- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:13892 CRL.P No. 3868 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. 3868 OF 2025 BETWEEN: ASHOK @ ASHOKA H S S/O SHIVANNA AGED ABOUT 20 YEARS R/AT HOSAKOTE VILLAGE, KOLALA HOBLI, KORATAGERE TALUK, TUMAKURU DISTRICT PINCODE-572129 …PETITIONER (BY SRI RAVIKUMARA B.R, ADV.) AND: STATE BY MEDIGESHI POLICE STATION BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT BUILDING BENGALURU - 560 001. …RESPONDENT (BY SMT. PUSHPALATHA B, ADDL. SPP) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 438 CR.PC (FILED U/S 482 BNNS) PRAYING TO GRANT ANTICIPATORY BAIL TO THIS PETITIONER IN CR.NO.0008/2025 FOR THE ALLEGED O/P/U/S 137(2) OF BNS ON THE FILE OF PRNL.CIVIL JUDGE (SR.DN) AND CJM COURT, MADHUGIRI , TUMKUR DISTRICT, BY DIRECTING THE RESPONDENT POLICE TO RELEASE THE PETITIONER ON BAIL IN THE EVENT OF HIS ARREST BY THE RESPONDENT POLICE (MEDIGESHI POLICE STATION) IN CR.NO.008/2025 FOR THE O/P/U/S 137(2) OF BNS. 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:13892 CRL.P No. 3868 of 2025 CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY ORAL ORDER The petitioner is before this Court seeking anticipatory bail in Crime No.8/2025 registered by Medigeshi Police Station, Tumakuru for the offence punishable under Section 137(2) of BNS, 2023. 2. Learned Addl. SPP has submitted that except Section 137(2) of BNS, 2023 no other offence has been invoked in the present case, till date. 3. The offence punishable under Section 137(2) of BNS, 2023 is bailable offence. Therefore, this petition is not maintainable. 4. Accordingly, the petition is dismissed. Sd/- (S VISHWAJITH SHETTY) JUDGE NMS