- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:35791 CRL.P No. 10016 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 9TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MOHAMMAD NAWAZ CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 10016 OF 2025 BETWEEN: DHANUSH GOWDA K.R. S/O. RAMESH K.N. AGED ABOUT 22 YEARS. R/AT KOLATHURU VILLAGE HOSKOTE TALUK, BANGALORE RURAL DISTRICT, BANGALORE RURAL - 562 114, …PETITIONER (BY SRI. KRISHNE GOWDA, ADVOCATE) AND: STATE OF KARNATAKA STATE BY SULIBELE P.S. REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, BANGALORE - 560 001. …RESPONDENT (BY SRI. RANGASWAMY R., HCGP) THIS CRL.P FILED U/S 438 CR.P.C. (FILED U/S 482 BNNS) PRAYING TO GRANT AN ORDER OF BAIL IN THE EVENT OF HIS ARREST IN NCR. NO.108/2025 OF SULIBELE POLICE, FOR THE OFFENCES P/U/S. 65 AND 318 OF BNS ACT, 2023. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MOHAMMAD NAWAZ Digitally signed by LAKSHMI T Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:35791 CRL.P No. 10016 of 2025 ORAL ORDER No FIR has been registered against the petitioner. However, learned counsel for petitioner would contend that there is a complaint lodged by one Padmavathi alleging that the petitioner and complainant’s daughter were in love with each other for the past one year and the petitioner had assured that he will marry her, but now he is refusing to marry. He submitted that as per the said complaint, complainant's daughter is expressing threat to commit suicide and therefore, petitioner has a reasonable apprehension of his arrest. 2. Petition seeking anticipatory bail has been rejected by the learned Sessions Judge, observing that the petitioner has not proved his case and not established the apprehension of arrest. 3. A perusal of the material on record reveal that on receiving the complaint, no FIR was registered, but Sulibele Police have registered NCR.No.108/2025. The - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:35791 CRL.P No. 10016 of 2025 statement of the petitioner has been recorded wherein, he has stated that he will take a decision after consulting with his family members and till then, he or his family members will not trouble the complainant’s daughter or her family members. 4. From the above material on record, it is clear that as of now, there is no apprehension of arrest for the petitioner. If any FIR is registered, it is always open for the petitioner to seek appropriate remedy. 5. Petition is disposed of. Sd/- (MOHAMMAD NAWAZ) JUDGE LDC List No.: 1 Sl No.: 19 CT-SG