- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:48547 CRL.P No. 14703 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 24TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SHIVASHANKAR AMARANNAVAR CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 14703 OF 2025 [(438(Cr.PC) / 482(BNSS)] BETWEEN: SRI. PAVAN A.R. @ PAVAN KUMAR A.R. S/O. SRI. RAMASWAMAIAH, AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS, R/O.KALLIPALYA VILLAGE, KASABA HOBLI, GUBBI TALUK, TUMAKURU DISTRICT - 572 216. &PETITIONER (BY SRI. CHETHAN B., ADVOCATE) AND: THE STATE BY TUMAKURU RURAL POLICE STATION, TUMAKURU - 572 106. REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA. BENGALURU - 560 001. &RESPONDENT (BY SRI. CHANNAPPA ERAPPA, HCGP) THIS CRL.P IS FILED UNDER SECTION 438 CR.PC (FILED UNDER SECTION 482 BNSS) PRAYING TO GRANT ANTICIPATORY BAIL TO THE PETITIONER ON BAIL IN CRIME NO.250/2025 REGISTERED BY THE RESPONDENT TUMAKURU RURAL POLICE STATION, TUMAKURU FOR THE ALLEGED OFFENCES PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTIONS 316(4), 318(4), Digitally signed by LAKSHMINARAYANA MURTHY RAJASHRI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:48547 CRL.P No. 14703 of 2025 336(3), 338, 340 AND 344 OF BNS, 2023 ON THE FILE OF I ADDITIONAL CIVIL JUDGE (JUNIOR DIVISION) AND JMFC COURT, TUMAKURU. THIS PETITION COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SHIVASHANKAR AMARANNAVAR ORAL ORDER This petition is filed by accused No.3 under Section 482 of Bharatiya Nagrika Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 praying to grant anticipatory bail in Crime No.250/2025 of Tumakuru Rural Police Station, registered for offences punishable under Sections 316(4), 318(4), 336(3), 338, 340 and 344 of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. 2. Heard learned counsel for petitioner and learned High Court Government Pleader for respondent - State. 3. Learned counsel for petitioner would contend that, the petitioner was working as a Senior Engineer IT hardware and he is nothing to do with the accounts. The - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:48547 CRL.P No. 14703 of 2025 petitioner has been relieved on his resignation on 10.10.2024 and service certificate has also been issued by the Company. After eleven (11) months of the said relieving letter, a false complaint has been lodged against the petitioner. The Company has sustained loss and as the Manager is having 30% stake in the Company, he intended to put a blame on others has filed a false complaint. The petitioner is ready to cooperate with the Police in the investigation and abide by any conditions to be imposed by this Court. With these, he prayed to allow the petition. 4. Per contra, learned High Court Government Pleader for respondent would contend that, there is a transfer of Rs.1,68,12,758/- to the account of this petitioner. The investigation is in progress. The petitioner is required for interrogation. With these, he prayed for dismissal of the petition. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:48547 CRL.P No. 14703 of 2025 5. Having heard the learned counsels appearing for parties, the Court has perused the FIR, complaint and other materials placed on record. 6. The petitioner as per his service certificate was working as a Senior Engineer IT Hardware between 02.11.2018 to 10.10.2024 in the Company of the complainant. The petitioner has been relieved on his resignation from 10.10.2024. The complaint filed by the Managing Director of the Company dated 23.09.2025 indicates that, accused Nos.1 and 2 who were working in accounts department in collision with this petitioner have got transferred a sum of Rs.4,67,00,000/- to different bank accounts and caused loss to the Company. The offence alleged against the petitioner is not punishable either with death or imprisonment for life. The petitioner is ready to cooperate with the Police in the investigation. The petitioner is not having any criminal antecedents. - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:48547 CRL.P No. 14703 of 2025 7. Considering all the above aspects, the petitioner has made out a case for grant of anticipatory bail with conditions. In the result, the following; ORDER The Criminal Petition is allowed. The petitioner is granted anticipatory bail in Crime No.250/2025 of Tumakuru Rural Police Station and is ordered to be released on bail in the event his arrest, subject to following conditions: i) The petitioner shall execute a personal bond for a sum of Rs.1,00,000/- (Rupees One Lakh only) with one surety for the like-sum to the satisfaction of the Investigating Officer. ii) The petitioner shall voluntarily appear before the Investigating Officer within 10 days from this day and execute bail bond and furnish surety. iii) The petitioner shall not hamper the investigation and tamper the prosecution witnesses. - 6 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:48547 CRL.P No. 14703 of 2025 iv) The petitioner shall appear before the Investigating Officer on first and third Sunday of every month, for a period of three months or till the filing of the final report, whichever is earlier. v) The petitioner shall appear before the Investigating Officer whenever called for. vi) The petitioner shall not directly or indirectly make any inducement or threat or promise to any person acquainted with the facts of the case, so as to dissuade him from disclosing such facts to the Court or to any Police Officer or tamper with the evidence. Sd/- (SHIVASHANKAR AMARANNAVAR) JUDGE KLV List No.: 1 Sl No.: 18