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HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:2473 CRL.P No. 14073 of 2025
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 19TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SHIVASHANKAR AMARANNAVAR CRIMINAL PETITION No. 14073 OF 2025 (438(Cr.PC) / 482(BNSS)) BETWEEN:
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SRI ARUN KUMAR B. N.
S/O. NARAYANA CHARYA AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS R/AT No. BYRASANDRA CHIKKABALLAPUR – 562 102. …PETITIONER
(BY SRI SANTHOSH U, ADVOCATE)
AND:
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THE STATE OF KARNATAKA THROUGH SIDLAGHATTA RURAL POLICE STATION CHIKABALLAPURA.
(JURISDICTIONAL POLICE)
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POLICE INSPECTOR CYBER CRIME POLICE STATION VADODARA RANGE, VADODARA KOTHI BUILDING, RAOPURA GUJARAT – 390 001.
RESPONDENT No.1 & 2 REPRESENTED BY:
STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT BUILDING BANGALORE – 560 001. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. WAHEEDA M M, HCGP FOR R1
Digitally signed by LAKSHMINARAYANA MURTHY RAJASHRI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA
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HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:2473 CRL.P No. 14073 of 2025
SRI NULL PARMAR, GOVT. OFFICIAL FOR R2)
THIS CRL.P IS FILED UNDER SECTION 439 Cr.PC (FILED UNDER SECTION 483 BNSS) PRAYING TO GRANT TRANSIT ANTICIPATORY BAIL IN APPREHENSION OF ARREST PURSUANT TO THE NOTICE DATED 19.09.2025 AT ANNEXURE A IN CYBER CRIME P.S No.11197058250001/2025 FOR THE OFFENCE PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTIONS 316(2),318(4),319(2) OF BNS, 2023 READ WITH SECTION 66C, 66D, OF I.T ACT, FOR A PERIOD OF 60 DAYS.
THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS THIS DAY,
ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:
CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SHIVASHANKAR AMARANNAVAR
ORAL ORDER
Learned counsel for the petitioner files a memo seeking withdrawal of the petition, with a liberty to approach the jurisdictional High Court.
The memo reads thus:
“The undersigned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner had sought for anticipatory bail at the hands of the jurisdictional Sessions Court which came to be dismissed against which the petitioner filed anticipatory bail in Crl.Misc.Application No.24965/2025 which came to be withdrawn before the High Court of Gujarat.
The petitioner seeks liberty to approach the High Court of Gujarat and seek for anticipatory bail
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HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:2473 CRL.P No. 14073 of 2025
and permission to withdraw this present petition. Hence this memo in the interest of justice.
In view of the memo, the petition is dismissed as withdrawn with a liberty as sought for.
Sd/- (SHIVASHANKAR AMARANNAVAR) JUDGE
DKB List No.: 1 Sl No.: 6 Ct.sm