- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:30274 CRL.A No. 1541 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 5TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S RACHAIAH CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 1541 OF 2025 (KPIDFE) BETWEEN: MR PRAMOD R NAYAK S/O LATE RAMA NAYAK AGED ABOUT 71 YEARS R/AT SHREE RAMA, RAMA NAGAR BELTHANGADY TALUK D K DISTRICT …APPELLANT (BY SRI. RAGHAVENDRA SHENOY M., ADVOCATE) AND: STATE OF KARNATAKA REP. BY BELTHANGADY POLICE STATION REP. BY SPP, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA BANGALORE-560 001 …RESPONDENT (BY SMT.RASHMI PATEL, HCGP) THIS CRIMINAL APPEAL IS FILED UNDER SECTION 16 OF KPIDE ACT PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE ORDER DTD 25.06.2025 PASSED BY THE LEARNED PRINCIPAL DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE, MANGALORE IN CRL.MISC.NO.456/2025 AND ETC. THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S RACHAIAH Digitally signed by SREEDHARAN BANGALORE SUSHMA LAKSHMI Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:30274 CRL.A No. 1541 of 2025 ORAL JUDGMENT This appeal is filed to set aside the order dated 25.06.2025 passed in Crl.Misc.No.456/2025 by the learned Prl. District and Sessions Judge, Mangalore and enlarge the appellant on anticipatory bail in Cr.No.36/2025 registered by the Belthangady police station for the offence punishable under Section 9 of the Karnataka Protection of Interest Depositors Exorbitant Act, 2004, in the event of his arrest. 2. Learned counsel for the appellant has filed a memo stating that the Co-ordinate Bench of this Court in W.P.No.17392/2025 directed the respondent not to take coercive/precipitative steps against the appellant nor arrest him till the next date of hearing (i.e.,12.08.2025) subject to the condition that the appellant shall co-operate with the investigation. 3. The memo is taken on record. 4. Considering the said memo, the appeal stands dismissed as having become infructuous. Sd/- (S RACHAIAH) JUDGE JS, List No.: 1 Sl No.: 25