- 1 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010039912026 NC: 2026:KHC:42748 CRL.P No. 829 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 12TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 829 OF 2026 BETWEEN: 1. SRI. KARTHIK S/O BORAIAH AGED ABOUT 23 YEARS R/AT MARADIPURA VILLAGE DUDDA HOBLI, SHIVALLI POST MANDYA TALUK AND DISTRICT-571405. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. TIGADI VEERANNA GADIGEPPA, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA BY MICO LAYOUT POLICE REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT COMPLEX BENGALURU-560001. 2. SMT. PAVITHRA W/O KRISHNA AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS R/AT NO.40/37, KARAGAMMA TEMPLE NEAR BILEKHALLI, BENGALURU CITY-560076. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. RASHMI JADHAV, ADDL. SPP FOR R1; SRI. R. PRASANNA RAO, ADVOCATE FOR R2) Digitally signed by CHAITHRA A Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010039912026 NC: 2026:KHC:42748 CRL.P No. 829 of 2026 THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 439 CR.PC (FILED U/S 483 BNSS) PRAYING TO ENLARGE THE PETITIONER/ACCUSED ON REGULAR BAIL IN SPL.C.NO.2342/2025 ON THE FILE OF THE HONBLE ADDITIONAL CITY CIVIL AND SESSIONS JUDGE, FTSC-III, BENGALURU CITY FOR THE ALLEGED OFFENCES PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTION 137 (2), 64 (2) (m), 65 (1) OF BNS-2023, SECTION 4, 6 OF POCSO ACT 2012 REGISTERED BY THE MICO LAYOUT POLICE IN CRIME NO.261/2025. 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 has filed a memo dated 12.08.2026 seeking permission of this Court to withdraw the petition as not pressed, with liberty to the petitioner to renew his bail application before this Court after the cross-examination of C.W.1/P.W.1 and C.W.2/P.W.2. 2. The memo is taken on record. 3. In view of the above said memo, the criminal petition is dismissed as not pressed with liberty as prayed for. SD/- (S VISHWAJITH SHETTY) JUDGE NBM List No.: 1 Sl No.: 44