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2026 DAILYLAW 23523 (KAR)

DR. SRINATH CHOWDAPPA v. STATE OF KARNATAKA

CRL.P/16365/2025 · 2026-06-19

S Rachaiah

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- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:12687 CRL.P No. 16365 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 19TH DAY OF JUNE, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S RACHAIAH CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 16365 OF 2025 (438(Cr.PC)/482(BNSS)) BETWEEN: 1. DR. SRINATH CHOWDAPPA, S/O LATE CHOWDAPPA, AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS, R/AT: #6, 2ND CROSS, WEST LINK ROAD, MALLESWARAM, BANGALORE – 560 003. 2. PRAVEEN KR, S/O RANGASWAMY K.C, AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS R/AT 1207, SVAMITVA EMERALD SQUARE, BOMMASANDRA, BENGALURU – 560 099. 3. RANGASWAMY K C, S/O LATE CHINAPPA, AGED ABOUT 66 YEARS, LAKSHMI NIVASA, RATNAGIRI EXTENSION, KEMPANAHALLI, CHIKKAMAGALURU – 577 101. 4. PREMA, W/O RANGASWAMY K.C, AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, Digitally signed by SUSHMA LAKSHMI B S Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:12687 CRL.P No. 16365 of 2025 LAKSHMI NIVASA, RATNAGIRI EXTENSION, KEMPANAHALLI, CHIKKAMAGALURU – 577 101. 5. PRATHAP K R, S/O RANGASWAMY K.C, AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS, 290, PREETHINAGAR VIDHANSOUDHA, LAGGERE, BANGALORE -560 058. …PETITIONERS (BY DR. SRINATH CHOWDAPPA., P1, PARTY-IN-PERSON; BY SRI. KRISHNA RAO. M., ADVOCATE FOR P2 TO P5) AND: STATE OF KARNATAKA, BY BASAVANAHALLI POLICE STATION, RATHNAGIRI BORE, CHIKKAMAGALURU – 577 101. REP BY S.P.P., HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, BENGALURU – 560 001. …RESPONDENT (BY SRI. M.V. ANOOPKUMAR., HCGP) ---- THIS CRL.P FILED U/S 438 CR.PC (FILED U/S 482 BNNS) BY THE PARTY IN PERSON PRAYING TO DIRECT THE RESPONDENT POLICE TO ENLARGE THESE PETITIONERS ON BAIL IN THE EVENT OF THEIR ARREST ON THE BASIS OF COMPLAINT LODGE BY THE COMPLAINANT BY NAME JAYAPRABHA, HER FAMILY MEMBERS AND THEIR HENCHMEN IN GENERAL FOR THE ALLEGED OFFENCES PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTION.118(1), 351(2), 352 R/W 3(5) OF BNS. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:12687 CRL.P No. 16365 of 2025 THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDERS WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S RACHAIAH ORAL ORDER Learned counsel for the petitioners No.2 to 5 and petitioner No.1 filed a memo seeking permission to withdraw the petition as not pressed. The memo is taken on record. In view of the memo, the petition is dismissed as withdrawn. Sd/- (S RACHAIAH) JUDGE JS/- List No.: 1 Sl No.: 55