- 1 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010637082023 NC: 2026:KHC:49551 CRL.P No. 12786 of 2023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 10TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 12786 OF 2023 BETWEEN: MR. HEMANTH KUMAR B.S M/S JAJI DEVELOPER SAHAKARNAGAR BENGALURU CITY (ADDRESS AS PER FIR) COMPLETE ADDRESS IS AS BELOW S/O N. SRINIVASA MURTHY AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS R/AT H-03/004, KRISHNA DIAMOND APARTMENTS, CITY CENTRAL LIBRARY ROAD, SAHAKARANAGAR BENGALURU - 560 092. …PETITIONER (BY SRI K.R. KRISHNAMURTHY, ADV.) AND: STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY SHO VIDHANA SOUDHA POLICE STATION (CUBBON PARK SUB DIVISION) BANGALORE - 560 001 REPT. BY SPP, HIGH COURT BUILDING BENGALURU - 560 001. …RESPONDENT (BY SRI CHANNAPPA ERAPPA, HCGP) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S.482 CR.P.C BY PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE ORDER DATED 08.06.2023 IN CRL.MISC.NO.4920/2023 PASSED BY THE HONBLE LX ADDL.CITY CIVIL AND SESSIONS JUDGE, BENGALURU CCH-61 AT ANNEXURE-A AND. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: Digitally signed by NANDINI M S Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010637082023 NC: 2026:KHC:49551 CRL.P No. 12786 of 2023 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY ORAL ORDER 1. Learned Counsel for the petitioner has filed a memo with a prayer to dispose of this petition permitting the petitioner to retain the passport collected from the Investigating Officer pursuant to the order dated 05.08.2024 passed in this petition and granting him liberty to file an appropriate petition under Section 439(1)(b) of Cr.PC read with Section 483(1)(b) of BNSS, 2023, seeking modification of the bail conditions imposed in the order dated 25.04.2023 passed in Crime No.25/2023 by the Court of III Addl. Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Bengaluru. 2. The aforesaid submission and the memo are placed on record. Petition is disposed of, with liberty as prayed for. Sd/- (S VISHWAJITH SHETTY) JUDGE KK