- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:13982 CRL.P No. 1996 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 2ND DAY OF APRIL, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 1996 OF 2025 BETWEEN: MR NIKHIL M M, S/O MALATESH L M, AGED ABOUT 26 YEARS, KHB COLONY, JC BADAVANE, HARIHAR, DAVANGERE KARNATAKA - 577 601. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. MURTUZA ALI BAIG.,ADVOCATE) AND: STATE OF KARNATAKA, BY MANGALURU EAST POLICE STATION, REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT BUILDING, BENGALURU - 560 001. REP BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR …RESPONDENT (BY SMT.PUSHPALATHA B., ADDL. SPP) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 438 CR.PC (FILED U/S 482 BNNS) PRAYING TO a) SET ASIDE THE ORDER PASSED IN CRL.MISC.NO.1106/2024 BY COURT OF IV ADDL. DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE, MANGALURU DATED 04.01.2025 IN CR.NO.1106/2024 FOR THE OFFENCES SEC.420 OF IPC AND 66(C) AND 66(D) OF I.T ACT, AS VIDE ANNEXURE-A. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: Digitally signed by NANDINI MS Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:13982 CRL.P No. 1996 of 2025 CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY ORAL ORDER Learned Counsel for the petitioner submits that petition may be dismissed as not pressed at this stage with liberty to the petitioner to surrender before the Jurisdictional Court of Magistrate and file necessary application seeking regular bail. 2. The aforesaid submission is placed on record. Petition is dismissed as not pressed with liberty as prayed for. 3. In the event petitioner surrenders before the Jurisdictional Court of Magistrate and files necessary application seeking regular bail, the same shall be considered on merits and disposed of, as expeditiously as possible. Sd/- (S VISHWAJITH SHETTY) JUDGE KVR List No.: 1 Sl No.: 34