- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:21278 CRL.P No. 2212 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 19TH DAY OF JUNE, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY CRIMINAL PETITION NO.2212 OF 2025 BETWEEN: C.R. SREEKANTHARAJU @ KANTHARAJU S/O. LATE C.V. RANGAPPA AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS RESIDING AT IST MAIN, 4TH A CROSS HANUMANTHAPURA TUMAKURU CITY-572 133. …PETITIONER (BY SRI MADHU C.S., ADVOCATE) AND: STATE OF KARNATAKA BY KOLALA POLICE STATION KORATAGERE CIRCLE REPRESENTED BY THE SPP HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA BENGALURU-560 001. …RESPONDENT (BY SMT. WAHEEDA M.M., H.C.G.P.) * * * THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED UNDER SECTION 438 OF THE CR.PC PRAYING TO ALLOW THE APPLICATION AND DIRECT THE RESPONDENT POLICE THAT THESE PETITIONERS BE RELEASED ON BAIL IN THE EVENT OF HIS ARREST IN CRIME NO.101 OF 2024 OF KOLALA POLICE STATION, KORATAGERE TALUK FOR AN OFFENCES PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTIONS 109, 352 OF BNS, 2023 ON THE FILE Digitally signed by KAVYA R Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:21278 CRL.P No. 2212 of 2025 OF IV ADDITIONAL DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE, TUMAKURU SITTING AT MADHUGIRI. THIS CRIMINAL PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY ORAL ORDER Learned counsel for the petitioner after arguing the matter for sometime 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. 2. He submits that considering the facts and circumstances of the case and also since the injury caused is simple in nature, the concerned Court may be directed to consider the bail application on the same date. 3. Submission made on behalf of the petitioner is placed on record. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:21278 CRL.P No. 2212 of 2025 4. Petition is dismissed as not pressed with liberty as prayed for. In the event petitioner surrenders before the jurisdictional Court 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 NG List No.: 1 Sl No.: 30