- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:20520 CRL.P No. 15102 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 15TH DAY OF APRIL, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 15102 OF 2025 BETWEEN: 1. SRI. MAHADEVAIAH S S/O LATE. SIDDAIAH U. KULLAIAH AGED ABOUT 67 YEARS PRESENTLY R/A ALURU VILLAGE CHANDAKAVADI HOBLI CHAMARAJANAGAR TALUK - 571 117 AADHAR NO. 3577 5834 7455. 2. SRI. VENKATESH. J. V. S/O LATE. VARADA MESTHRI AGED ABOUT 72 YEARS PRESENTLY R/A DR. B. R. AMBEDKAR ROAD JYOTHIGOWDANAPURA VILLAGE CHANDAKAVADI HOBLI CHAMARAJANAGAR TALUK - 571 117, AADHAR NO. 7681 7545 8958. 3. SRI. NAGARAJ. K. S/O LATE. KENCHAIAH AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS PRESENTLY R/A DR. B. R. AMBEDKAR ROAD MASANAPURA VILLAGE CHAMARAJANAGAR TALUK - 571 117. AADHAR NO. 6727 7721 4310. Digitally signed by SANJEEVINI J KARISHETTY Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:20520 CRL.P No. 15102 of 2025 4. SRI. KANTHARAJU. K S/O LATE KYATHAIAH AGED ABOUT 77 YEARS PRESENTLY RESIDING AT AMACHAVADI VILLAGE CHAMARAJANAGAR TALUK - 571 127 AADHAR NO. 2182 6002 4573. 5. SRI. PRAGASH S/O MAHADEVAIAH AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS PRESENTLY RESIDING AT MUDNAKODU VILLAGE CHAMARAJANAGAR TALUK - 571 128, AADHAR NO. 3737 1070 8933. 6. SRI. MALLANNA. A. S S/O SIDDAIAH B AGED ABOUT 69 YEARS PRESENTLY RESIDING AT ALURU VILLAGE CHAMARAJANAGAR TALUK - 571 117 AADHAR NO. 3159 3612 5493. 7. SRI. C.K. RAVI KUMAR S/O LATE KEMPAIAH AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS PRESENTLY R/AT NO. 13/171 BR AMBEDKAR EXTENSION, 3RD CROSS CHAMARAJANAGAR TOWN - 571 313 AADHAR NO. 4549 6293 7962. 8. SRI. N. RAJAGOPAL S/O LATE. NARAYANA AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:20520 CRL.P No. 15102 of 2025 PRESENTLY R/AT BHOGAPURA VILLAGE CHAMARAJANAGAR TALUK-571117 AADHAR NO. 9418 4578 7154. 9. SRI. NAGARAJ. B S/O LATE BASAVAYYA AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS R/AT NANDI PROVISION NEAR VARTAKARA BHAVANA SIDDHARTANAGAR CHAMARAJANAGARA TOWN - 571 313 AADHAR NO. 4039 0453 7116. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI: VEERABHADRAIAH M, ADVOCATE) AND: THE STATE OF KARNATAKA THROUGH CHAMARAJANAGARA TOWN POLICE STATION REP.BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA BENGALURU - 560 001. …RESPONDENT (BY SRI: B.N. JAGADEESHA, ADDL. SPP) THIS CRL.P IS FILED UNDER SECTION 438 OF CR.P.C (U/S 482 BNSS) PRAYING TO ALLOW THE PETITION AND GRANT THE ANTICIPATORY BAIL TO THE PETITIONERS NOs.1 TO 9 IN CR.NO.183/2025 DATED 16.09.2025 REGISTERED BY THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, CHAMARAJANAGARA TOWN P.S., FOR THE OFFENCES PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTIONS 465, 468, 471, 420, 34 OF IPC, PENDING ON THE FILE OF ADDL. CIVIL - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:20520 CRL.P No. 15102 of 2025 JUDGE (SR.DN) AND CJM COURT, CHAMARAJANAGARA DISTRICT AND DIRECT THE CHAMARAJANAGARA TOWN P.S., TO ENLARGE THE PETITIONER NOs.1 TO 9 ON BAIL IN THE EVENT OF ARREST IN THE ABOVE CASE. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA ORAL ORDER A memo is preferred seeking withdrawal of the petition. 2. The memo reads as follows: "The above-named petitioners questioned the legality and propriety of registration of FIR in Crime No.0183/2025 dated 16/09/2025 for the alleged offences punishable U/s 420, 465, 468, and 471 R/w Sec 34 of IPC registered by the 1st respondent police acting on the 2nd respondent complaint in Criminal Petition No.15511/2025 (528 of BNSS). This Hon'ble Court in its order dated 19/11/2025 pleased to stay the all-further proceedings out of Crime No.183/2025 of the Chamarajanagara Town Police in so far as the petitioner concerned till next date of the hearing and allowed the IA No.1/2025 same is pending for consideration. The copy of the order dated 19/11/25 is produced for kind perusal of this Hon'ble Court. In the changed circumstances the present petition filed for anticipatory bail U/s 482 BNSS in Crime No.183/2025 dated 16/09/2025 for the offences mentioned therein not survive at present. However, the petitioners are reserving their liberty to file a fresh petition if warrants on finality of the Criminal petition - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:20520 CRL.P No. 15102 of 2025 No.15511/2025. Wherefore, the above-named petitioners most respectfully pray this Hon'ble Court be pleased to take the memo on record and grant leave to withdraw the petition reserving liberty as prayed above in the ends of justice." Petition is disposed as withdrawn in terms of the memo. Sd/- (M.NAGAPRASANNA) JUDGE BGN List No.: 3 Sl No.: 6