- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:6279 CRL.P No. 101252 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH DATED THIS THE 8TH DAY OF APRIL, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V.SRISHANANDA CRIMINAL PETITION NO.101252 OF 2025 (438(CR.PC)/482(BNSS)) BETWEEN: 1. PARTH KASHINATH JADHAV AGE: 27 YEARS, OCC. MANAGING DIRECTOR OF ROYAL AGRO MART PRIVATE LIMITED, INDIAN INHABITANT, RESIDING AT 9, LAXMIDAS WADI, SANE GURUJI MARG, JACOB CIRCLE, MUMBAI-400011, MAHARASHTRA. 2. DILIP RAMESH DODIA AGE: 42 YEARS, OCC. WORKING AS WARE HOUSE MANAGER AT ROYAL AGRO MART PRIVATE LIMITED, INDIAN INHIBITANT, PERMANENTLY RESIDING AT ROOM NO.1, FIRST FLOOR, SEA VIEW COTTAGE, BEHIND MALWANI CHURCH, BEHIND RAJANI NIWAS, MALWANI, MALAD (WEST), MUMBAI-400095, MAHARASHTRA. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. HAREESH S. NAYAK, ADVOCATE) AND: THE STATE OF KARNATAKA THROUGH SIRIGERI POLICE STATION, DIST. BELLARY, BY ITS PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT BUILDING, DHARWAD-580001. …RESPONDENT (BY SRI. GIRIJA S. HIREMATH, HCGP) MALLIKARJUN RUDRAYYA KALMATH Digitally signed by MALLIKARJUN RUDRAYYA KALMATH Location: High Court of Karnataka, Dharwad Bench Date: 2025.04.09 15:58:06 +0530 - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:6279 CRL.P No. 101252 of 2025 THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED UNDER SECTION 482 OF BNSS R/W. 438 OF CR.P.C., SEEKING TO ENLARGE THE PETITIONERS/ACCUSED NO.2 AND 4 ON BAIL (ANTICIPATORY BAIL) IN SIRIGERI P.S. CRIME NO.01/2024 REGISTERED BY THE SIRIGERI P.S. POLICE STATION ON 02.01.2024 FOR THE OFFENCE PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTIONS 120-B, 408, 420, 465, 467, 468, 471, R/W. SECTION 34 OF IPC AND DIRECT THE RESPONDENT ACCORDINGLY. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V.SRISHANANDA) Heard Sri.Hareesh S. Nayak, learned counsel for the revision petitioners and Smt.Girija Hiremath, learned High Court Government Pleader for the State/respondent. 2. Petitioners have been summoned by Sirigeri Police Station, Ballari District by issuing notice under Section 35 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (41A of Cr.P.C.). 3. The amount of Rs.2,40,84,272/- which has flown to the account of the petitioner is now seized by the investigation agency. Petitioners are bound to explain as to how they received the said amount as a part of - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:6279 CRL.P No. 101252 of 2025 investigation. Admittedly, petitioners are not available to the investigation agency even after their anticipatory bail request is rejected by the learned I Additional District and Sessions Judge, Ballari in Crl.Misc.No.54/2025. 4. Taking note of these aspects of the matter, if the petitioners are directed to join the investigation in respect of Crime No.1/2024 and to undergo limited period of custodial integration and thereafter, if they are enlarged on bail, ends of justice would be met. 5. Accordingly, without expressing further opinion on the merits of the matter, following: ORDER i. Bail Petition is allowed. ii. Petitioners are directed to join the investigation by appearing before the Investigation Officer on 23.04.2025 positively at 10.00 a.m. - 4 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:6279 CRL.P No. 101252 of 2025 iii. Investigation Officer is at liberty to take the petitioners to custody and complete the custodial interrogation on the very same day before 6.00 p.m. iv. Thereafter, petitioners are directed to be enlarged on bail on executing a bond in a sum of Rs.1,00,000/- [Rupees One Lakhs Only] with two local sureties for the likesum to the satisfaction of the Investigation Officer. v. Petitioners shall cooperate with the investigation agency in all respects including furnishing of the thumb impression, passwords etc., for effective investigation. vi. Petitioners shall mark his attendance before the Investigation Officer on every third Sunday between 10.00 a.m. to 2.00 p.m. till the final report is filed. - 5 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:6279 CRL.P No. 101252 of 2025 vii. Petitioners shall not directly or indirectly tamper the prosecution witnesses in any manner. viii. Petitioners shall attend the Court regularly. ix. Petitioners shall not indulge in similar offences. Violation of any one of the above conditions, would entitle the prosecution to seek for cancellation of bail. Ordered accordingly. Sd/- (V.SRISHANANDA) JUDGE KAV CT:PA LIST NO.: 1 SL NO.: 7