- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:54345 CRL.P No. 15708 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 18TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SHIVASHANKAR AMARANNAVAR CRIMINAL PETITION No. 15708 OF 2025 (438(Cr.PC) / 482(BNSS)) BETWEEN: 1. HARSHA V S/O LATE P.VENUGOPAL AGED ABOUT 26 YEARS OCCUPATION:AGRICULTURE R/O KADANAKUPPE VILLAGE RAMANAGARA TALUK BANGALORE SOUTH DISTRICT - 562 159. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. SWAROOP T, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE BY POLICE INSPECTOR IJOOR POLICE STATION RAMANAGARA TOWN CIRCLE BANGALORE SOUTH -562 159. …RESPONDENT (BY SRI CHANNAPPA ERAPPA, HCGP) THIS CRL.P IS FILED UNDER SECTION 438 Cr.PC (FILED U/S 482 BNNS) PRAYING TO GRANT ANTICIPATORY BAIL IN FAVOUR OF THE PETITIONER AND DIRECT THE POLICE INSPECTOR, IJOOR POLICE STATION, TO RELEASE THE PETITIONER ON BAIL IN THE EVENT OF HIS ARREST IN CONNECTION WITH FIR No.76/2025 REGISTERED FOR THE OFFENCES U/S 318(4), 316(2), 336(2), 336(3), 204 R/W 3(5) OF BNS. Digitally signed by LAKSHMINARAYANA MURTHY RAJASHRI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:54345 CRL.P No. 15708 of 2025 THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SHIVASHANKAR AMARANNAVAR ORAL ORDER This petition is filed by accused No.1 under Section 482 of BNSS praying to grant anticipatory bail in Crime No.76/2025 of Police Station, registered for offences under Sections 318(4), 316(2), 336(2), 336(3), 204 read with 3(5) of BNS. 2. Heard learned counsel for petitioner and learned HCGP for respondent/State. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner would contend that the complainant and his sister have released their rights in the joint property in favour of this petitioner by a registered release deed after receiving a consideration of Rs.5,00,000/- each. The complainant and his sister have now challenged the said release deed in O.S.No.647/2025 and it is pending and this petitioner is contesting the same. The petitioner is ready to co-operate with the police - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:54345 CRL.P No. 15708 of 2025 in investigation. The petitioner has not forged any signature of the complainant and his sister. With this, he prayed to allow the petition. 4. Per contra, the learned HCGP would contend that the petitioner forged the signature of his mother and sister and created the release deed in the guise of getting executed mortgage deed. The investigation is in progress. The petitioner is required for custodial interrogation. With these, he prayed to reject the petition. 5. Having heard the learned counsels, the Court has perused the FIR, complaint and other materials placed on record. 6. The petitioner, complainant and sister of the petitioner are joint owners of the property and after death of the father of the petitioner, the complainant and sister of this petitioner is stated to have executed registered release deed in favour of this petitioner. It is alleged that the petitioner, in the guise of getting executed mortgage deed, got executed the release deed and forged the - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:54345 CRL.P No. 15708 of 2025 signature of the complainant and his sister. The suit filed by the complainant and the sister of this petitioner in O.S.No.647/2025 challenging the said registered release deed is pending and this petitioner is party defendant contesting the same. The petitioner has undertaken to co- operate with the IO in the investigation and abide by any conditions imposed by this Court. The offences alleged against the petitioner are not punishable either with death or imprisonment for life. The petitioner is not having any criminal antecedents. 7. Considering the above aspects, the petitioner has made out case for grant of anticipatory bail with conditions. In the result, the following: ORDER The petition is allowed. The petitioner is ordered to be released on bail, in the event of his arrest, in Crime No.76/2025 of Ijoor Police Station, subject to following conditions: - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:54345 CRL.P No. 15708 of 2025 (i) Petitioner shall voluntarily appear before the IO within 10 days from this day and execute bail bond for a sum of Rs.1,00,000/- with one surety for the like sum to the satisfaction of the IO. (ii) Petitioner shall co-operate with the IO in the investigation and appear before the IO whenever called for. (iii) Petitioner shall appear before the IO on first and third Sunday of every month for a period two months or till filing of the final report, whichever is earlier. Sd/- (SHIVASHANKAR AMARANNAVAR) JUDGE DKB List No.: 1 Sl No.: 29