- 1 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010461422026 NC: 2026:KHC:42572 CRL.P No. 9916 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 11TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 9916 OF 2026 BETWEEN: SRI NAGARAJU R S/O C.B. RAJAPPA AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS RESIDING AT CHINNADAGUDIHUNDI VILLAGE, NANJANAGUD TALUK VTC BADANAVALU, KAVALANDE POST MYSORE DISTRICT - 571 312 PRESENTLY WORKING AT SENIOR ASSISTANT/MANAGER-IN-CHARGE MAGISTRATE COURT BRANCH NYAYAMITRA COOPERATIVE BANK LTD., BENGALURU …PETITIONER (BY SRI HEGDE VEENA SRIKANT, ADV.) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY HALASUR GATE POLICE STATION REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA BANGALORE - 560 001. 2. SRI PRASANNA D.R S/O RAMEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS R/AT NO.16, 8th CROSS ANNAPORNESHWARI NAGAR MANDYA. WORKING AS GENERAL MANAGER NYAYAMITRA SAHAKARI BANK NIYAMITA HEAD OFFICE AT HIGH COURT BUILDING DR. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI BENGALURU - 560 001. …RESPONDENTS Digitally signed by NANDINI M S Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010461422026 NC: 2026:KHC:42572 CRL.P No. 9916 of 2026 (BY SMT. RASHMI JADHAV, ADDL. SPP) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 438 CR.PC (FILED U/S 482 BNNS) PRAYING TO PASS AN ORDER GRANTING ANTICIPATORY BAIL ENLARGING TO THE PETITIONER IN CR NO.0096/2026 ON THE FILE OF THE 48TH ADDL.CJM AT BENGALURU FOR THE ALLEGED OFFENCE P/U/S 318(4), 336(2), 61(2), 340(2), 336(3) OF THE BNS ACT 2023. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY ORAL ORDER 1. Learned Counsel for the petitioner after arguing the matter for some time, submits that petition may be dismissed as not pressed with liberty to the petitioner to surrender before the jurisdictional Court and file necessary application seeking regular bail. 2. The aforesaid submission is placed on record. Petition is dismissed as not pressed with liberty as prayed for. 3. In the event, petitioner surrenders before the jurisdictional Court and files necessary application seeking - 3 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010461422026 NC: 2026:KHC:42572 CRL.P No. 9916 of 2026 regular bail, such application shall be considered on its merits, as expeditiously as possible. Sd/- (S VISHWAJITH SHETTY) JUDGE KK