- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:21989 CRL.P No. 17456 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 22ND DAY OF APRIL, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 17456 OF 2025 BETWEEN: AJAY KUMAR @ AJAY, SON OF MUNIVENKATAPPA, AGE 26 YEARS, RESIDING AT NO.9, SRINIVAS STORE, BHARATINAGARA, HUNASAMARANAHALLI, YELAHANKA, BENGALURU - 562157. (IS IN CUSTODY SINCE 16/11/2025) …PETITIONER (BY SRI VINOD KUMAR M, ADVOCATE) AND: STATE OF KARNATAKA, REPRESENTED BY CHICKJALA POLICE STATION, BANGALORE RURAL REPRESENTED BY THE LEARNED STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT BUILDING, AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU - 560001 …RESPONDENT (BY SRI RANGASWAMY R, HCGP) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 439 CR.P.C (U/S 483 BNSS) BY THE ADVOCATE FOR THE PETITIONER PRAYING THAT THIS HONOURABLE COURT MAY BE PLEASED TO ENLARGE THE PETITIONER ON BAIL IN CR.NO.173/2025 REGISTERED BY CHIKKAJALA P.S., FOR THE OFFENCES P/U/S 115(2),351(2),352,75 R/W 3(5) OF BNS, 2023, PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE ADDL. CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC, DEVANAHALLI BY ACCEPTING SURETY OR ON ANY CONDITIONS THAT THIS HON'BLE COURT MAY BE PLEASED TO IMPOSE AND ETC. Digitally signed by BELUR RANGADHAMA NANDINI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:21989 CRL.P No. 17456 of 2025 THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE ORAL ORDER This petition is filed under Section 483 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS) on 23.12.2025. 2. The learned Sessions Judge has rejected the bail petition in Crl.Misc.No.15253/2025 vide order dated 09.12.2025. The investigation was still pending when the said order was passed. After the filing of the present petition, charge sheet is filed on 11.02.2026 on completion of the investigation. 3. Under these circumstances, petition is dismissed reserving liberty to the petitioner to approach the Sessions Court. 4. In case, any application is filed before the Court, same shall be considered in accordance with law. Sd/- (ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE) JUDGE brn List No.: 3 Sl No.: 5