- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:646 CRL.P No. 104954 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA,AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 21ST DAY OF JANUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V.SRISHANANDA CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 104954 OF 2025 (438(CR.PC)/482(BNSS)) BETWEEN: 1. SHRI SIDDAPPA S/O RAMAPPA CHALAWADI AGE. 51 YEARS, OCC. ADVOCATE, R/O. WARD NO.2, CHALAWADI ONI HIREMAGI, BAGALKOT 587112. 2. SMT. HULIGEMMA @ HULIGEVVABA, W/O RAMAPPA CHALAWADI, AGE. 74 YEARS, OCC. HOUSEHOLD, R/O. WARD NO.2, CHALAWDI ONI HIREMAGI, BAGALKOT 587112. 3. SMT. RENUKA W/O PARASAPPA CHALAWADI, AGE. 55 YEARS, OCC. HOUSEHOLD, R/O. TEACHERS QUARTERS, KORTI R.C. BILAGI, DIST. BAGALKOT 587116. 4. SHRI. PARASHURAM HADAGALI, AGE. 57 YEARS OCC. SERVICE, R/O. C/O KAMBAPPA HADAGALI, TQ. HUNAGUND, HADAGALI, DIST. BAGALKOT 587112. 5. ISHWAR S/O PARASHURAM HADAGALI, AGE. 26 YEARS, OCC. STUDENT, R/O. C/O PARASAPPA HADAGALI, TQ. HUNAGUND HADAGALI, DIST. BAGALKOT 587112. 6. SMT. LAXMIBAI W/O BHIMAPPA GUDIMANI, AGE. 40 YEARS, OCC. HOUSEHOLD, Digitally signed by CHANDRASHEKAR LAXMAN KATTIMANI Location: High Court of Karnataka, Dharwad Bench - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:646 CRL.P No. 104954 of 2025 R/O LINGADAHALLI, MUDDEBIHAL, VIJAYAPUR 586116. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. VIDYASHANKAR G. DALWAI, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA, REPRESENTED BY ITS STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT BUILDING, DHARWAD, THROUGH GANGAVATI TOWN POLICE STATION, KOPPAL 583 227. 2. STATE OF KARNATAKA, REPRESENTED BY ITS STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT BUILDING DHARWAD, THROUGH AMINGAD POLICE STATION, HUNGUND, TQ. DIST BAGALKOT 587712. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. P.N. HATTI, HCGP) THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED UNDER SECTION U/SEC. 482 OF BNSS, 2023 PRAYING TO ALLOW THE PETITION AND GRANT ANTICIPATORY BAIL TO THE PETITIONERS IN THE EVENT OF REGISTRATION OF ANY BY COMPLAINT BY MANJULA W/O SIDDAPPA CHELUVADI OR FIR BY THE WIFE BEFORE GANGAWATHI TOWN POLICE STATION / AMINGAD POLICE STATION, OR IN THE EVENT OF ARREST, IN RELATION TO ANY ALLEGATIONS SOUGHT TO BE MADE BY HER AGAINST THE PETITIONERS. THIS CRIMINAL PETITION COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:646 CRL.P No. 104954 of 2025 ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V.SRISHANANDA) 1. Heard Sri. Vidyashankar G. Dalawai, learned counsel for petitioners and Sri. P. N. Hatti, learned High Court Government Pleader for respondents. 2. This petition is filed by the petitioners under Section 482 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, with the following prayer: “WHEREFORE, the petitioners respectfully prays that this Hon’ble Court be pleased to allow the petition filed under Section 482 of BNSS and grant anticipatory bail to the petitioners in the event of registration of any complaint by Manjula W/o. Siddappa Chalawadi or FIR by the wife before Gangawathi Town Police Station / Amingad Police Station, or in the event of arrest, in relation to any allegations sought to be made by her against the petitioners, with such conditions which this Hon’ble High Court deems fit to be imposed in the circumstances of the case, in the interest of justice.” 3. Petitioners are apprehending arrest by Gangavati Town Police and Amingad Police in respect of an - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:646 CRL.P No. 104954 of 2025 intended complaint by the wife and father-in-law of petitioner No.1. 4. Petitioner No.1 is an Advocate and other petitioners are his family members. According to the petitioners there is a rift in the matrimonial life and father- in-law of petitioner No.1 is threatening that he would approach the police and get the petitioner No.1 and his relatives arrested so as to degrade them in the Public Lite. 5. Petitioners have now sought for grant of anticipatory bail on the real apprehension of arrest. 6. Learned High Court Government Pleader for respondents would oppose the bail grounds on the ground that there is no registration of the FIR itself and therefore, the request of the petitioners cannot be considered. 7. Having heard the arguments of both sides, this Court perused the material on record meticulously. 8. On such perusal of material on record, it is found that there is a real apprehension of arrest. More so, - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:646 CRL.P No. 104954 of 2025 petitioner No.1 being an Advocate and other petitioners are his relatives. 9. Thus, following the dictum of the Hon'ble Apex Court in the case of Shri. Gurbaksh Singh and Others Vs. State of Punjab1 and in the case of Siddharam Satlingappa Mhetre Vs. State of Maharashtra and Others2, this Court is of the considered opinion that limited protection can be given to the petitioners. 10. Hence, the following: ORDER (i) The petition is allowed. (ii) Petitioners are ordered to be enlarged on bail if, they are arrested in an intended complaint by the wife or father-in-law of petitioner No.1, by Gangavati Town Police Station or by Amingad Police Station, on executing a 1 (1980) 2 SCC 565 2 (2011) 1 SCC 694 - 6 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:646 CRL.P No. 104954 of 2025 bond for a sum of Rs.50,000/- each with one surety for the like sum. (iii) If any complaint is filed and an FIR is registered, petitioners shall join the investigation and co-operate with the Investigation Agency in all respects. (iv) Petitioners shall not tamper the witnesses of the prosecution in the intended FIR. (v) This order shall be in force for a period of three (3) months from today. Sd/- (V.SRISHANANDA) JUDGE SMM CT:CMU LIST NO.: 1 SL NO.: 7