- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:26390 CRL.P No. 8932 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 16TH DAY OF JULY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY CRIMINAL PETITION NO.8932 OF 2025 BETWEEN: GOPI .K S/O KANNAN, AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS, R/AT #36, 5TH MAIN, 6TH CROSS, BABUJI BLOCK, SRIRAMPURAM, BENGALURU-560021. …PETITIONER (BY SMT. SWATHI R., ADVOCATE FOR SMT. JAYANTHI R., ADVOCATE) AND: STATE OF KARNATAKA BY J.P. NAGAR POLICE STATION REP. BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, BANGALORE-560001. …RESPONDENT (BY SRI RANGASWAMY R., HCGP) THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED UNDER SECTION 438 CR.P.C (U/S 482 BNSS) PRAYING TO THE ABOVE NAMED PETITIONER WHO IS ARRAYED AS ACCUSED NO.3 MAY KINDLY BE RELEASED ON ANTICIPATORY BAIL IN THE EVENT OF ARREST CONNECTION WITH CR.NO.557/119 (CC.NO.16938/2025) PENDING BEFORE THE HON'BLE COURT Digitally signed by NANDINI M S Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:26390 CRL.P No. 8932 of 2025 OF 2ND ACJM PERTAINING TO THE J.P.NAGAR P.S., FOR THE OFFENCES P/U/S 395 OF IPC. THIS PETITION COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY ORAL ORDER Learned counsel for the petitioner after arguing the matter for some time submits that, the petition may be dismissed as not pressed with liberty to the petitioner to surrender before the jurisdictional Court and file necessary application to recall the NBW issued against him/ to seek regular bail. He submits that considering the fact that the petitioner was earlier granted regular bail in the present case the concerned Court may be directed to consider the application filed by the petitioner on the same day. 2. The said submission is placed on record. 3. The petition is dismissed as not pressed with liberty as prayed for. In the event, the petitioner - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:26390 CRL.P No. 8932 of 2025 surrenders before the jurisdictional Court and files necessary application to recall the NBW / grant regular bail, the said application shall be considered on merits and disposed of as expeditiously as possible. SD/- (S VISHWAJITH SHETTY) JUDGE NMS