- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:25743 CRL.P No. 8629 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 14TH DAY OF JULY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 8629 OF 2025 BETWEEN: SRI. MALIK MUDASSIR, AGED ABOUT 31 YEARS, S/O SRI. MALIK BURHAN, RESIDING AT NO.313/A, JEEVANPUR MOHALLA DAIRA, CHANNAPATTANA TOWN, RAMANAGARA DISTRICT – 562 160. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. MOHAN S., ADVOCATE) AND: STATE OF KARNATAKA, BY CEN POLICE, RAMANAGARA, RAMANAGARA DISTRICT, REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT BUILDING, BENGALURU – 01. …RESPONDENT (BY SMT. ASMA KAUSER, ADDL. S.P.P.,) THIS CRL.P. IS FILED U/S 438 OF CR.P.C., (FILED U/S 482 BNSS) PRAYING TO ENLARGE HIM ON BAIL IN CR.NO.109/2024 ON THE FILE OF THE PRINCIPAL CIVIL JUDGE Digitally signed by KAVYA R Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:25743 CRL.P No. 8629 of 2025 AND JMFC COURT CHANNAPATTANA, RAMANAGARA DISTRICT FOR THE O/P/U/S 66, 66C AND 66D OF I.T ACT AND U/S 336 AND 338 OF BNS 2023 REGISTERED BY THE RESPONDENT POLICE IN THE EVENT OF HIS ARREST. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY ORAL ORDER Accused No.1 in Crime No.109/2024 registered by Ramanagar CEN Police Station, Ramanagar, for offences punishable under Sections 336 and 338 of BNS, 2023 and Sections 66, 66 (c), 66(D) of the Information Technology Act, 2008 is before this Court under Section 438 of Cr.PC seeking anticipatory bail. 2. Heard the learned Counsel for the parties. 3. FIR in Crime No.109/2024 was registered by Ramanagar CEN Police Station, Ramanagar, for the aforesaid offences against the petitioner herein, based on the FIR dated 21.10.2024 received from one Munilinge - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:25743 CRL.P No. 8629 of 2025 Gowda, Labour Inspector, Channapatna, Ramanagar District. Apprehending arrest in the said case, petitioner had filed Crl.Misc.No.425/2025 before the Jurisdictional Sessions Court which was rejected on 30.05.2025. Therefore, petitioner is before this Court. 4. Learned Counsel for the petitioner submits that there are no serious allegations against the petitioner, who has no criminal antecedents and the petitioner is ready to cooperate with the police for the purpose of investigation. Accordingly, he prays to allow this petition. 5. Per contra, learned HCGP submits that during the course of investigation, the petitioner had coopearated before the investigating officer and his confession statement is recorded. 6. FIR in the present case is registered against the petitioner for the aforesaid offence based on the FIR received from the jurisdictional Labour Inspector. The alleged offences are not exclusively punishable with death - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:25743 CRL.P No. 8629 of 2025 or life imprisonment and undisputedly petitioner has no criminal antecedents. 7. Learned HCGP has brought to the notice of this Court that the petitioner has cooperated with the police for investigation and his confession statement is already recorded. 8. The Hon'ble Supreme Court in the case of Siddharam Sattlingappa Mhetre Vs. State of Maharashtra and Others reported in 2011 (1) SCC 694 has observed that, in the event, it is found that the accused had cooperated with the police for the purpose of investigation, in normal circumstances, the prayer for anticipatory bail needs to be answered affirmatively. The petitioner has undertaken to cooperate with the police for the purpose of further investigation. 9. Under the circumstances, I am of the opinion that the prayer made by the petitioner for grant of - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:25743 CRL.P No. 8629 of 2025 anticipatory bail needs to be answered affirmatively. Accordingly, the following: ORDER The Criminal Petition is allowed. The respondent - Police or any other police in the State of Karnataka are directed to release the petitioner in the event of his arrest in Crime No.109/2024 registered by Ramanagar CEN Police Station, Ramanagar, for offences punishable under Sections 336 and 338 of BNS, 2023 and Sections 66, 66 (c), 66(D) of the Information Technology Act, 2008, subject to the following conditions: 1. The Petitioner shall appear before the Investigating Officer within 15 days from the date of receipt of the copy of this order and shall execute a personal bond for a sum of Rs.1,00,000/- (Rupees One Lakh only) with two sureties for the likesum to the satisfaction of the investigating officer. - 6 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:25743 CRL.P No. 8629 of 2025 2. Petitioner shall regularly appear before the Trial Court without fail unless exempted by the Trial Court for valid reasons. 3. Petitioner shall not tamper with the prosecution witness and he shall co-operate with the police for investigation and appear before them whenever called upon. 4. The Petitioner shall not involve in similar offences in future. Sd/- (S VISHWAJITH SHETTY) JUDGE RKA List No.: 1 Sl No.: 65