- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:20237 CRL.P No. 7948 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. 7948 OF 2025 BETWEEN: 1. SRI MALLEGOWDA S/O HALAVEGOWDA @ D.K. POOJARI KALEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 78 YEARS R/O DODDAKOPPALU VILLAGE HOSA AGRAHARA HOBLI K.R. NAGAR TALUK MYSURU - 571 601. 2. SMT. LAKSHMAMMA W/O JAYARAMEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS. 3. SRI RAMESH J S/O JAYARAMEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS. 4. SRI KUMARA S/O MARIGOWDA AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS R/O GODANAKATTE VILLAGE KASABA HOBLI, HUNUSURU TALUK MYSURU - 571 602. 5. SRI SWAMY M S/O MALLEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 27 YEARS THE PETITIONERS 2,3 AND 5 ARE R/O T.K. DODDAKOPPALU BILIKERE HOBLI, HUNASURU TALUK MYSURU - 571 103. …PETITIONERS Digitally signed by NANDINI M S Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:20237 CRL.P No. 7948 of 2025 (BY SRI BALARAJ V.R, ADV.) AND: STATE OF KARNATAKA BY S H O OF HUNSURU RURAL POLICE STATION, MYSURU DISTRICT REP BY THE STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURTS BUILDING BANGALORE - 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 GRANT ANTICIPATORY BAIL TO THEM BY ALLOWING THIS PETITION DIRECTING THE LEARNED PRINCIPAL CIVIL JUDGE (Jr.Dn.) AND JMCC HUNSUR, MYSURU DISTRICT TO RELEASE THEM ON BAIL IN THE EVENT OF THEIR ARREST IN CRIME NO.221/2025 OF HUNSUR RURAL POLICE STATION, U/S.419,465,471,34 OF IPC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY ORAL ORDER 1. Learned Counsel for the petitioners submits that offences for which first information was registered in the present case, are all bailable offences. 2. The petition which is filed under Section 438 Cr.PC seeking anticipatory bail, therefore, cannot be maintained. Petition is accordingly dismissed as not maintainable, with liberty to the petitioners to appear before the jurisdictional - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:20237 CRL.P No. 7948 of 2025 Court of Magistrate and file necessary application seeking regular bail. 3. In the event, petitioners appear before the jurisdictional Court of Magistrate and file necessary application seeking regular bail, the same shall be considered and disposed of on merits on the same day. Sd/- (S VISHWAJITH SHETTY) JUDGE KK