- 1 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010410652026 NC: 2026:KHC:38700 CRL.P No. 8704 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 27TH DAY OF JULY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 8704 OF 2026 BETWEEN: SRI. LOKESH H.C S/O LATE SRI. CHANNACHARI, AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS, R/OF BILAGANAKUPPE VILLAGE, MARALAWADI HOBLI, HAROHALLI TALUK, BENGALURU SOUTH DISTRICT - 562 112. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. ABHINAV ANAND K., ADVOCATE) AND: STATE OF KARNATAKA BY S.H.O. OF GUNDLUPETE P.S., CHAMARAJANAGARA DISTRICT, REPRESENTED BY THE LEARNED STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT BUILDINGS, BANGALURU - 560 001. …RESPONDENT (BY SRI. RANGASWAMY R, HCGP) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 438 OF CR.PC (FILED U/S 482 BNSS) PRAYING TO GRANT HIM ANTICIPATORY BAIL BY ALLOWING THIS PETITION DIRECTING THE INVESTIGATING Digitally signed by SHARADAVANI B Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010410652026 NC: 2026:KHC:38700 CRL.P No. 8704 of 2026 OFFICER OR LEARNED MAGISTRATE HAVING LOCAL JURISDICTION TO RELEASE HIM ON BAIL IN THE EVENT OF HIS ARREST IN CR.NO.207/2026 UNDER SECTION 108 OF BNS, 2023, OF GUNDLUPETE POLICE STATION, CHAMARAJANAGARA DISTRICT, IN SO FAR AS ACCUSED NO.1 IS CONCERNED. 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SHETTY ORAL ORDER Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that at this stage the petition may be dismissed as withdrawn with liberty to the petitioners to renew their bail application after the report is received from the Forensic Science Laboratory with regard to the mobile recording left behind by the deceased Prashanth. 2. The submission is placed on record. 3. In view of the same, the criminal petition is dismissed as withdrawn with liberty as prayed for. Sd/- (S VISHWAJITH SHETTY) JUDGE HDK