- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:22448 CRL.P No. 7612 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 26TH DAY OF JUNE, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 7612 OF 2025 BETWEEN: SRI. RANGASWAMY T S/O. LATE TIPPESHAPPA AGED ABOUT 27 YEARS AGRICULTURIST, R/O. GOOLIHATTI VADDARAHATTI VILLAGE, KASABA HOBLI, HOSADURGA TALUK, CHITRADURGA DISTRICT-577527 …PETITIONER (BY SRI. GOPALAKRISHNAMURTHY C, ADVOCATE) AND: STATE BY IMANGALA POLICE STATION R/BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT COMPLEX BENGALURU-560001 …RESPONDENT (BY SMT. ASMA KOUSER, ADDL.SPP) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 438 CR.PC (FILED U/S 482 BNNS) PRAYING TO GRANTING ANTICIPATORY BAIL IN THE EVENT OF HIS (PETITIONER) ARREST AND DIRECT THE RESPONDENT (IMANGALA POLICE STATION) TO RELEASE THE PETITIONER IN CRIME NO.175/2023 PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE PRL.CIVIL JUDGE (JR.DN.) AND JMFC COURT, HIRIYURU, CHITRADURGA DISTRICT, FOR THE OFFENCES P/U/S. 379 OF IPC AND U/S 86, 87 OF KARNATAKA FOREST ACT, 1963. Digitally signed by MAYAGAIAH VINUTHA Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:22448 CRL.P No. 7612 of 2025 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 sometime submits that the petition may be dismissed as not pressed with liberty to the petitioner to surrender before the jurisdictional court and file necessary application seeking regular bail. 2. Submission is placed on record. 3. 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, same shall be considered and disposed of as expeditiously as possible. Sd/- (S VISHWAJITH SHETTY) JUDGE SS List No.: 1 Sl No.: 55