- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:20255 CRL.P No. 6237 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 12TH DAY OF JUNE, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 6237 OF 2025 BETWEEN: ABHISHEK YADAV AGED ABOUT 25 YEARS S/O RAJENDRA YADAV ZOLO MELODY NO.2/7 FRIENDS COLONY, SRINIVAGILU NEW FRIENDS COLONY ST. BED LAYOUT, EJIPURA KORAMANGALA, BENGALURU KARNATAKA - 560 047 PERMANENT RESIDENT OF:- MANIKPURA, MANIKPUR (BABURA) GAHNI, MAU UTTAR PRADESH - 121 705. …PETITIONER (BY SRI KIRAN M.M, ADV.) AND: THE STATE OF KARNATAKA NORTH CEN POLICE STATION (YESHWANTHPURA) REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA BANGALORE - 01. …RESPONDENT (BY SMT. RASHMI PATEL, HCGP) Digitally signed by NANDINI M S Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:20255 CRL.P No. 6237 of 2025 THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 438 CR.PC (FILED U/S 482 BNSS) PRAYING TO ENLARGE THE PETITIONER (ACCUSED NO.2) ON ANTICIPATORY BAIL IN THE EVENT OF HIS ARREST BY THE RESPONDENT POLICE IN CRIME NO.256/2025 OF NORTH CEN POLICE STATION (YESHWANTHAPURA) FOR THE OFFENCES P/U/S 66(C), 66(D) OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ACT 200 AND U/S 318(4) OF BNS ACT 2023 ON THE FILED OF 45TH ADDL.CJM JUDGE, AT BENGALURU. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY ORAL ORDER Accused No.2 in Crime No.256/2025 registered by North CEN Crime Police Station, Bengaluru City for the offences punishable under Sections 318(4) of BNS, 2023 & Section 66(C) & 66(D) of the Information Technology Act, 2000 is before this Court under Section 482 of BNSS, 2023 seeking anticipatory bail. 2. Heard the learned counsel appearing for the parties. 3. FIR in Crime No.256/2025 was registered by North CEN Crime Police Station, Bengaluru City against one Balaram Yadav and three others for the aforesaid offences, on the basis of first information dated 21.03.2025 received from Sri Darshan M.S S/o Sriram M G, authorized representative of Reliance - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:20255 CRL.P No. 6237 of 2025 General Insurance Co., Ltd.,. Apprehending arrest in the said case, the petitioner had filed Crl.Misc.No.2833/2025, which was rejected on 07.04.2025. Therefore, he is before this Court. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is a youngster and he has no criminal antecedents. The material available on record would go to show that, entire allegation is as against accused No.1, who was arrested in the present case. The amount was transferred to the account of the petitioner at the instance of accused No.1 and the petitioner was not aware of the alleged fraud committed by accused No.1. He is ready and willing to cooperate with the police for the purpose of investigation. Except the petitioner all other accused persons have been granted bail. Accordingly, he prays to allow the petition. 5. Per contra, learned HCGP, who has opposed the petition submits that the petitioner hails from Uttar Pradesh state and considering the nature of allegation, his custodial interrogation is required. Accordingly, she prays to dismiss the petition. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:20255 CRL.P No. 6237 of 2025 6. In the first information it is stated that accused No.1 - Balaram Yadav was an ex-employee of BEACON Insurance Brokers Pvt. Ltd., and he had collected information of the policy holders of Reliance General Insurance Company Ltd., and thereafter based on fraudulent concocted documents, he had managed to get reimbursement of the policy holders, which was transferred to his account and also to the account of accused Nos.3 and 4. Accused Nos.3 and 4 are the sister and wife of accused No.1. Accused No.1 appears to have surrendered before the police on 27.03.2025 and subsequently, he was remanded to judicial custody. 7. Learned counsel for the petitioner has produced material before this Court which would go to show that, jurisdictional Court of Magistrate has enlarged accused No.1 on bail in the present case. The alleged offences are triable by the Court of Magistrate and maximum punishment for the alleged offences is imprisonment for a period of seven years. Accused No.1 during the course of his interrogation has stated before the police that he had made false claims based on the fraudulent documents and it is at his instance, claim amount - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:20255 CRL.P No. 6237 of 2025 was transferred to the account of his sister, wife and the petitioner. The petitioner, who is a youngster having no criminal antecedents has undertaken to cooperate with the police for the purpose of investigation. Under these circumstances, I am of the opinion that, the petitioner's prayer for grant of anticipatory bail is required to be answered affirmatively. Accordingly, the following:- ORDER The Criminal Petition is allowed. The respondent - Police or any other police in the State of Karnataka are directed to release the petitioner in the event of his arrest in Crime No.256/2025 registered by North CEN Crime Police Station, Bengaluru City for the offence punishable under Sections 318(4) of BNS, 2023 & Section 66(C) & 66(D) of the Information Technology Act, 2000 subject to the following conditions: 1. The petitioner shall appear before the Investigating Officer in the present case within fifteen days from the date of this order on executing a personal bond for a sum of Rs.1,00,000/- (Rupees One Lakh only) with one - 6 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:20255 CRL.P No. 6237 of 2025 surety for the likesum to the satisfaction of the investigating officer/jurisdictional Court. 2. The petitioner shall regularly appear before the Trial Court without fail unless exempted by the Trial Court for valid reasons. 3. The petitioner shall not tamper with the prosecution witness and he shall co-operate with the Police for investigation and appear before them whenever called upon. 4. The petitioner shall not involve in similar offences in future. Sd/- (S VISHWAJITH SHETTY) JUDGE DN