Full Judgment
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
DATED THIS THE 23RD DAY OF JUNE, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 5814 OF 2026 (439(Cr.PC) / 483(BNSS)) BETWEEN: JEEVAN G S/O GOPAL M AGED ABOUT 22 YEARS, RESIDING AT WARD NO.02, TIPPU ROAD, SARAVAR STREET, DEVANAHALLI TOWN, BENGALURU-560026. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. SANTOSH B., ADVOCATE)
AND: Digitally 1. STATE BY KARNATAKA signed by NANDINI M S YELAHANKA POLICE STATION, Location: BENGALURU-560064 HIGH COURT OF REPRESENTED BY KARNATAKA STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT BUILDING BENGALURU-560001.
2. VENKATARAMANA, S/O CHALAPATI, AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS, RESIDING AT NO.20, 15TH MAIN, NAGAR KURUBARAHALLI, MAHALAKSHMIPURAM LAYOUT, BENGALURU-560018. -2-
3. VICTIM GIRL XXXX …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. VINAY MAHADEVAIAH, HCGP FOR R1; R2 SERVED AND UNREPRESENTED) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 439 CR.PC (FILED U/S 483
BNSS) PRAYING TO ENLARGE HIM ON BAIL IN SPL.CC NO.328/2026 WHICH IS ARISING OUT OF CRIME NO.449/2025 OF YELAHANKA POLICE STATION BENGALURU WHICH IS PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE HON'BLE ADDITIONAL CITY CIVIL AND SESSIONS JUDGE, FTSC-IV BENGALURU FOR THE OFFENCES UNDER SECTIONS 61, 70(2) AND 87 OF B.N.S 2023 AND UNDER SECTIONS 5(G) AND 6, 20 AND 21 OF POCSO ACT 2012 AND ETC.
THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY,
ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:
CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY
ORAL ORDER
1. Learned counsel for the petitioner at this stage
submits that the present petition may be dismissed as not pressed with liberty to move his bail application before the Trial Court after the victim is examined.
2. His submission is placed on record. -3-
3. The petition is dismissed as withdrawn with liberty as prayed for. Sd/- (S VISHWAJITH SHETTY) JUDGE ND List No.: 1 Sl No.: 57