- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:18965 CRL.P No. 5394 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 5TH DAY OF JUNE, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 5394 OF 2025 BETWEEN: SRI. K. NATARAJ, S/O KRISHNAPPA, AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS, R/AT NO.MADIWALA VILLAGE, MARASUR POST, KASABA HOBLI, ANEKAL TALUK, BENGALURU DISTRICT – 562 106. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. MANJUNATH K V., ADVOCATE) AND: THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, BY SURYANAGARA POLICE STATION, ANEKAL SUB-DIVISION, REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT BUILDING, BENGALURU – 560 001. …RESPONDENT (BY SMT.WAHEEDA M.M., HCGP) THIS CRL.P. IS FILED U/S 438 OF CR.PC (FILED U/S 482 BNSS) PRAYING TO ENLARGE HIM ON ANTICIPATORY BAIL IN THE EVENT OF HIS ARREST IN CR.NO.124/2025 REGISTERED BY THE SURYANAGAR POLICE STATION, ANEKAL SUB Digitally signed by REKHA R Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:18965 CRL.P No. 5394 of 2025 DIVISION FOR THE OFFENCE P/U/S 109 OF BNS, ON THE FILE OF THE 3RD ADDL. CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC, ANEKAL BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT, BY ALLOWING THIS PETITION. THIS 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 some time submits that the petition may be dismissed as not pressed with liberty to the petitioner to surrender before the jurisdictional Court and file the necessary application seeking regular bail. He submits that having regard to the facts and circumstances under which the petitioner had assaulted the injured victim, the bail application of the petitioner may be directed to be considered on the same day. 2. Submission is placed on record. 3. Petition is dismissed as not pressed with liberty as prayed for. In the event petitioner surrenders - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:18965 CRL.P No. 5394 of 2025 before the jurisdictional Court and files the necessary application seeking regular bail the same may be considered on merits and disposed as expeditiously as possible. Sd/- (S VISHWAJITH SHETTY) JUDGE rv List No.: 1 Sl No.: 48