- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:27292 CRL.P No. 8014 of 2025 C/W CRL.P No. 7526 of 2025 CRL.P No. 7822 of 2025 AND 3 OTHERS IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 8TH DAY OF JUNE, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 8014 OF 2025 C/W CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 7526 OF 2025 CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 7822 OF 2025 CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 8191 OF 2025 CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 8196 OF 2025 CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 8224 OF 2025 IN CRL.P No. 8014/2025 BETWEEN: SRI MUNIRATHNA, S/O LATE SRI SUBRAMANYA NAIDU, AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS, #147, 11TH A CROSS, MALLESWARAM, BANGALORE -560 003. …PETITIONER (BY SRI SRINIVAS RAO S S, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA BY RMC YARD POLICE STATION (S.I.T) CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION DEPARTMENT, #1, CARLTON HOUSE, PALCE ROAD, Digitally signed by SANJEEVINI J KARISHETTY Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:27292 CRL.P No. 8014 of 2025 C/W CRL.P No. 7526 of 2025 CRL.P No. 7822 of 2025 AND 3 OTHERS BANGALORE -560 001 REPRESENTED BY SPP HIGH COURT BUILDING. 2. SMT. RATHIKALA, W/O SRI JAGADISH, AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, R/AT NO.670, BEHIND PEENYA S.R.S., ASHRAYA NAGARA, NEAR ANGANWADI, PEENYA 1 STAGE, BENGALURU -560 058. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI C S PRADEEP, SPL.PP FOR R-1; SRI C.H HANUMANTHARAYA, ADVOCATE FOR R-2) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 482 CR.PC (FILED U/S 528 BNSS) TO QUASH THE FIR IN CRIME NO.86/2025 REGISTERED BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT RMC YARD POLICE (SPECIAL INVESTIGATION TEAM – C.I.D) DATED 20.05.2025, FOR THE OFFENCES P/U/S 376-D, 270, 323, 354, 504, 506, 509 R/W 34 OF THE IPC, 1860, ON THE FILE OF THE XLII ACJM, BENGALURU CITY (SPECIAL COURT FOR TRIAL OF CASES FILED AGAINST MP/MLAS TRIALABLE BY MAGISTRATE). IN CRL.P NO. 7526/2025 BETWEEN: 1. SRI VASANTHA KUMAR, S/O LATE T NAGARAJ, AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS, R/O NO 67, 7TH CROSS, 4TH BLOCK, NANDINI LAYOUT, BENGALURU 560096. 2. SRI C CHANNAKESHAVA, S/O SRI C CHANNAPPA, AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS, - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:27292 CRL.P No. 8014 of 2025 C/W CRL.P No. 7526 of 2025 CRL.P No. 7822 of 2025 AND 3 OTHERS R/O NO 43/27, 2ND MAIN, 3RD CROSS, 1ST BLOCK, NEAR CHOWDESHWARI TEMPLE, NANDINI LAYOUT, BENGALURU NORTH, BENGALURU 560096. ...PETITIONERS (BY SRI NARASIMHARAJU, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE BY R.M.C. YARD POLICE STATION, REPRESENTED BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT, BENGALURU 560001. 2. SMT. RATHIKALA, W/O SRI JAGADEESH, AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, R/O 670, BEHIND PEENYA SRS, ASHRAYA NAGARA, NEAR ANGANAWADI, PEENYA 1ST STAGE, BENGALURU 560058. ...RESPONDENTS (BY SRI C.S PRADEEP, SPL.PP0 FOR R-1; SRI C H HANUMANTHARAYA, ADVOCATE FOR R-2) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 482 CR.PC (FILED U/S 528 BNSS) TO QUASH THE FIR IN CR.NO.86/2025 (R.M.C YARD POLICE) FOR AN OFFENCE P/U/S 506, 34, 504, 376D, 270, 323, 354, 509 OF IPC 1860 PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE XLII ADDL. CJM, BENGALURU CITY (SPL. COURT FOR TRIAL OFFENCES FILED AGAINST MPS/MLAS TRIABLE BY MAGISTRATE) AGAINST THE PETITIONERS. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:27292 CRL.P No. 8014 of 2025 C/W CRL.P No. 7526 of 2025 CRL.P No. 7822 of 2025 AND 3 OTHERS IN CRL.P NO. 7822/2025 BETWEEN: SRI MUNIRATHNA, S/O. LATE SUBRAMANYA NAIDU, AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS, NO.147, 11TH A CROSS, MALLESWARAM, BANGALORE-560 059 ...PETITIONER (BY SRI NARASIMHARAJU, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA BY RMC YARD POLICE STATION (S.I.T), CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION DEPARTMENT, #1, CARLTON HOUSE, PALACE ROAD, BANGALORE-560001 REPRESENTED BY SPECIAL PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT, BANGALORE. 2. SMT. RATIKALA, W/O SRI JAGADISH, AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, R/AT NO.670, BEHIND PEENYA S.R.S, ASHRAYA NAGARA, NEAR ANGANWADI, PEENYA I STAGE, BENGALURU – 560058. ...RESPONDENTS (BY SRI C.S PRADEEP, SPL.PP FOR R-1; SRI C.H HANUMANTHARAYA, ADVOCATE) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 438 CR.PC (FILED U/S 482 BNNS) TO GRANT THE RELIEF OF ANTICIPATORY BAIL AND DIRECT THE RESPONDENT - RMC YARD POLICE (SPECIAL - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:27292 CRL.P No. 8014 of 2025 C/W CRL.P No. 7526 of 2025 CRL.P No. 7822 of 2025 AND 3 OTHERS INVESTIGATION TEAM – C.I.D) TO RELEASE TO THE PETITIONER FORTHWITH IN THE EVENT OF HIS ARREST IN CRIME NO.86/2025 DATED 20.05.2025 PENDING ON THE FILE OF XLII ADDL. CJM, BANGALORE CITY (SPL. CJM, BANGALORE CITY (SPL. COURT FOR MPS/MLAS), FOR THE OFFENCES PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTIONS 376-D, 270, 323, 354, 504, 506, 509 R/W 34 OF THE INDIAN PENAL CODE, 1860, ARISING OUT OF THE WRITTEN INFORMATION FILED BY RESPONDENT NO.2. IN CRL.P NO. 8191/2025 BETWEEN: SRI KAMAL, S/O SRI SAMPANGI, AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS, NO. 381, SRS ROAD, NEAR SRS COMPOUND, PEENYA VTC, BANGALORE 560 058. ...PETITIONER (BY SRI SRINIVAS RAO S S, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA BY RMC YARD POLICE STATION (S.I.T), CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION DEPARTMENT, #1, CARLTON HOUSE, PALACE ROAD, BANGALORE 560001. REPRESENTED BY SPECIAL PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, BANGALORE. 2. SMT. RATHIKALA, W/O SRI JAGADISH, AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, R/AT NO. 670, BEHIND PEENYA S.R.S, - 6 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:27292 CRL.P No. 8014 of 2025 C/W CRL.P No. 7526 of 2025 CRL.P No. 7822 of 2025 AND 3 OTHERS ASHRAYA NAGARA, NEAR ANGANWADI, PEENYA I STAGE, BENGALURU 560058. ...RESPONDENTS (BY SRI C.S PRADEEP, SPL.PP FOR R-1; SRI C.H HANUMANTHARAYA, ADVOCATE FOR R-2) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 482 CR.PC (FILED U/S 528 BNSS) TO QUASH THE FIR IN CRIME NO.86/2025 REGISTERED BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT RMC YARD POLICE (SPECIAL INVESTIGATION TEAM C.I.D) DATED 20.05.2025, FOR THE OFFENCES P/U/S 376-D, 270, 323, 354, 504, 506, 509 R/W 34 OF IPC, 1860 PENDING ON THE FILE OF XLII ADDL.CJM, BANGALORE (M.P M.L.A SPL.CASE) IN CRL.P NO. 8196/2025 BETWEEN: SRI KAMAL, S/O SRI SAMPANGI, AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS, #381, SRS ROAD, NEAR SRS COMPOUND, PEENYA, VTC, PO PEENYA SMALL INDUSTRIES, BANGALORE-560 058. ...PETITIONER (BY SRI SRINIVAS RAO S S, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA BY RMC YARD POLICE STATION [S.I.T], CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION DEPARTMENT #1, CARLTON HOUSE, PALACE ROAD, BANGALORE-560001. - 7 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:27292 CRL.P No. 8014 of 2025 C/W CRL.P No. 7526 of 2025 CRL.P No. 7822 of 2025 AND 3 OTHERS REP. BY SPECIAL PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, BANGALORE 560 001. 2. SMT. RATIKALA, W/O SRI JAGADISH, AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, R/AT NO.670, BEHIND PEENYA S.R.S, ASHRAYA NAGARA, NEAR ANGANWADI, PEENYA I STAGE, BENGALURU – 560058. ...RESPONDENTS (BY SRI C.S PRADEEP, SPL.PP FOR R-1; SRI C.H HANUMANTHARAYA, ADVOCATE FOR R-2) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 438 CR.PC (FILED U/S 482 BNSS) TO GRANT THE RELIEF OF ANTICIPATORY BAIL AND DIRECT THE RESPONDENT-RMC YARD POLICE (SPECIAL INVESTIGATION TEAM C.I.D) TO RELEASE TO THE PETITIONER FORTHWITH IN THE EVENT OF HIS ARREST IN CRIME NO.86/2025 DATED 20.05.2025 FOR THE OFFENCES P/U/S 376-D, 270, 323, 354, 504, 506, 509 R/W 34 OF THE IPC 1860, ON THE FILE OF THE XLII ADDITIONAL CHIEF JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE, BENGALURU CITY (SPL.COURT FOR TRIAL OF CASES FILED AGAINST MPS/MLA’S). IN CRL.P NO. 8224/2025 BETWEEN: 1. SRI VASANTHA KUMAR, S/O. LATE T. NAGARAJ, AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, R/O.NO.67, 7TH CROSS, 4TH BLOCK, NANDINI LAYOUT, BENGALURU-560 096. - 8 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:27292 CRL.P No. 8014 of 2025 C/W CRL.P No. 7526 of 2025 CRL.P No. 7822 of 2025 AND 3 OTHERS 2. SRI C. CHANNAKESHAVA, S/O. LATE C. CHANNAPPA, AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS, R/O.NO.527, 8TH CROSS, 9TH MAIN, MATHIKERE, 1ST MAIN ROAD, YESHWANTHAPUR, BENGALURU-560022. ...PETITIONERS (BY SRI NARASIMHARAJU, ADVOCATE) AND: STATE BY R.M.C. YARD POLICE STATION (SIT), REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT, BENGALURU-560001. ...RESPONDENT (BY SRI C.S PRADEEP, SPL.PP FOR R-1; SRI C.H HANUMANTHARAYA, ADVOCATE FOR R-2) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S.438 (FILED U/S.482 BNSS) CR.P.C TO ENLARGE THE PETITIONERS ON ANTICIPATORY BAIL IN THE EVENT, IF THE RESPONDENT R.M.C YARD POLICE ARREST THE PETITIONERS IN CRIME NO.86/2025 DATED 20.05.2025 FOR AN OFFENCE P/US/ 376-D, 270, 323, 354, 504, 506, 509 R/W SEC.34 OF IPC ON THE FILE OF THE XLII ADDL. CHIEF JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE BENGALURU CITY (SPL.COURT FOR TRIAL OFFENCE FILED AGAINST MPs/MLAs TRIABLE BY MAGISTRATE) BY GRANTING AN ANTICIPATORY BAIL. THESE PETITIONS, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 9 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:27292 CRL.P No. 8014 of 2025 C/W CRL.P No. 7526 of 2025 CRL.P No. 7822 of 2025 AND 3 OTHERS CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA ORAL ORDER Heard Sri Srinivas Rao S.S., learned counsel for petitioners, Sri C.S.Pradeep, learned Special Public Prosecutor for respondent No.1 and Sri C.H.Hanumantharaya, learned counsel for respondent No.2. 2. Learned Special Public Prosecutor for respondent No.1 – State submits that pursuant to the filing of the subject petitions, the police after investigation had filed a ‘B’ report. The ‘B’ report was not accepted by the concerned Court and the concerned Court directed further investigation and the investigation is still pending. 3. Learned counsel for petitioners would submit that the petitioners be reserved liberty to knock at the doors of this Court, in the event, if any order is passed by the learned Magistrate, detrimental to the interest of the petitioners. He would also submit that there was an interim protection in favour of the petitioners, directing the respondents not to arrest / take coercive steps against the petitioners in the garb - 10 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:27292 CRL.P No. 8014 of 2025 C/W CRL.P No. 7526 of 2025 CRL.P No. 7822 of 2025 AND 3 OTHERS of investigation and therefore, prays that the interim protection be extended until the learned Magistrate would pass appropriate orders. 4. Learned Special Public Prosecutor would submit that there is no basis for apprehension of arrest by the police, as there is no warrant to take the petitioners into custody as the police have filed the ‘B’ report. 5. In the light of the aforesaid submissions of the learned counsel for the parties, no further protective orders is required to be ordered in favour of the petitioners. 6. With the afore-made observations, the criminal petitions stand disposed. Ordered accordingly. Pending interlocutory applications in these petitions, stand disposed, as a consequence. Sd/- (M.NAGAPRASANNA) JUDGE NVJ List No.: 3 Sl No.: 90