- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:6151 CRL.P No. 7081 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 2ND DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 7081 OF 2025 BETWEEN: ASHOKA. C. N. S/O NAGARAJU C R AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS WORKING AS THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, NPKL DIVISION BANGALORE DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY KENGERI, BANGALORE PINCODE-560 060 …PETITIONER (BY SRI. M. V. CHARATI, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY KENGERI POLICE STATION-560 060 REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBIC PROSECUTOR HON'BLE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA 2. SRI. K.N. SHARATH BABU SON OF SRI.D.K.NAGARAJU, AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS 3. SRI. K. N. GURUMURTHY, SON OF SRI. NANJAPPA, AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS, BOTH ARE RESIDING AT NO.141, 6TH FLOOR, SUN CITY LAYOUT, J.P.NAGAR 7TH PHASE Digitally signed by PANKAJA S Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:6151 CRL.P No. 7081 of 2025 BANGALORE-560 078 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. B.N. JAGADEESHA, ADDL. SPP FOR R1) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 482 OF CR.PC (FILED U/S 528 BNSS) PRAYING TO QUASH THE ORDER DATED 23.04.2025 PASSED BY THE COURT OF THE PRINCIPAL CIVIL AND SESSIONS JUDGE, BENGALURU IN CRIME NO.165/2025 PRODUCED AS DOCUMENT-1. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA ORAL ORDER The petitioner calls in question the grant of anticipatory bail to respondents 2 and 3. As such, the petition under Section 482 of Cr.P.C. is admittedly not maintainable. It is open to the petitioner to avail such remedy, as is available in law. Reserving such liberty, the petition stands disposed. SD/- (M.NAGAPRASANNA) JUDGE PKS List No.: 1 Sl No.: 206