- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:24378 CRL.P No. 14485 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 30TH DAY OF APRIL, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V SRISHANANDA CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 14485 OF 2025 BETWEEN: HARSHAVARDHAN @ HARSHA @ APPU S/O. SRINIVAS, AGED ABOUT 23 YEARS, R/AT BEHIND GOVERNMENT SCHOOL, BEHIND MARASANDRA, BAGALURU ROAD, MADURE HOBLI, BENGALURU NORTH TALUK, BENGALURU-560 162 …PETITIONER (BY SRI. SRINIVASA M G., ADVOCATE; SRI. SUMANTH ULLOD, ADVOCATE APPOINTED AS AMICUS CURIAE VIDE ORDER DATED 29.04.2026) AND: THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY DODDABELAVANGALA POLICE STATION, DODDABALLAPURA, REP. BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, BENGALURU -560 001. …RESPONDENT (BY SMT. WAHEEDA M.M., HCGP) THIS CRL.P FILED U/S 439 CR.P.C (U/S 483 BNSS) PRAYING TO ALLOW THE PETITION AND RELEASE THE PETITIONERS/ACCUSED NOs.1 AND 2 ON BAIL IN CR.NO.101/2024 IN CC.NO.50003/2025 OF Digitally signed by ANUSHA V Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:24378 CRL.P No. 14485 of 2025 DODDABELAVANGALA P.S., FOR THE OFFENCES P/U/S 394, 395, 397, 342 OF IPC, PENDING ON THE FILE OF HONBLE COURT II ADDL. CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC, AT DODDABALLAPURA, 4th ADDITIONAL DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE, DODDABALLAPURA, BANGALORE RURAL DISTRICT HAS REJECTED THE BAIL PETITION ON 06.02.2025 IN CRL.MISC.NO.10007/2025. THIS PETITION IS COMING ON FOR FINAL HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V SRISHANANDA ORAL ORDER The petitioner appears through video conference. This Court by order dated 27.04.2026 appointed Sri Sumanth Ullhod, advocate as amicus curia as Sri Srinivasa M.G., learned counsel for the petitioner failed to appear before the Court and address the arguments. 2. Today, learned counsel for the petitioner was contacted through telephone call as he has filed a memo for withdrawal. He would submit that as per the instructions he received from the dependents of the petitioner, he has filed the memo and he would stand by it. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:24378 CRL.P No. 14485 of 2025 3. In fact, telephone call was made by the Court Officer in the presence of the learned amicus, as well as the petitioner. 4. Since there is a clear instruction and Sri Srinivas M.G., learned counsel was not permitted to retire from the case, the memo filed by him is acted upon and the petition is dismissed as withdrawn. 5. However, petitioner is liberty to file fresh petition. Sd/- (V SRISHANANDA) JUDGE AV List No.: 1 Sl No.: 1