- 1 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010377422026 NC: 2026:KHC:37485 CRL.P No. 7884 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 21ST DAY OF JULY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 7884 OF 2026 BETWEEN: 1. SRI MANJUNATH KENCHANNAVAR S/O BASAVARAJ KENCHANNAVAR AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS R/AT WARD NO.4, NADUVIN PETH GULEDGUDD, BAGALKOT KARNATAKA - 587 203. …PETITIONER (BY SRI AKSHAY RAMACHANDRA HUDDAR, ADV.) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA BY TILAKNAGAR POLICE STATION BENGALURU - 560 041 REP BY SPP, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA BENGALURU. …RESPONDENT (BY SMT. RASHMI JADHAV, ADDL. SPP) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 438 CR.PC (FILED U/S 482 BNSS) PRAYING TO GRANT ANTICIPATORY BAIL TO THE PETITIONER UNDER SECTION 482 OF THE BHARATIYA NAGARIK SURAKSHA SANHITA, 2023, IN THE EVENT OF HIS ARREST BY TILAKNAGAR POLICE, IN CONNECTION OF UDR NO. 02/2022.2. DIRECT THAT THE PETITIONER BE RELEASED ON BAIL UPON SUCH TERMS AND CONDITIONS AS THIS HONBLE COURT MAY DEEM FIT AND PROPER. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: Digitally signed by NANDINI M S Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010377422026 NC: 2026:KHC:37485 CRL.P No. 7884 of 2026 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY ORAL ORDER 1. Petitioner is before this Court in this petition filed under Section 482 of BNSS, 2023 seeking anticipatory bail in UDR No.02 of 2025 registered by Tilaknagar Police Station, Bengaluru City. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that, he has received notices from the Investigation Officer in UDR No.2 of 2025 and he apprehends arrest at the hands of the Investigation Officer and therefore, he is before this Court. 3. Learned Additional State Public Prosecutor submits that, unless the police register FIR for a cognizable offence, the petitioner cannot be arrested and therefore, his apprehension is misconceived. 4. UDR No.2 of 2025 is registered by Tilaknagar Police Station, after the mother of the deceased Naveen, suspected foul play in the death of her son. During the course of investigation of the said case, a notice has been issued to the petitioner to appear before the Investigation Officer. As rightly - 3 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010377422026 NC: 2026:KHC:37485 CRL.P No. 7884 of 2026 contended by learned Additional State Public Prosecutor, unless the police register a FIR for cognizable offence, a person cannot be arrested by them, based on the UDR case which is registered. Under the circumstances, as rightly contended by learned Additional State Public Prosecutor, apprehension expressed by the petitioner is misconceived. 5. The petitioner instead of cooperating for the purpose of investigation in the UDR case has been unnecessarily knocking at the doors of the Court seeking anticipatory bail. Therefore, I am of the opinion that, his prayer for grant of anticipatory bail is liable to be dismissed. 6. Accordingly, criminal petition is dismissed. Sd/- (S VISHWAJITH SHETTY) JUDGE NMS/List No.: 1 Sl No.: 53