Sri Muniraju v. the State of Karnataka
Bail – Successive petition under S.483 BNSS, 2023 r/w S.439 Cr.PC
Case brief
What is this about?
Karnataka High Court (S Vishwajith Shetty J., 19.02.2026), CRL.P No.15037 of 2025 – successive bail petition under Section 483 BNSS, 2023 read with Section 439 Cr.PC – POCSO bail – offences under Sections 363, 376(2)(n), 376(3) IPC and Sections 4(2), 5(1), 6 POCSO Act, 2012 – minor victim aged about 15 years – false promise of marriage – victim deposed as PW.1 – medical evidence inconclusive due to delay between alleged offence and medical examination – Section 29 POCSO presumption and burden of rebuttal on accused – petitioner in custody about one and half year – most charge-sheet witnesses examined, trial expedited within four months – Kolar Women Police Crime No.83/2024 – Special Case (POCSO) No.181/2024 – earlier Crl.P.No.528/2025 dismissed as not pressed – precedent cited by respondent: Pradum Singh v. State of U.P., 2024 SCC OnLine All 2127 : (2024) 129 ACC 53.
What did the court decide?
Bail refused; Trial Court requested to expedite trial and dispose of the main case as expeditiously as possible, not later than four months from receipt of copy of the order, without being influenced by the observations in the order.