- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:23391 CRL.P No. 7957 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 1ST DAY OF JULY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 7957 OF 2025 BETWEEN: GOVINDARAJU @ GOVINDA @ RAJU SON OF VENKATARAJU AGED ABOUT 29 YEARS GOLLAHALLI VILLAGE KUMBALAGODU POST, KENGERI, MYSURU ROAD BANGALORE SOUTH TALUK - 560 057. …PETITIONER (BY SRI CHIKKANNA, ADV.) AND: THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY BASAVESHWARNAGAR POLICE BANGALORE CITY, REPRESENTED BY ITS PUBLIC PROSECUTOER HIGH COURT COMPLEX BENGALURU - 560 001. …RESPONDENT (BY SMT. WAHEEDA M.M, HCGP) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 438 CR.PC (FILED U/S 482 BNSS) PRAYING TO RELEASE THE PETITIONER (ACCUSED NO.1) ON BAIL IN CRIME NO.07/2015, AND SESSIONS CASE NUMBER 1888/2023, FOR THE OFFENCES PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTION 395 OF IPC, PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE BEFORE THE THIS HONBEL COURT (CCH-63) LXII ADDITIONAL CITY CIVIL AND SESSIONS JUDGE AT BENGALORE. 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 NANDINI M S Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:23391 CRL.P No. 7957 of 2025 ORAL ORDER This petition under Section 438 of Cr.P.C, is filed by accused No.1 with a prayer to grant anticipatory bail in Crime No.7/2015 registered by Basaveshwara Nagar Police Station, Bengaluru City for the offence punishable under Section 392 of IPC. 2. Heard the learned counsel appearing for the parties. 3. Learned HCGP has raised an objection with regard to maintainability of the petition on the ground that, the petitioner, who was earlier arrested in the present case was enlarged on regular bail. Therefore, his prayer for grant of anticipatory bail cannot be maintained. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner 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 to recall the NBW issued against him/ to seek regular bail. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:23391 CRL.P No. 7957 of 2025 5. The submission made on both sides is placed on record. 6. 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 to recall the NBW / seeking regular bail, the said application shall be considered on merits and disposed of as expeditiously as possible. SD/- (S VISHWAJITH SHETTY) JUDGE NMS