- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:29170 CRL.P No. 2901 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 16TH DAY OF JUNE, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 2901 OF 2026 BETWEEN: MURALI R S/O RAJAPPAO AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS RESIDING AT NO.9 ATLANTIS BREEZA LAYOUT DODDAHAGADE SIDDIHOSAKOTE ROAD ANEKAL, BENGALURU - 562 106. …PETITIONER (BY SRI D.R. SRIDHARA, ADV.) AND: THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY CCB POLICE STATION BENGALURU REP. BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA BENGALURU - 560 001. …RESPONDENT (BY SMT. RASHMI JADHAV, ADDL. SPP) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 438 CR.PC (FILED U/S 482 BNNS) PRAYING TO GRANT ANTICIPATORY BAIL BY DIRECTING THE RESPONDENT POLICE TO ENLARGE HIM ON BAIL IN THE EVENT OF HIS ARREST IN CRIME NO. 1/2026 OF CCB POLICE STATION FOR AN ALLEGED OFFENCE PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTION 316 AND 318 AND 61(2) READ WITH 3(5) OF THE BHARATIYA NYAYA SANHITA PENDING ON THE FILE OF HONBLE I ADDITIONAL CHIEF JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE AT BENGALURU CITY. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY Digitally signed by NANDINI M S Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:29170 CRL.P No. 2901 of 2026 ORAL ORDER 1. Accused no.2 in Crime No.1/2026 registered by CCB, Bengaluru City Police, for the offences punishable under Sections 316, 318, 61(2), 3(5) of BNS, 2023, is before this Court in this petition filed under Section 482 of BNSS, 2023, seeking anticipatory bail. 2. Heard the learned Counsel for the parties. 3. FIR in Crime No.1/2026 was registered by CCB, Bengaluru City Police, for the aforesaid offences against one Sagar.H.N., and others based on the first information dated 05.01.2026 received from Ashok.K.M., S/o Muniyappa. Petitioner, who is arrayed as accused no.2 in the FIR, apprehending arrest in the said case had approached the jurisdictional Sessions Court in Crl. Misc. No.493/2026 which was rejected on 02.02.2026. Therefore, he is before this Court. 4. Learned Counsel for the petitioner having reiterated the grounds urged in the petition, submits that accused no.1 who was arrested in the present case, has been granted regular bail. Petitioner is ready and willing to co-operative with the - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:29170 CRL.P No. 2901 of 2026 police for the purpose of investigation. Accordingly, he prays to allow the petition. 5. Per contra, learned Addl. SPP who has opposed the petition, submits that there are sufficient material to connect the petitioner to the alleged crime. Custodial interrogation of the petitioner becomes necessary having regard to the nature of allegations found and the material collected during the course of investigation. Accordingly, she prays to dismiss the petition. 6. In the first information dated 05.01.2026, it is stated that the complainant had registered a Trust in the name of Kamala Muniyappa Education Trust, which was managing a school by name Edifi School at Electronic City. Accused nos.1 & 2 were incharge of the accounts of the aforesaid Trust. The said persons had conspired with the other accused persons named in the first information and for the period from 2017 to 2026, accused persons had misappropriated funds of the Education Trust to the tune of Rs.4 Crores. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:29170 CRL.P No. 2901 of 2026 7. The Investigation Officer has collected certain material during the course of investigation of the case and the said material was perused by the learned Sessions Judge who has observed that the same clearly discloses that the money was transferred from the account of the Trust to the bank account of the petitioner. Petitioner who was working as an Assistant Accountant in the Trust, has misused his position and has misappropriated huge money belonging to the Education Institution. Considering the nature of allegations found in the first information, custodial interrogation of the petitioner would be necessary, as rightly observed by the learned Sessions Judge while rejecting the anticipatory bail application of the petitioner. Under the circumstances, I do not find any good ground to entertain this petition. Accordingly, petition is dismissed. Sd/- (S VISHWAJITH SHETTY) JUDGE KK