IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH DATED THIS THE 16^TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAVI V.HOSMANI CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 102997 OF 2024 (439(CR.PC)/483(BNSS))

BETWEEN:

NAGARAJ S/O. HANUMANTHA VANKALKUNTI, AGE: 20 YEARS, R/O. NAGARAL VILLAGE, TQ. KUSHTAGI, DIST. KOPPAL – 583 277.

… PETITIONER (BY SRI RAJA RAGHAVENDRA V. NAIK, ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, THROUGH KUSHTAGI POLICE STATION, REP. BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH, AT DHARWAD - 580 001.

2. SMT. VIJAYLAKSHMI, D si i g g n it e a d l l b y y W/O. RAMESH TALVAR, MANJANNA MANJANNAE E Date: AGE: 38 YEARS, OCC. LABOUR, 2 1 0 4 2 :2 5 0 .0 :2 1 0 .17 +0530 R/O. NAGARAL VILLAGE, TQ. KUSHTAGI, DIST. KOPPAL – 583 277.

… RESPONDENTS (BY SRI JAIRAM SIDDI, HCGP FOR R1; R2-NOTICE SERVED)

THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED U/S 439 OF CR.P.C., PRAYING TO GRANT REGULAR BAIL TO THE PETITIONER/ACCUSED NO.1 IN CRIME NO.61/2024 REGISTERED BY KUSHTAGI POLICE STATION FOR THE OFFENCES PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTION 363, 376(2) (N) OF IPC AND SECTION 6 OF POCSO ACT PENDING ON THE FILE OF SPL.SC POCSO NO.35/2024 LEARNED ADDITIONAL DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE, FTSC-1 AT KOPPAL IN THE IN