- 1 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010497002026 NC: 2026:KHC:44172 CRL.P No. 10840 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 17TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 10840 OF 2026 BETWEEN: 1. MANU S/O ARMUGA AGED ABOUT 20 YEARS R/AT 13TH CROSS BHARATH COLONY, DAVANGERE-577003. 2. SRINIVASA N. S/O CHANDRAPPA AGED ABOVE 21 YEARS RESIDING AT ARADHYA LAYOUT, ANNA NAGARA BAAPURA ROAD, RMC YARD DAVANAGERE 577003. 3. CHANADRASHEKHARA P @CUTTING CHANDA S/O THIPPESH AGED ABOUT 20 YEARS RESIDING AT SVS NAGARA 'B BLOCK BUUDAL ROAD DAVANGERE 577003. 4. HARISH, S/O HANUMAPPA AGED ABOUT 22 YEARS RESIDING AT 6TH CROSS HKR NAGARA, RMC ROAD DAVANAGERE 577003. 5. PRAVEENA, S/O LOKESH M AGED ABOUT 22 YEARS R/O 1 CROSS, BASAPURA ROAD BHARATH COLONY, AVARAGERE DAVANGERE. Digitally signed by NANDINI M S Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010497002026 NC: 2026:KHC:44172 CRL.P No. 10840 of 2026 6. RAHUL.K @RAHUL POGURU, S/O KUMARA AGED ABOUT 27 YEARS R/AT DOOR NO. 164/2, 12TH CROSS BHARATH COLONY DAVANGERE - 577 003. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI RAJU C.N, ADV.) AND: STATE BY RMC YARD POLICE DAVAGERE, REPRESENTED BY SPP HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BANGALORE PIN CODE 560001. …RESPONDENT (BY SRI VINAY MAHADEVAIAH, HCGP) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 438 CR.PC (FILED U/S 482 BNSS) PRAYING TO ENLARGE THE PETITIONER ON ANTICIPATORY BAIL IN THE EVENT OF THEIR ARREST IN CR.NO.49/2026 OF RMC YARD POLICE DAVANAGERE ON THE FILE OF 3RD ADDL.CIVIL JUDGE AND J.M.F.C COURT DAVANAGERE FOR THE OFFENCE P/U/S 352,109(1),190 OF BNS BY ALLOWING THIS PETITION. 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. Accused Nos.2 to 6 and 8 in Crime No.49/2026 registered by RMC Yard Police Station, Davanagere, for the offences punishable under Sections 352, 109(1) and 190 of BNS, 2023, is before this Court in this petition filed under Section 482 of BNSS, 2023, seeking anticipatory bail. - 3 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010497002026 NC: 2026:KHC:44172 CRL.P No. 10840 of 2026 2. Heard the learned counsel for the parties. 3. FIR in Crime No.49/2026 was registered by RMC Yard Police Station, Davanagere, for the aforesaid offences against Akash @ Murghan and others based on the first information dated 17.06.2026 received from Praveen M, who is the alleged victim in the present case. Apprehending arrest in the case, petitioners had filed Crl.Misc.No.549/2026, which was rejected on 10.07.2026. Therefore, they are before this Court. 4. Perusal of the material on record would go to show that injured victim and accused persons are known to each other and in the background of some financial dispute, there was a quarrel between them on 15.06.2026. The accused persons thereafter allegedly had assaulted the victim, who had subsequently returned home and on 16.06.2026, he had gone to Hospital and had taken treatment. Thereafter, on 17.06.2026, he had approached the police. Therefore, there is a delay of nearly two days in approaching the police in the present case. The very fact that the victim had returned home on the alleged date of incident would indicate that he had not - 4 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010497002026 NC: 2026:KHC:44172 CRL.P No. 10840 of 2026 suffered any grievous injuries in the incident. Petitioners herein do not have any criminal antecedents and have undertaken to cooperate with the police for the purpose of investigation. Accordingly, the following order:- 5. 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.49/2026 registered by RMC Yard Police Station, Davanagere, for the offences punishable under Sections 352, 109(1) and 190 of BNS, 2023, subject to the following conditions: 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 - 5 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010497002026 NC: 2026:KHC:44172 CRL.P No. 10840 of 2026 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.: 86