- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:20517 CRL.P No. 15089 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 15TH DAY OF APRIL, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 15089 OF 2025 BETWEEN: SAHISH C @ SATHISH S/O CHANNAKESHAVA AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS RESIDING AT 10TH CROSS OPP. GANESHA TEMPLE ROAD NEAR LAGGERE BRIDGE BENGALURU - 560 058. …PETITIONER (BY SRI: MANJUNATHA B.V, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER GOVINDARAJANAGARA POLICE STATION BENGALURU REP. BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT BUILDING COMPLEX BENGALURU - 560 001. 2. REVATHI W/O MANJUNATH AGED ABOUT 33 YEARS RESIDING AT NO.53, 4TH CROSS SRINIVASANAGAR, PATTEGARAPALYA BENGALURU - 560 079. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI: B.N. JAGADEESHA, ADDL. SPP FOR R1; R2 SERVED AND UNREPRESENTED) Digitally signed by SANJEEVINI J KARISHETTY Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:20517 CRL.P No. 15089 of 2025 THIS CRL.P IS FILED UNDER SECTION 439 OF CR.PC (FILED U/S 483 BNNS) PRAYING TO ALLOW THE PETITION AND RELEASE THE PETITIONER ON BAIL IN CRIME NO.327/2025 OF GOVINDARAJANAGAR POLICE STATION FOR THE ALLEGED OFFENCES PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTIONS 70(2), 351(2), 351(3), 137(2) OF BNS 2023 AND SECTION 4, 5(1), 5(G), 6, 8 OF PROTECTION OF CHILDREN FROM SEXUAL OFFENCES AT PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE HONBLE FAST TRACK SPECIAL COURT V AT BENGALURU CITY. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA ORAL ORDER The petitioner - accused No.3 is before the Court seeking his enlargement on bail for it having been rejected by the concerned Court in Crime No.327 of 2025. 2. The offences alleged against the petitioner are the ones punishable under Sections 70(2), 351(2), 351(3), 137(2) of BNS, 2023 and Sections 4, 5(l), 5(g), 6 and 8 of POCSO Act. In light of the offences being heinous and grave, no bail was granted at the hands of the Court. 3. Learned Additional SPP would now submit that the petition had been preferred at the stage of crime and post - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:20517 CRL.P No. 15089 of 2025 investigation of the prosecution, the jurisdictional police have filed the charge sheet and in light of filing of the charge sheet, which is a changed circumstance, I deem it appropriate to dispose the subject petition, reserving liberty to the petitioner to knock at the appropriate forum seeking his enlargement on bail, if he so desires. With the said observations, the petition stands disposed. Sd/- (M.NAGAPRASANNA) JUDGE BGN List No.: 3 Sl No.: 5