IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU

DATED THIS THE 4^TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2025

BEFORE

THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SHIVASHANKAR AMARANNAVAR

CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 11280 OF 2025

[(439(Cr.PC) / 483(BNSS)]

BETWEEN:

1. PRAJWAL. K. J.

S/O. JAYANNA,

AGED ABOUT 23 YEARS,

R/AT: KABBALLI VILLAGE,

DUDDA HOBLI, HASSAN TALUK,

HASSAN - 01. …PETITIONER

(BY SRI. PRATHEEP.K.C., ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA

REP. BY WOMEN POLICE,

HASSAN DISTRICT.

REP. BY ITS STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR,

Digitally signed by HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA,

LAKSHMINARAYANA

BENGALURU - 560 001.

MURTHY RAJASHRI

Location: HIGH

COURT OF

KARNATAKA 2. KAMALA,

W/O GOVINDA,

KABBALLI, NEAR KOLADA ANJANEYA TEMPLE,

SIDDARTHANAGARA, HOLENARASIPURA,

HASSAN - 16.

…RESPONDENTS

(BY SMT. PUSHPALATHA B., ADDITIONAL SPP FOR R1;

R2 - SERVED - PRESENT)

THIS CRL.P IS FILED UNDER SECTION 439 CR.PC (FILED UNDER SECTION 483 BNSS) PRAYING TO ALLOW THIS PETITION AND GRANT BAIL IN RELATION TO SPL.C.NO.174/2025 (CRIME NO.18/2025) PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE ADDITIONAL DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE, FTSC-I, FOR THE OFFENCE PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTION 64 OF BNS AND SECTIONS 4, 5(j) AND 5(n) OF POCSO ACT, BY HASSAN WOMEN POLICE, HASSAN DISTRICT.

THIS PETITION COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DA