- 1 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010609182026 NC: 2026:KHC:46954 CRL.P No. 13355 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 29TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 13355 OF 2026 BETWEEN: SRI. SRIKANTH MALLIK @ SHIRKANTH MALLIK, S/O. UTTAM KUMAR MALLIK, AGED ABOUT 24 YEARS, R/AT NO.6-92, LINGOJI GARDEN, CHOUTAPALA MANDALA, NALAGONDA, ANDRA PRADESH - 508 252. (NOW IN JUDICIAL CUSTODY, DISTRICT PRISON, UDUPI) …PETITIONER (BY SRI. TEJAS N, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA BY MANIPAL POLICE, UDUPI - 576 104. (REPRESENTED BY THE LEARNED STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HCK, BANGALORE - 01) 2. SRI. DEVARAJ T V, S/O. FATHER NAME NOT KNOWN, AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, POLICE INSPECTOR, Digitally signed by CHETAN B C Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010609182026 NC: 2026:KHC:46954 CRL.P No. 13355 of 2026 MANIPAL POLICE STATION, SHIVALLI VILLAGE, UDUPI - 576 104. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. WAHEEDA M.M, HCGP FOR R-1 & R-2) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 482 CR.PC (FILED U/S 528 BNSS) TO DIRECT THE LRD. PRL. DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE, UDUPI, TO CONSIDER AND DISPOSE OF THE PETITIONER'S PENDING APPLICATION FOR REGULAR BAIL IN SPL.C.NO.64/2025, EXPEDITIOUSLY AND PREFERABLY ON THE NEXT DATE OF HEARING, IN ACCORDANCE WITH LAW. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA ORAL ORDER Heard Sri.Tejas N, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner, Smt.Waheeda M.M., learned HCGP appearing for the respondents and have perused the material on record. 2. The petitioner is before the Court seeking a direction for the concerned court to pass necessary orders on the bail application filed by the petitioner. It is rather surprising that the petitioner has to knock at the doors of this Court seeking a direction to consider a bail application filed before the concerned Court while the Apex Court has time and again - 3 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010609182026 NC: 2026:KHC:46954 CRL.P No. 13355 of 2026 cautioned that the bail applications has to be considered as expeditiously as possible. Therefore, the concerned Court shall now pass necessary orders in accordance with law on the next date of listing i.e. 02.09.2026. The petition stands disposed. Sd/- (M.NAGAPRASANNA) JUDGE CBC List No.: 2 Sl No.: 24