- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:15778 CRL.P No. 4925 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 15TH DAY OF APRIL, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 4925 OF 2025 BETWEEN: MR. SHANTANU PRAVIN RAUT S/O PRAVIN RAUT AGED ABOUT 25 YEARS R/AT FLAT NO. 10, KAMAL RESIDENCY, CHUNCHALE SHIVAR PLOT NO.12, SR NO. 30/2A, NASHIK MAHARASHTRA - 422 001. …PETITIONER (BY SRI AJAY PRABHU M, ADV.) AND: STATE OF KARNATAKA C E N CRIME POLICE STATION MANGALURU CITY, REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT BUILDING BANGALORE - 01. …RESPONDENT (BY SMT. N. ANITHA GIRISH, HCGP) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 438 CR.PC (FILED U/S 482 BNNS) PRAYING TO DIRECT THE RESPONDENT TO RELEASE THE PETITIONERS ON BAIL IN THE EVENT OF THEIR ARREST IN CRIME NO.43 OF 2024 ON THE FILE OF THE COURT OF 7TH JMFC COURT, MANGALURU CITY, DAKSHINA KANNADA DIST. REGISTERED BY CEN CRIME POLICE, FOR THE O/P/U/S 420 OF IPC AND SECTION 66C AND 66D OF I.T ACT, 2000 BY ACCEPTING SURETY OF ON ANY CONDITIONS THAT THIS COURT MAY BE PLEASED TO IMPOSE. 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:15778 CRL.P No. 4925 of 2025 CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY ORAL ORDER 1. Learned counsel for the petitioner after arguing the matter for some time submits that petition may be dismissed as withdrawn with liberty to the petitioner to surrender before the jurisdictional Court and make necessary application seeking regular bail. He submits that petitioner has no other criminal antecedents and he is ready and willing to cooperate with the police for the purpose of investigation and therefore, the Trial Court may be directed to consider his application seeking regular bail on the same day. 2. The submission of learned counsel is placed on record. Petition is dismissed as withdrawn with liberty as prayed for. In the event, petitioner surrenders before the jurisdictional Court and makes necessary application seeking regular bail, the same shall be considered by the said Court on merits, as expeditiously as possible. Sd/- (S VISHWAJITH SHETTY) JUDGE DN