- 1 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010521992026 NC: 2026:KHC:46654 CRL.P No. 11614 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 28TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 11614 OF 2026 BETWEEN: MR. ARMAN, S/O. LATE HABIBULLA AGED ABOUT 18 YEARS OCC 1ST YEAR BBA STUDENT R/AT. 2ND CROSS, S.N NAGARA SAGARA TOWN, SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT - 577 401. …PETITIONER (BY SRI K.V. SATEESHCHANDRA, ADV.) AND: STATE OF KARNATAKA BY SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE SAGARA TOWN POLICE STATION SAGARA TOWN, SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT - 577 401. REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR KARNATAKA 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 ALLOW THIS CRIMINAL PETITION AND ENLARGE THE PETITIONER ON BAIL IN CRIME NO.71/2026 OF SAGARA TOWN POLICE STATION ON THE FILE OF THE PRL.CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC COURT AT SAGARA FOR THE ALLEGED OFFENCES P/U/S 103(1), 115(2), 118(1), 127(2), 238, 351(2), 352, 3(5), 249 R/W 3(5) OF THE BNS 2023 AND DIRECT THE PETITIONER BE RELEASED ON BAIL. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: Digitally signed by NANDINI M S Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010521992026 NC: 2026:KHC:46654 CRL.P No. 11614 of 2026 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY ORAL ORDER Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that at this stage, this petition may be dismissed as not pressed with liberty to the petitioner to renew his bail application before the jurisdictional Sessions Court, after the injured eye witness - CW.1 is examined. 2. The said submission is placed on record. Criminal petition is dismissed as not pressed with liberty as prayed for. Sd/- (S VISHWAJITH SHETTY) JUDGE NMS List No.: 1 Sl No.: 70