- 1 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010412362026 NC: 2026:KHC:38701 CRL.P No. 8744 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. 8744 OF 2026 BETWEEN: SMT. MAHALAKSHMI R. @ ANJU W/O LATE SRI. PRASHANTH, AGED ABOUT 26 YEARS, NO. 257, 7TH 'A' MAIN ROAD, 7TH CROSS, VALAGERAHALLI, KENGERI, BENGALURU - 560 060. …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.P.C (U/S 482 BNSS) PRAYING TO GRANT HER ANTICIPATORY BAIL BY ALLOWING THIS PETITION DIRECTING THE INVESTIGATING OFFICER OR LEARNED MAGISTRATE HAVING LOCAL JURISDICTION TO RELEASE HER ON BAIL IN THE EVENT OF HER ARREST IN CR.NO.146/2026 REGISTERED BY GUNDLUPETE P.S., Digitally signed by SHARADAVANI B Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010412362026 NC: 2026:KHC:38701 CRL.P No. 8744 of 2026 CHAMARAJANAGARA DISTRICT, ON THE FILE OF THE CJ AND JMFC COURT GUNDULPETE, FOR THE OFFENCE P/U/S 108 OF BNS, 2023, IN SO FAR AS SHE AS ACCUSED NO.2 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SHETTY ORAL ORDER Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that at this stage the petition may be dismissed as withdrawn with liberty to the petitioners to renew their bail application after the report is received from the Forensic Science Laboratory with regard to the mobile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 In view of the same, the criminal petition is dismissed as withdrawn with liberty as prayed for.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 List No.: 1 Sl No.: 89