- 1 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010603502026 NC: 2026:KHC:51124 CRL.P No. 13434 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 18TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 13434 OF 2026 BETWEEN: 1. AKASH GUPTHA S/O RAMESH GUPTHA, AGED ABOUT 20 YEARS, R/AT NEAR NOTRIED ACADAMY DODDAMARA, RAYASANDRA, BENGALURU. 2. AKASH KUMAR M S/O MANISH AGED ABOUT 20 YEARS, R/AT NO. 38, NEAR GOVT SCHOOL RAYASANDRA, ANEKAL TALUK BENGALURU. 3. MARUTHI NAYAK S/O YAMNURAPPA AGED ABOUT 21 YEARS, R/AT BEHIND T.G. APARTMENT, JANATHA COLONY, CHIKKANAGAMANGALA HUSKUR ANEKAL TALUK, BENGALURU. 4. ROHITH KUMAR S/O MAHENDRA MAHATU AGED ABOUT 27 YEARS, Digitally signed by NANDINI M S Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010603502026 NC: 2026:KHC:51124 CRL.P No. 13434 of 2026 R/AT HOSAKOTE, NEAR DEVIK SERVINA BUILDING, BENGALURU. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. RAJASHEKARA R.V, ADVOCATE) AND: STATE OF KARNATAKA BY ITS STATION HOUSE OFFICER, VARTHUR POLICE - 560 087, REP. BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT BUILDING, BANGALORE - 560 001. …RESPONDENT (BY SRI. CHANNAPPA ERAPPA, HCGP) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 439 OF CR.PC (FILED U/S 483 BNNS) PRAYING TO RELEASE THEM ON BAIL IN CRIME NO.525/2025, VARTHUR POLICE, BENGALURU CITY FOR THE ALLEGED OFFENCE U/S 309(4), 351(1), R/W 3(5) OF BNS, 2023 AND SEC.3, 25 AND 27 OF ARMS ACT, PENDING ON THE FILE OF II ADDL. CJM, BENGALURU RURAL, AT BENGALURU. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 3 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010603502026 NC: 2026:KHC:51124 CRL.P No. 13434 of 2026 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY ORAL ORDER Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that, at this stage, this petition may be dismissed as not pressed with liberty to the petitioners to file a fresh bail application before the Trial Court after the charge sheet is filed. 2. The said submission is placed on record. 3. The criminal petition is dismissed as withdrawn with liberty as prayed for. Sd/- (S VISHWAJITH SHETTY) JUDGE SHS List No.: 1 Sl No.: 83