRI. PAREEKSHITH GOUDA, S/O. LATE SANJEEVA GOUDA, AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS, R/AT LAXMI NIVASHA, KUDUPULA, KUTHROTTU, NADA BELTHANGADI, DAKSHINA KANNADA, KARNATAKA AS INDICATED IN SESSIONS COURT ORDER AS: SRI. PAREEKSHITH GOUDA, S/O. LATE SANJEEVA GOUDA, AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS, R/AT: PUDUKULA HOUSE, NADA GRAMA, BELTHANGADI, DAKSHINA KANNADA DISTRICT-574 214 …PETITIONER (BY SRI. AMAR ALEXANDER CORREA, ADVOCATE) AND: STATE OF KARNATAKA BY KARKALA TOWN POLICE STATION, Digitally signed by NANDINI M S Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010405832026 NC: 2026:KHC:37941 CRL.P No. 8522 of 2026 KARKALA, UDUPI-574 104. REP BY: STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, BENGALURU - 560 001. …RESPONDENT (BY SMT. RASHMI JADHAV, ADDL.SPP) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 439 CR.PC (FILED U/S 483 BNSS) PRAYING TO ALLOW THIS PETITION AND GRANT BAIL TO THE PETITIONER WHO IS ARRAYED AS ACCUSED IN S.C.NO.03/2026 (ARISING OUT OF CR.NO.110/2025 OF RESPONDENT KARKALA POLICE), PRESENTLY PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE II ADDL. DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE, UDUPI, FOR THE OFFENCES P/U/S 103 OF BNS. THIS CRL.P, 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 after arguing the matter for some time, submits that at this stage the petition may be dismissed as not pressed with liberty to the petitioner to file a fresh petition before the Trial Court after the alleged eye-witness CW-2 is examined before the Trial Court. He submits that the date for trial in the case is already fixed, and therefore, the Trial Court and the prosecution may be directed to examine CW-2 on priority. - 3 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010405832026 NC: 2026:KHC:37941 CRL.P No. 8522 of 2026 2. The aforesaid submission is placed on record, with liberty as prayed for. 3. It is needless to state that the prosecution shall examine the alleged eye-witness - CW-2 on priority, but not later than the period of four months from the date of receipt of the copy of this order. In the event, the prosecution fails to examine CW-2 within the aforesaid time, liberty is reserved to the petitioner to move a fresh bail application. Sd/- (S VISHWAJITH SHETTY) JUDGE KK