Shri. Maruthi S/O. Dyamappa Nagaralli Alias Angadi v. the State of Karnataka
Bail – successive application
Case brief
What is this about?
Crl.P No. 100446 of 2025, High Court of Karnataka, Dharwad Bench (V. Srishananda J., order dated 07.03.2025): successive regular-bail petition under S.439 Cr.P.C./S.483 BNSS in Crime No.118/2022 (Gokul Road P.S., Hubballi) for offences under S.376(2) and 506 IPC and S.6 POCSO, minor victim allegedly made pregnant; FSL/preliminary report treated as prima facie establishing guilt; no mini-trial at bail stage; consensual-intercourse theory insignificant for minor victim; bail rejected (petition dismissed); trial to conclude not later than 30.06.2025; custody exceeding 2 years 7 months; earlier rejections 09.11.2022, 04.07.2023 (Crl.P.101210/2023), 20.12.2023, 14.08.2024, 09.12.2024; no precedents cited.
What did the court decide?
No bail relief; regular bail refused, with a direction to conclude the trial as early as possible but not later than 30.06.2025