IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 19^TH DAY OF MARCH, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 151 OF 2025 BETWEEN:

ERAPPA @ VEERESHA, S/O CHIKKAPPA, AGED ABOUT 25 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURIST, R/O NEAR JUNJAPPANA TEMPLE, HUNASEKATTA, GOLLARAHATTI, CHITRADURGA TALUK, CHITRADURGA DISTRICT - 577 517.

…PETITIONER (BY SRI. R B DESHPANDE., ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY WOMEN POLICE STATION, CHITRADURGA.

Digitally CHITRADURGA EXTENSION CIRCLE, signed by CHIRADURGA - 577 501.

KAVYA R (REP BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, Location:

High Court HIGH COURT BUILDINGS, of Karnataka BENGALURU - 560 001)

2. XXX XXX, …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI.VINAY MAHADEVAIAH., HCGP FOR R-1;

R-2 SERVED)

THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 439 CR.P.C (U/S 483 BNSS) BY THE ADVOCATE FOR THE PETITIONER PRAYING THAT THIS HONOURABLE COURT MAY BE PLEASED TO ENLARGE THE PETITIONER ON REGULAR BAIL IN SPL.C(POCOS) NO.175/2024, PENDING ON THE FILE OF SPECIAL 2^ND ADDL. DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE, CHITRADURGA, IN CR.NO.99/2024 OF CHITRADURGA WOMEN P.S., CHITRADURGA, CHARGE SHEETED FOR THE OFFENCES P/U/S 137(2), 64(2)(m), 190 OF BNS, 2023, SEC.17, 4, 6 OF POCSO ACT, 2012, SEC.9, 10, 11