- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:2485 CRL.P No. 104778 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA,AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 18TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V.SRISHANANDA CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 104778 OF 2025 (438(CR.PC)/482(BNSS)) BETWEEN: SRI VISHNUTEERTH S/O RAGHAVENDRA ACHARYA GUBBI AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS, SUB-REGISTRAR HONNAVARA, UTTARA KANNADA DISTRICT THEN SUB-REGISTRAR BELAGAVI, BELAGAVI CITY KARNATAKA 590016. RESIDING AT H.NO.9160/16/1/C, OPPOSITE GIRLS ENGLISH HIGH SCHOOL, FIRST MAIN, 2ND CROSS DESHPANDE NAGAR, HUBLI, HUBLI-580020, DHARWAD KARNATAKA 580020. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. ABHIJEET S.K. RAI, ADVOCATE) AND: STATE BY CEN CRIME POLICE STATION BELAGAVI 590001 REPRESENTED BY SPECIAL STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD, 580011. …RESPONDENT (BY SRI. P.N. HATTI, HCGP) THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED U/SEC. 438 OF CR.P.C. (U/SEC. 482 OF BNSS, 2023) SEEKING TO ENLARGE THE PETITIONER ON BAIL IN THE EVENT OF HIS ARREST IN CRIME NO. 26/2023 BELAGAVI CEN CRIME PS PENDING ON THE FILE OF JMFC-III COURT, BELAGAVI, WITH REGARDING TO THE OFFENCES P/U/SEC 406, 420, 465, 468 AND 471 OF IPC 1860 BY THE RESPONDENT POLICE. CHANDRASHEKAR LAXMAN KATTIMANI Digitally signed by CHANDRASHEKAR LAXMAN KATTIMANI Date: 2026.02.19 15:36:26 +0530 - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:2485 CRL.P No. 104778 of 2025 THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V.SRISHANANDA) 1. The learned High Court Government Pleader on instructions of the Investigation Officer who is present before this Court submits that there is no possibility of arresting the petitioner who is the complainant and all that the police wanted is his appearance for completing the investigation. 2. It is also submitted by the learned High Court Government Pleader that despite issuing sufficient notice the complainant has not come forward to completing the investigation. 3. Noting that there is no real apprehension of arrest which is a sine qua non for entertaining a request for grant of anticipatory bail, the petition stands disposed off. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:2485 CRL.P No. 104778 of 2025 4. However, the petitioner is directed to appear before the Investigation Officer and co-operate for completion of the investigation in accordance with law. Sd/- (V.SRISHANANDA) JUDGE SMM / CT-CMU LIST NO.: 1 SL NO.: 17