- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:20776 CRL.A No. 247 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 17TH DAY OF JUNE, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MRS JUSTICE M G UMA CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 247 OF 2025 (KPIDFE) BETWEEN: SRI. S. PRATAPA S/O. LATE T.S. SIDDAGANGAIAH, AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, R/AT: NO.172, HALENIJAGAL BADAVANE, DEVARAHOSAHALLI POST, SOMPURA HOBLI, NELAMANGALA TALUK BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT BENGALURU - 562 111. …APPELLANT (BY SMT. SHRIDEVI BHOSALE, ADVOCATE) AND: THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY HANUMANTHANAGARA POLICE STATION, REPRESENTED BY SPP, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA BENGALURU - 560 001. …RESPONDENT (BY SMT. RASHMI JADHAV, ADDL. SPP) THIS CRL.A IS FILED U/S 16 OF KPIDFE ACT PRAYING TO A) SET ASIDE THE ORDER DTD 16.01.2025 PASSED BY THE HONBLE COURT OF PRINCIPAL CITY CIVIL AND SESSIONS JUDGE, AT BENGALURU, THEREBY REJECTING THE BAIL PETITION FILED BY THE APPELLANT IN CRL.MISC.NO.11306/2024, U/S 438 OF CR.P.C., VIDE ANNEXURE-A. B) DIRECT THE RESPONDENT HANUMANTHANAGARA P.S., TO RELEASE THE APPELLANT ON BAIL IN THE EVENT OF HIS ARREST IN CR.NO.288/2022, PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE HONBLE PRINCIPAL CITY CIVIL AND SESSIONS JUDGE, AT BENGALURU (CCH- 1), FOR THE OFFENCES P/U/S 409, 415, 417, 419, 420, 465, 468, 471, 477(A), 149 OF THE IPC, U/S 9 OF KPIDFE ACT, 2004, U/S 21 OF THE BANNING OF UNREGULATED DEPOSIT SCHEMES ORDINANCE, 2019, WHEREIN THIS APPELLANT IS ARRAYED AS ACCUSED NO.21. Digitally signed by SWAPNA V Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:20776 CRL.A No. 247 of 2025 THIS CRL.A, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MRS JUSTICE M G UMA ORAL JUDGMENT Learned counsel for the appellant submits that even though the appellant is seeking grant of anticipatory bail in a petition filed under Section 438 of Cr.PC, the Co-ordinate Bench of this Court has passed the interim order directing the prosecution not to precipitate the matter. In view of the same, the appellant is not pressing the appeal for the present. Learned counsel for the appellant has filed a memo to that effect. Submission and memo are placed on record. In view of the above, appeal is dismissed as withdrawn. Sd/- (M G UMA) JUDGE SPV List No.: 1 Sl No.: 41