- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:33756 CRL.P No. 5420 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 6TH DAY OF JULY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 5420 OF 2026 (438(Cr.PC) / 482(BNSS)) BETWEEN: SRI. THIPPESH D DODAVATH AGED ABOUT 19 YEARS S/O. DOODAYA NAIK R/AT ODEYAYA HATTURU POST, KOOGANAHALLI VADERAHATHUR, HONNALI, DAVANAGERE-577 223. …PETITIONER (BY SRI.RAJESH A. FOR RITHISH D NAIK, ADVOCATE) AND: STATE OF KARNATAKA BY SADASHIVANAGARA POLICE STATION BANGALORE. REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA BUILDING, BANGALORE-01 …RESPONDENT (BY SRI.VINAY MAHADEVAIAH, HCGP) THIS CRL. PETITION IS FILED U/S 438 CR.P.C (U/S 482 BNSS) BY THE ADVOCATE FOR THE PETITIONER PRAYING THAT THIS HONOURABLE COURT MAY BE PLEASED TO RELEASE THE PETITIONER ON BAIL IN THE EVENT OF ARREST IN CR.NO.22/2026 REGISTERED BY SADASHIVANAGAR P.S., AT BANGALORE, FOR THE OFFENCES P/U/S 305 AND 331(4) OF Digitally signed by SHARADAVANI B Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:33756 CRL.P No. 5420 of 2026 BNS, 2023 AND THE SAME WAS REGISTERED AS CRL.MISC.NO.2385/2026 BEFORE THE COURT OF LXVI ADDL. CITY CIVIL AND SESSIONS JUDGE, BENALURU CITY.THE LXVI ADDITIONAL CITY CIVIL AND SESSIONS JUDGE, BENGALURU CITY. 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 accused Nos.1 and 4, who have been arrested in the present case, have been enlarged on bail and the stolen articles have been already recovered at their instance. He submits that this petition may be dismissed as not pressed, with liberty to the petitioner to surrender before the jurisdictional Court and file necessary application seeking regular bail. He submits that the petitioner is a youngster aged 19 years and has no criminal antecedents. Therefore, the concerned Court may be directed to consider the petitioner's regular bail application on the same day. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:33756 CRL.P No. 5420 of 2026 2. The said submission is placed on record. 3. The Criminal Petition is dismissed as not pressed with liberty as prayed for. In the event petitioner surrenders and files necessary application seeking regular bail, such an application shall be considered on merits by the concerned Court as expeditiously as possible, but not later than a period of 3 days from the date of filing the application. Sd/- (S VISHWAJITH SHETTY) JUDGE AMM List No.: 1 Sl No.: 68