- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:20294 CRL.P No. 7142 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. 7142 OF 2025 BETWEEN: GOPI @ GOPAL S/O NARAYANAPPA AGED ABOUT 29 YEARS RESIDING AT NO 164 SIDDARTHA COLONY MADIVALA, BENGALURU - 560 068. …PETITIONER (BY SRI RAJANNA M.V, ADV.) AND: STATE OF KARNATAKA BY H.S.R LAYOUT POLICE REP. BY SPP, HIGH COURT BUILDING, BENGALURU - 560 001. …RESPONDENT (BY SMT. ASMA KOUSER, ADDL. SPP) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S.438 (FILED U/S.482 BNSS) CR.P.C PRAYING TO ALLOW THE PETITION AND DIRECT THE RESPONDENT POLICE TO RELEASE THE PETITIONER/ACCUSED NO.5 ON BAIL IN THE EVENT OF HIS ARREST IN CR.NO.125/2021 NOW IN (C.C.NO.2439/2023) OF H.S.R.LAYOUT POLICE FOR THE ALLEGED OFFENCE P/US/ 399,402 OF IPC AND SEC.25(1)(B) OF ARMS ACT PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE XXXVII ACJM BENGALURU. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: Digitally signed by NANDINI M S Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:20294 CRL.P No. 7142 of 2025 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 Trial Court and file necessary application seeking regular bail. He submits that since the petitioner was granted anticipatory bail on the merits of the case earlier, the Court may be directed to consider his application for regular bail on the same day. 2. The said submission is placed on record. 3. The petition is dismissed as not pressed with liberty as prayed for. In the event, the petitioner surrenders before the jurisdictional Court and files necessary application seeking regular bail, the same shall be considered on merits and dispose of by the concerned Court as expeditiously as possible. Sd/- (S VISHWAJITH SHETTY) JUDGE NMS