- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:10230 CRL.P No. 1882 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 11TH DAY OF MARCH, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY CRIMINAL PETITION No.1882 OF 2025 BETWEEN: LAKSHMI NARASIMHA @ NARASIMHA S/O NAGARAJU AGED ABOUT 27 YEARS RESIDING AT NO.23, II CROSS, NEAR LAKSHMI CONDIMENTS, BYRAPPA BLOCK, THYAGARAJANAGAR, BENGALURU- 560 070 …PETITIONER (BY SRI MATHEW P M, ADVOCATE) AND: THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY ASHOKNAGARA POLICE STATION BENGALURU- 560 025 REPRESENTED BY HCGP …RESPONDENT (BY SRI VINAY MAHADEVAIAH, HCGP) THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED UNDER SECTION 438 OF CR.P.C PRAYING TO ALLOW THIS PETITION BY GRANTING AN ORDER OF ANTICIPATORY BAIL, IN THE EVENT OF ARREST IN C.C.NO.52298/2018 (CR.NO.111/2017) PENDING BEFORE THE XXIX ACMM, MAYOHALL, BENGALURU, THAT HAS BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE RESPONDENT-ASHOKA NAGARA POLICE STATION, FOR THE OFFENCES PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTIONS 399, 402 OF INDIAN PENAL CODE. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY Digitally signed by MALATESH K C Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:10230 CRL.P No. 1882 of 2025 ORAL ORDER Learned counsel for the petitioner, after arguing the matter for some time, submits that, on merits of the case petitioner was earlier granted anticipatory bail. However, thereafter, he has not appeared before the Court and therefore, coercive steps are taken. 2. He submits that petition may be dismissed as not pressed with liberty to the petitioner to surrender before the jurisdictional Court and file necessary application seeking regular bail. 3. Submission is placed on record. 4. Petition is dismissed as not pressed with liberty as prayed for. 5. In the event the petitioner surrenders before the jurisdictional Court and makes necessary application, same shall be considered and disposed of on merits by the Trial Court, as expeditiously as possible, in accordance with law. Sd/- (S VISHWAJITH SHETTY) JUDGE kcm List No.: 1 Sl No.: 55