- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:35873 CRL.P No. 7609 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 14TH DAY OF JULY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 7609 OF 2026 BETWEEN: 1. SRI. SHIVARAMEGOWDA S/O BEEREGOWDA AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS. 2. SRI KUNNEGOWDA S/O DODDEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 72 YEARS. 3. SRI RAVICHANDRA S/O KUNNEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS (ACCUSED NO. 3 AND 4 ARE SAME PERSON) 4. SRI BEEREGOWDA S/O DODDEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS (WRONGLY MENTIONED CHIKKABEEREGOWDA IN CRL. MISC. 406/2026 HIS AADHAR CARD IS ENCLOSED) 5. SMT. CHIKKATHAYAMMA W/O BEEREGOWDA AGED ABOUT 69 YEARS. 6. SMT. BHARATHI W/O KUNNEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 69 YEARS. 7. KUM./SMT. SHILPA D/O SHIVARAMEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS. ALL ARE R/AT HARADANAHALLI Digitally signed by NANDINI M S Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:35873 CRL.P No. 7609 of 2026 VILLAGE, BILIKERE HOBLI HUNSUR TALUK, MYSURU DIST. - 571 103. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI PRITHVI RAJ B.N, ADV.) AND: STATE OF KARNATAKA BY BILIKERE POLICE HUNSUR TALUK MYSURU DIST. - 571 103 REP. BY S.P.P. KARNATAKA HIGH COURT BANGALORE - 560 001. …RESPONDENT (BY SMT. RASHMI JADHAV, ADDL. SPP) THIS CRL.P FILED U/S.438 (FILED U/S.482 BNSS) CR.P.C PRAYING TO GRANT ANTICIPATORY BAIL TO THE PETITIONER BY DIRECTING THE RESPONDENT TO RELEASE THE PETITIONER ON BAIL IN THE EVENT OF THEIR ARREST IN CRIME NO.61/2026 FOR THE OFFENCE P/US/ 352, 189(2), 126(2), 115(2), 54, 74, 118(1), 351(2), 351(3), 190 OF BNS REGISTERED BY BILIKERE POLICE. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY ORAL ORDER 1. Accused nos.1 to 3 and 5 to 8 in Crime No.61 of 2026 registered by Bilikere Police Station, Mysuru District, for offences punishable under Sections 352, 189(2), 126(2), 115(2), 54, 74, 118(1), 351(2), 351(3) and 190 of BNS, 2023 are before this Court in this petition filed under Section 482 of BNSS, 2023 seeking anticipatory bail. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:35873 CRL.P No. 7609 of 2026 2. Heard the learned counsel for the parties. 3. FIR in Crime No.61 of 2026 was registered by Bilikere Police Station, Mysuru District for the aforesaid offences against the petitioners herein and another, based on the first information dated 25.02.2026 received from Smt. Suma B S, who is the injured victim in the present case. Apprehending arrest, petitioners had filed Crl.Misc.No.406 of 2026 before the jurisdictional Sessions Court at Mysuru, which was rejected on 28.03.2026. Therefore, they are before this Court. 4. Perusal of the material on record would go to show that, there is a dispute between the parties with regard to certain property belonging to a milk society. It appears that, in the background of this dispute, the parties had fought against each other on 24.02.2026 at about 08.00 p.m. and multiple criminal cases are registered by Bilikere Police Station, Mysuru. In respect of the said incident that had taken place on 24.02.2026 FIR in Crime No. 61 of 2026 was registered against the petitioners based on the first information submitted by the injured victim, Smt. Suma B S, Secretary of the aforesaid Milk - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:35873 CRL.P No. 7609 of 2026 Society. Crime No.62 of 2026 is registered by Bilikere Police Station based on the first information submitted by Smt. Bharati, who is accused no.7 in Crime No.61 of 2026 and the first informant in the present case, Smt. Suma B S is arraigned as accused no.2 in Crime No.62 of 2026. 5. In addition to the aforesaid two cases, Bilikere Police have also registered anothrer FIR in Crime No.63 of 2026 based on the first information received from Sri Puttaswamy Gowda and in the said case, some of the accused in Crime No.61 of 2026 and Crime No.62 of 2026 are arrayed as accused. 6. Perusal of the material on record would go to show that, the injured victim in the present case has suffered only simple injuries. Accused persons are all agriculturalists by avocation and some of them are senior citizens. They have all undertaken to cooperate with the police for the purpose of Investigation. 7. Accordingly, the following: ORDER - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:35873 CRL.P No. 7609 of 2026 The Criminal Petition is allowed. The respondent - Police or any other police in the State of Karnataka are directed to release the petitioner in the event of their arrest in Crime No.61 of 2026 registered by Bilikere Police Station, Mysuru District, for offences punishable under Sections 352, 189(2), 126(2), 115(2), 54, 74, 118(1), 351(2), 351(3) and 190 of BNS, 2023, subject to the following conditions: 1. The petitioners shall appear before the Investigating Officer in the present case within a period of fifteen days from the date of receipt of certified copy of this order on executing a personal bond for a sum of Rs.1,00,000/- (Rupees One Lakh only) with two sureties for the likesum to the satisfaction of the investigating officer/jurisdictional Court. 2. The petitioners shall regularly appear before the Trial Court without fail unless exempted by the Trial Court for valid reasons. 3. The petitioners shall not tamper with the prosecution witness and they shall co-operate - 6 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:35873 CRL.P No. 7609 of 2026 with the Police for investigation and appear before them whenever called upon. 4. The petitioners shall not involve in similar offences in future. Sd/- (S VISHWAJITH SHETTY) JUDGE NMS/List No.: 1 Sl No.: 64