- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:6188 WP No. 8668/2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 3RD DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE B M SHYAM PRASAD WRIT PETITION NO.8668/2025 (GM-POLICE) BETWEEN: MURALI @ MURALIKUMAR @ BANDE S/O NARAYANSWAMY, AGED ABOUT 33 YEARS, R/AT NEAR ANJANEYASWAMY TEMPLE, 1ST CROSS, MARIYAPPA LAYOUT, SIGEHALLLI, K R PURAM, BANGALORE - 560 036. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. M KRISHNE GOWDA., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA REPTD. BY ITS SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF HOME VIDHANA SOUDHA, BANGALORE - 560001. Digitally signed by VANAMALA N Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:6188 WP No. 8668/2025 2. STATE OF KARNATAKA REPTD. BY SHIKARIPURA RURAL POLICE, BANGALORE - 560063 3. STATE OF KARNATAKA COMMISSIONER OF POLICE, BANGALORE DISTRICT, BANGALORE - 560001. 4. CHIEF SUPERINTENDENT OF PRISON, CENTRAL PRISON PARAPPANA AGRAHARA BANGALORE - 560068. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI.B.RAVINDRANATH, AGA) THIS W.P. IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECT FOR THE R-4 TO RELEASE THE DETUNE-MURALI THE CTP NO.14851 ON PAROLE FOR A PERIOD OF 90 DAYS FOR THE PURPOSE OF HIS MOTHER'S MEDICAL TREATMENT. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN 'B' GROUP, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE B M SHYAM PRASAD - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:6188 WP No. 8668/2025 ORAL ORDER The petitioner is sentenced to rigorous imprisonment for a period of 20 years for the offence punishable under Section 376(3), 506 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 6 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012. The petitioner's application for parole is rejected on the ground that three other cases are pending against him. The petitioner cannot be admitted to parole if he stands trial unless he is admitted to bail in the other cases. In the light of the afore, the petition stands rejected. Sd/- (B M SHYAM PRASAD) JUDGE RB