- 1 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010361342026 NC: 2026:KHC:41366 CRL.P No. 7525 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 6TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 7525 OF 2026 (438(Cr.PC) / 482(BNSS)) BETWEEN: MAHADEVA B.R. S/O RAJANNA AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS RESIDING AT NO.197 AMBEDKAR NAGARA BANDEPALYA BANGALORE SOUTH BANGALORE KARNATAKA-560068. …PETITIONER (BY SRI GURU C.B., ADVOCATE) AND: THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY HAROHALLI POLICE REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROCECUTER HIGH COURT BUILDING BANGALORE-560001. …RESPONDENT (BY SRI VINAY MAHADEVAIAH, HCGP) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 438 CR.PC (FILED U/S 482 BNSS) PRAYING TO PASS AN ORDER GRANTING ANTICIPATORY BAIL DIRECTING THE RESPONDENT HOROHALLI POLICE TO IMMEDIATELY RELEASE THE PETITIONER AND ACCEPT THIS ON ANTICIPATORY BAIL IN THE EVENT OF HIS ARREST IN CR.NO.438/2016 OR C.C.NO.255/2019 FOR THE OFFENCE P/U/S 399, 402 of IPC, 1860 AND R/W SEC.3 AND 25 OF ARMS ACT ON THE FILE OF Digitally signed by DHANALAKSHMI MURTHY Location: HIGH COURTOF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010361342026 NC: 2026:KHC:41366 CRL.P No. 7525 of 2026 THE PRL. CIVIL JUDGE (JR.DN) AND J.M.F.C KANAKAPURA, ACT IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY. 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 submits that this petition may be dismissed as not pressed with liberty to the petitioner to surrender before the concerned Court and file necessary application seeking regular bail. He submits the accused Nos.1, 3, 5 and 6, who are tried for the charge sheeted offences, have been acquitted by the Trial Court in S.C.No.5016/2019 by judgment and order of acquittal dated 13.11.2019. Petitioner has no other criminal antecedents. Therefore, the concerned Court may be directed to consider the application of the petitioner seeking regular bail and dispose of the said application on the same day. 2. Learned HCGP does not seriously oppose the said submission. - 3 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010361342026 NC: 2026:KHC:41366 CRL.P No. 7525 of 2026 3. The submission of the learned counsel for the parties is placed on record. 4. Accordingly, criminal petition is dismissed as not pressed with liberty to the petitioner to surrender before the concerned Court and file necessary application seeking regular bail. 5. In the event petitioner surrenders before the concerned Court and files necessary application seeking regular bail, in view of the aforesaid aspects of the matter, the said Court shall consider the regular bail application of the petitioner and dispose of the same, on the very same day. Sd/- (S VISHWAJITH SHETTY) JUDGE DM List No.: 1 Sl No.: 41