- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:10322 CRL.P No. 14198 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 11TH DAY OF MARCH, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 14198 OF 2024 BETWEEN: SRI SANTHOSH KUMAR S AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS S/O SRINIVAS RAO R/O NO.15/56, IST FLOOR CAMBRIDGE ROAD JEEVAN KENDRA LAYOUT ULSOOR, BENGALURU - 560 008. …PETITIONER (BY SRI CHIDAMBARA G.S, ADV.) AND: THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY VIDHANA SOUDHA POLICE STATION, BENGALURU - 560 001 REPRESENTED BY THE STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT BUILDING BENGALURU - 560 001. …RESPONDENT (BY SMT. PUSHPALATHA B, ADDL. SPP A/W SMT. N. ANITHA GIRISH, HCGP) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S.438 (FILED U/S.482 BNSS) CR.P.C PRAYING TO DIRECT THE CONCERNED POLICE OF RESPONDENT VIDHANA SOUDHA POLICE STATION, BENGALURU TO ENLARGE THE PETITIONER ON ANTICIPATORY BAIL IN CRIME NO.114/2024 REGISTERED BY THE RESPONDENT VIDHANA SOUDHA POLICE STATION BENGALURU AND PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE III ACJM Digitally signed by NANDINI MS Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:10322 CRL.P No. 14198 of 2024 BENGALURU FOR THE OFFENCE P/US/ 120-B, 403, 409, 420, 465, 471, 468 OF IPC IN THE EVENT OF HIS ARREST. 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Learned Counsel for the petitioner after arguing the matter for sometime, submits that the petition may be dismissed as withdrawn with liberty to the petitioner to surrender before the jurisdictional court and make necessary application seeking regular bail. He submits that having regard to the medical condition of the petitioner and also taking into consideration that he has undertaken to cooperate with the police for the purpose of investigation, the Trial Court may be directed to consider his bail application on merits and dispose of the same at the earliest. 2. The aforesaid submission is placed on record. Petition is dismissed as withdrawn with liberty as prayed for. 3. In the event, petitioner surrenders before the jurisdictional Court and files an application seeking regular bail, - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:10322 CRL.P No. 14198 of 2024 the same shall be considered and disposed of on merits by the said court, as expeditiously as possible. Sd/- (S VISHWAJITH SHETTY) JUDGE KK