- 1 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010426162026 NC: 2026:KHC:39892 CRL.P No. 9096 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 30TH DAY OF JULY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 9096 OF 2026 BETWEEN: PUNDALIKA JANAPPA LAMANI S/O JANAPPA LAMANI AGED ABOUT 19YEARS R/AT NO.GAVIGANGADHARA TEMPLE ROAD 7TH CROSS, GAVIPURAM, GUTTAHALLI BENGALURU - 560 004 PERMANENT RESIDING AT GEDDALAMARI VILLAGE MUDDE BIHAL POST AND TALUK BIJAPURA DISTRICT - 586 212 (NOW IN J.C) …PETITIONER (BY SRI YOGESH G, ADV.) AND: STATE OF KARNATAKA BY R.R NAGAR POLICE STATION BENGALURU, REP. BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT BUILDING BENGALURU - 560 001. …RESPONDENT (BY SMT. RASHMI JADHAV, ADDL. SPP) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 439 CR.PC (FILED U/S 483 BNNS) PRAYING TO RELEASE THE PETITIONER ON BAIL IN S.C.NO.741/2026 (ARISING OUT OF CRIME NO.11/2026) OF RESPONDENT R.R.NAGAR POLICE STATION, BENGALURU, REGISTERED FOR ALLEGED OFFENCE P/U/S 103(1), 238, 61(2), R/W 3(5) OF BNS, PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE HONBLE LXXI ADDITIONAL CITY CIVIL AND SESSIONS JUDGE, (CCH-72) AT BENGALURU CITY. Digitally signed by NANDINI M S Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010426162026 NC: 2026:KHC:39892 CRL.P No. 9096 of 2026 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, this petition may be dismissed at this stage with liberty to the petitioner to renew his bail application before the jurisdictional Sessions Court, after the report is received from the Forensic Science Laboratory with regard to the chance finger prints collected during the course of investigation. 2. The said submission is placed on record. The criminal petition is dismissed as not pressed with liberty as prayed for. Sd/- (S VISHWAJITH SHETTY) JUDGE NMS List No.: 1 Sl No.: 56