- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:26242 CRL.P No. 9104 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 15TH DAY OF JULY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 9104 OF 2025 BETWEEN: SRI. M.V. RAMACHANDRAPPA @ PAPER CHANDRAPPA AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS, S/O LATE VENKATAPPA, R/AT NO.118, 2ND CROSS, BANDEPALYA MAIN ROAD, GARVEBHAVI PALYA, BANGALORE-560068. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. HARINATH M.S., ADVOCATE) AND: STATE OF KARNATAKA BY K.R. PURAM POLICE STATION, BENGALURU. REP. BY ITS SPP, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, BANGALORE CITY-560001. …RESPONDENT (BY SMT. RASHMI PATEL, HCGP) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S.438 CR.P.C (FILED U/S.482 BNSS) PRAYING TO GRANT ANTICIPATORY BAIL REJECTING IN CRL.MISC.NO.25445/2025 ON THE FILE OF CITY CIVIL AND SESSIONS JUDGE, MAYO HALL BENGALURU IN THE EVENT OF ARREST TO THE PETITIONER WHO HAS BEEN ARRAYED AS ACCUSED NO.3 CONNECTED TO THE CASE IN C.C.NO.53558/2013 FOR THE ALLEGED OFFENCE P/U/S 379 Digitally signed by NANDINI M S Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:26242 CRL.P No. 9104 of 2025 AND 381 OF IPC WHICH IS NOW PENDING BEFORE THE LEARNED XXIXtH A.C.J.M., MAYO HALL AT BENGALURU. 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. Petitioner is before this Court seeking anticipatory bail in CC No.53558/2013 pending before the Court of XXIX ACJM, Mayohall, Bengaluru, arising out of Crime No.399/2012 registered by K. R. Puram Police Station, Bengaluru, for the offences punishable under Sections 379 and 381 of IPC. 2. Heard the learned counsel for the parties. 3. Perusal of the material on record would go to show that FIR in Crime No.20/2012 was registered by Bethamangala Police Station, Kolar, for the aforesaid offences and in the said case, petitioner who was arrested was subsequently enlarged on bail. Subsequently, for want of jurisdiction, FIR was transferred to K. R. Puram Police Station Bengaluru and was numbered in Crime No.399/2012 and after completing investigation, charge sheet was filed and the case is now pending before the jurisdictional Court of Magistrate in CC - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:26242 CRL.P No. 9104 of 2025 No.53558/2013. Since coercive steps have been taken in respect of the petitioner to secure his presence, he had approached the jurisdictional Sessions Court in Crl.Misc.No.25445/2025 which was rejected on 26.06.2025. Therefore, he is before this Court. 4. Undisputedly, on the merits of the case, petitioner was earlier granted regular bail after he was arrested in Crime No. 20/2012 registered by Bethamangala Police Station, Kolar. For want of jurisdiction, FIR was subsequently transferred to K. R. Puram Police Station, Bengaluru, and after completing investigation, charge sheet was filed by K. R. Puram Police Station, Bengaluru and the case is now pending before the Court of Magistrate in CC No.53558/2013. According to learned counsel for the petitioner, after the case was transferred to K. R. Puram Police Station, Bengaluru, petitioner had no notice and even summons was not served on him from the Trial Court. It is under these circumstances, he had not appeared before the Court. Be that as it may, the fact remains that petitioner was earlier granted regular bail in the present case by the jurisdictional Court. Since it is the contention of the petitioner - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:26242 CRL.P No. 9104 of 2025 that after the FIR was transferred to K. R. Puram Police Station, Bengaluru, he had no notice and even summons was not served on him by the jurisdictional Court of Magistrate, I am of the opinion that this petition can be disposed of reserving liberty to the petitioner to file necessary application before the jurisdictional Court to recall the NBW issued against him and also seek regular bail. Accordingly, the following order:- 5. The petition is disposed of with liberty to the petitioner to appear before the jurisdictional Court of Magistrate in CC No.53558/2013 and file necessary application seeking to recall NBW issued against him and to release him on bail. If such applications is filed by the petitioner, the same shall be considered and disposed of on merits by the jurisdictional Magistrate on the same day. Sd/- (S VISHWAJITH SHETTY) JUDGE DN List No.: 1 Sl No.: 65