- 1 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010515922026 NC: 2026:KHC:49289 CRL.P No. 11277 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 10TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 11277 OF 2026 BETWEEN: ABHINASH PANIGRAHI S/O ASHOK KUMAR PANIGRAHI, AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS, FLAT NO. 2, 1ST FLOOR, SHRI KRISHNA APARTMENT BEHIND GOODWELL HOSPITAL KOTHANURU POST AND VILLAGE, BENGALURU. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. BIPIN HEGDE, ADVOCATE FOR SRI. MOHAMMED PASHA C, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA BY KOTHANURU POLICE, BENGALURU, REPRESENTED BY S.P.P, HIGH COURT COMPLEX, BANGALORE - 560 001. 2. SMT. JESTING LEMTHIAM W/O GINIMINTHANG AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS, R/AT SIMAPUR VILLAGE, Digitally signed by NANDINI M S Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010515922026 NC: 2026:KHC:49289 CRL.P No. 11277 of 2026 VIDYARANYAPURA POST, BENGALURU - 77. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. CHANNAPPA ERAPPA, HCGP FOR R1; SRI. TNANGMINILAL HUAKIN, ADVOCATE FOR R2) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 439 OF CR.PC (FILED U/S 483 BNSS) PRAYING TO RELEASE THE PETITIONER ON REGULAR BAIL IN CONNECTION WITH THE CR.NO.135/2026 AND SPL.C.NO.1243/2026 OF KOTHNURU POLICE STATION, PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE HONBLE ADDL. CITY CIVIL AND SESSIONS JUDGE, FTSC-IV, AT BENGALURU CITY, FOR THE OFFENCES P/U/S 65(1), AND 351(2) OF BNS 2023 AND 4(2) OF THE POCSO ACT 2012. 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 after arguing the matter for sometime submits that, at this stage, this petition may be dismissed as not pressed with a direction to the Trial Court to examine CW-2-victim girl within a time frame, and reserve liberty to the petitioner to renew his bail application before the Trial Court after CW-2 is examined. - 3 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010515922026 NC: 2026:KHC:49289 CRL.P No. 11277 of 2026 2. Learned High Court Government Pleader and learned counsel for respondent No.2 do not oppose the prayer made by the learned counsel for the petitioner. 3. Learned counsel for respondent No.2 submits that the victim girl shall cooperate before the trial Court. 4. The aforesaid submissions are placed on record. 5. The petition is disposed of with a request to the Trial Court to expedite the Trial in Special Case No.1243/2026 and examine CW-2-victim girl at the earliest, but not later than a period of five months from the date of receipt of copy of this order. Immediately after the examination of CW-2 or after expiry of the aforesaid period of five months whichever is earlier, the petitioner is at liberty to file a fresh bail application. Sd/- (S VISHWAJITH SHETTY) JUDGE SHS List No.: 1 Sl No.: 51