- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:28651 CRL.P No. 4573 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 12TH DAY OF JUNE, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 4573 OF 2026 BETWEEN: MR. NITHESH S/O. LATE HARISHCHANDRA AGED ABOUT 29 YEARS R/AT 2-141-10, NADUMANE HOUSE OPP LOBO GARAGE, KUDUPU VAMANJOOR POST MANGALORE 575 028. …PETITIONER (BY SRI P.P. HEGDE, LEARNED SENIOR COUNSEL FOR SRI PRUTHVIRAJ S, ADV.) AND: THE STATE OF KARNATAKA THROUGH THE POLICE INSPECTOR MANGALURU RURAL POLICE STATION MANGALURU REPRESENTED BY THE STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA BENGALURU - 01. …RESPONDENT (BY SRI VINAY MAHADEVAIAH, HCGP) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 438 CR.PC (FILED U/S 482 BNNS) PRAYING TO GRANT AN ORDER OF ANTICIPATORY BAIL TO THE PETITIONER/ACCUSED NO.9 (AS SHOWN IN FIR), DIRECTING THE RESPONDENT- MANGALURU RURAL POLICE TO RELEASE THE PETITIONER FORTHWITH ON BAIL IN THE EVENT OF HIS ARREST IN CONNECTION WITH IN CONNECTION WITH S.C.NO.115/2025 (ARISING OUT OF CRIME NO. 37/2025 OF MANGALURU RURAL POLICE STATION) FOR THE OFFENCES PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTIONS 189(2) (4), 191(2), (3), 115(2), 118(2), 103(2), 238, 239, 240, 352 READ WITH 190 OF BHARATIYA NYAYA SANHITA, 2023, PENDING ON THE FILE OF VI ADDL. DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE AT D.K. MANGALURU. Digitally signed by NANDINI M S Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:28651 CRL.P No. 4573 of 2026 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S VISHWAJITH SHETTY ORAL ORDER Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that, this petition may be dismissed as withdrawn with liberty to the petitioner to surrender before the jurisdictional Court and file necessary application seeking regular bail. He submits that considering the allegations found in the charge sheet, the said Court may be directed to dispose of his regular bail application expeditiously. He has submitted a memo to the said effect. 2. The said submission and memo taken on record. Criminal Petition is dismissed as withdrawn with liberty as prayed for. In the event, the petitioner surrenders before the jurisdictional Court and files necessary application seeking regular bail, the said Court shall consider the said application on its merits and dispose of the same as expeditiously as possible. Sd/- (S VISHWAJITH SHETTY) JUDGE NMS/List No.: 1 Sl No.: 45