- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-K:5862 CRL.P No. 201441 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, KALABURAGI BENCH DATED THIS THE 26TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MRS JUSTICE M G UMA CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 201441 OF 2025 (438(Cr.PC)/482(BNSS)) BETWEEN: 1. SAGAR S/O ANIL @ ANAND JAMADAR, AGE:16 YEARS, OCC: STUDENT, MINOR U/G OF HIS NATURAL MOTHER, SMT. MALLAMMA W/O ANAND @ ANIL JAMADAR, AGE:36 YEARS, OCC: HOUSEHOLD, 2. VISHAL S/O SHARANABASAPPA JAMADAR, AGE:17 YEARS, OCC: STUDENT, MINOR U/G OF HIS NATURAL MOTHER, BHARATA W/O SHARANABASAPPA JAMADAR, AGE:39 YEARS, OCC: HOUSEHOLD. 3. AKASH S/O SANTOSH JAMADAR, AGE:17 YEARS, OCC: STUDENT, MINOR U/G OF HIS NATURAL MOTHER, YALLAMMA W/O SANTOSH JAMADAR, AGE:38 YEARS, OCC: HOUSEHOLD, Digitally signed by SWAPNA V Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-K:5862 CRL.P No. 201441 of 2025 ALL ARE R/O TADAKAL VILLAGE, TQ. ALAND, DIST.KALABURAGI-585302. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI PRADEEP KUMAR, ADVOCATE) AND: THE STATE THROUGH, ALAND POLICE STATION, DIST.KALABURAGI, (REPRESENTING BY LEARNED ADDL. SPP, HIGH COURT KALABURAGI - 585107). …RESPONDENT (BY SRI JAMADAR SHAHABUDDIN, HCGP) THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED UNDER SECTION 482 OF BNSS,2023 PRAYING TO ALLOW THE PETITION AND ISSUE DIRECTIONS TO THE RESPONDENT ALAND POLICE STATION TO RELEASE THE ACCUSED/PETITIONERS ON BAIL IN CRIME NO.200/2025 OF ALAND POLICE STATION, TQ. ALAND, DIST. KALABURAGI IN THE EVENT OF THEIR ARREST, PENDING ON THE FILE OF PRL. CIVIL JUDGE AND J.M.F.C AT ALAND, FOR THE OFFENCES PUNISHABLE U/SEC.115(2), 118(1), 118(2), 189(2), 126(2), 351(2), 191(3), 352, 191(2) R/W SEC. 190 OF B.N.S, 2023. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MRS JUSTICE M G UMA - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-K:5862 CRL.P No. 201441 of 2025 ORAL ORDER (PER: HON'BLE MRS JUSTICE M G UMA) Heard learned counsel for the petitioner regarding the maintainability of the petition. 2. It is noticed that, the petitioners are juvenile offenders, who are in conflict with Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 (for short ‘JJ Act, 2015’). Under such circumstances, the petitioners cannot invoke Section 482 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, seeking anticipatory bail without invoking JJ Act, 2015. Accordingly, the office objection regarding maintainability of the petition is upheld. Petition is dismissed as not maintainable. 3. The petitioners are at liberty to invoke the appropriate provision of law to seek necessary relief’s. Sd/- (M G UMA) JUDGE MSR List No.: 1 Sl No.: 15 CT:PK