ORAL ORDER

(PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAVI V.HOSMANI)

This petition is filed under Section 482 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (‘BNSS’ for short) for grant of anticipatory bail in Crime no.9/2025 by Bendigeri Police Station for offences punishable under Sections 132 , 109 and 190 of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (‘BNS’ for short) by accused no.1 (petitioner).

2. Sri Mahesh Wodeyar, learned counsel for petitioner submitted petitioner was 41 years old businessman and permanent resident of Gabbur, Hubballi. Though he was law abiding citizen and had not committed any offences, he was apprehending arrest for non-bailable offences in view of Crime no.9/2025 registered by Bendigeri Police Station on

11.01.2025, arraigning him as accused no.1.

3. It was submitted, even as per prosecution case, Ravi, PSI of Bendigeri Police Station (complainant) filed complaint stating that at 7:00 a.m. on 11.01.2025, ACP, Hubballi (South), directed complainant a Constable in Crime Department to apprehend accused no.1 – Manjunath, accused no.2 – Nagaraj, accused no.3 – Parashuram, accused no.4 – Mahesh, accused no.5 – Kumar, accused no.6 – Mahadevi, accused no.7 – Pratik, accused no.8 – Manikanta