- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:16920 CRL.P No. 5436 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 24TH DAY OF APRIL, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S. VISHWAJITH SHETTY CRIMINAL PETITION NO.5436 OF 2025 BETWEEN: S.P. SANTOSH S/O LATE CHANNEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS R/AT. SOUDRAHALLY VILLAGE SHANTHIGRAMA HOBLI, HASSAN TALUK HASSAN DISTRICT - 573201. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. CHANDRASHEKARA K.A. ADV.,) AND: THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY THE POLICE OF HASSAN EXTENSION POLICE STATION HASSAN - 573 201 REPRESENTED BY SPP HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA BENGALURU - 560001. …RESPONDENT (BY SMT. N. ANITHA GIRISH, HCGP) - - - THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 438 OF CR.P.C. (FILED U/S 482 BNSS) PRAYING TO PASS THE ORDER GRANT HIM ANTICIPATORY BAIL IN THE EVENT OF HIS ARREST IN CR.NO.29/2025 OF HASSAN EXTENSION P.S. HASSAN, NOW PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE LEARNED 4TH CIVIL JUDGE AND J.M.F.C HASSAN FOR THE OFFENCE P/U/S 352 AND 132 OF BNS 2023 TO MEET THE ENDS OF JUSTICE. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S. VISHWAJITH SHETTY Digitally signed by RUPA V Location: High Court of karnataka - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:16920 CRL.P No. 5436 of 2025 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 make necessary application seeking regular bail. 2. The said submission is placed on record. 3. The petition is dismissed as not pressed. In the event the petitioner surrenders before the jurisdictional Court and files necessary application seeking regular bail, the same shall be considered and disposed of on merits, as expeditiously as possible. Sd/- (S VISHWAJITH SHETTY) JUDGE RV List No.: 2 Sl No.: 11