- 1 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010414842026 NC: 2026:KHC:38175 CRL.P No. 8801 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 23RD DAY OF JULY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 8801 OF 2026 BETWEEN: 1. T. MYLARAPPA, AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS, S/O TEJAPPA, R/AT KASTURIBA NAGAR, DODDABBIGERE POST, SANTHEBENNUR HOBLI, CHANNAGIRI TALUK, DAVANAGERE DISTRICT-577 213. 2. SRI. T. KRISHNAPPA, AGED ABOUT 66 YEARS, S/O TEJAPPA, R/AT TUREBAILU, BHEEMASAMUDRA, CHITRADURGA TALUK CHITRADURGA-577501. 3. RAVIKUMAR. T S/O TEJAPPA, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS R/AT VINAYAKA NAGARA, SANTHEBENNURU, CHANNAGIRI TALUK, DAVANAGERE-577213. 4. SRI. GOPI K. AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS, S/O KRISHNAPPA, R/AT TUREBAILU, BHEEMASAMUDRA, Digitally signed by NANDINI M S Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010414842026 NC: 2026:KHC:38175 CRL.P No. 8801 of 2026 CHITRADURGA TALUK, CHITRADURGA-577501. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. LOKESHA D.K., ADVOCATE) AND: THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY CHITRADURGA RURAL POLICE STATION, CHITRADURGA DISTRICT. REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT BUILDING. BENGALURU-560 001. …RESPONDENT (BY SRI. RANGASWAMY .R., HCGP) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 438 CR.PC (FILED U/S 482 BNSS) PRAYING TO ENLARGE THEM ON ANTICIPATORY BAIL IN THE EVENT OF THEIR ARREST IN CR.NO.501/2025 REGISTERED BY THE CHITRADURGA RURAL POLICE STATION, CHITRADURGA, FOR THE OFFENCES PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTIONS 318(4), 340(2), 336(3), 336(2) AND 319(2) R/W SECTION 190 OF BHARATIYA NYAYA SANHITA, 2023., PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE LEARNED 1ST ADDL. CIVIL JUDGE, (JR.DN.) AND JMFC COURT, CHITRADURGA DISTRICT, CHITRADURGA, BY ALLOWING THIS PETITION. THIS CRL.P, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 3 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010414842026 NC: 2026:KHC:38175 CRL.P No. 8801 of 2026 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY ORAL ORDER 1. Accused Nos.4, 5, 9 and 10 in Crime No.501/2025 registered by Chitradurga Rural Police Station, Chitradurga, for the offences punishable under Sections 318(4), 340(2), 336(3), 336(2), 319(2) and 190 of BNS, 2023, are 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. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that allegation as against all the accused is similar in the first information. Accused Nos.6 to 8 and 11 to 13 have been granted anticipatory bail by this Court in Crl.P.No.5907/2026 vide order dated 17.06.2026. Petitioners do not have any criminal antecedents and they are ready and willing to cooperate with the police for the purpose of investigation. Accordingly, he prays to allow the petition. - 4 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010414842026 NC: 2026:KHC:38175 CRL.P No. 8801 of 2026 4. Learned HCGP, who has opposed the petition, however, does not dispute the submission made by learned counsel for the petitioners. 5. This Court in Crl.P.No.5907/2026 disposed off on 17.06.2026 has granted anticipatory bail to accused Nos.6 to 8 and 11 to 13 in the present case. In paragraph Nos.4 and 5 of the said order, it is observed as follows:- "4. Learned counsel for the petitioners during the course of arguments has produced a decree passed in OS No.243/2007 by the jurisdictional Civil Court in which some of the accused are parties and has submitted that property bearing Sy.No.21/1P was the subject matter of the said suit which was filed for partition. After phodi, the said property is now re- numbered as Sy.No.21/6 of Dindadahalli Village, which is the subject matter of the alleged Sale Deed dated 17.05.2025. According to the first informant, the aforesaid property was purchased by him under registered Sale Deed dated 27.09.2008. 5. In the first information, which is submitted on 10.12.2025, there is no specific allegations as against the petitioners herein and material made available to the Court would go to show that petitioners claim right over the property, which is subject matter of the Sale Deed, under the decree granted in OS No.243/2007. Be - 5 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010414842026 NC: 2026:KHC:38175 CRL.P No. 8801 of 2026 that as it may, the alleged offences are triable by the Court of Magistrate and the maximum punishment for the said offences is imprisonment for a period of seven years. Amongst the petitioners herein, four of them are married ladies. It is not in dispute that petitioners do not have any criminal antecedents. They have undertaken to co-operate with the police for the purpose of investigation…." 6. Undisputedly, the allegations found as against the petitioners herein and the accused who have been granted anticipatory bail in Crl.P.No.5907/2026 are similar. Under the circumstances, I am of the opinion that their prayer for grant of anticipatory bail needs to be answered affirmatively, on the ground of parity. Accordingly, the following order:- 7. The petition is allowed. The respondent - Police or any other police in the State of Karnataka are directed to release the petitioners in the event of their arrest in Crime No.501/2025 registered by Chitradurga Rural Police Station, Chitradurga, for the offences punishable under Sections 318(4), 340(2), 336(3), 336(2) 319(2) and 190 of BNS, 2023, subject to the following conditions: - 6 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010414842026 NC: 2026:KHC:38175 CRL.P No. 8801 of 2026 1. The Petitioners shall appear before the Investigating Officer within 15 days from the date of receipt of the copy of this order and shall execute a personal bond for a sum of Rs.1,00,000/- each with two sureties for the likesum to the satisfaction of the investigating officer. 2. Petitioners shall regularly appear before the Trial Court without fail unless exempted by the Trial Court for valid reasons. 3. Petitioners shall not tamper with the prosecution witnesses and they shall co-operate 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 DN List No.: 1 Sl No.: 64