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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU

DATED THIS THE 05^TH DAY OF JULY, 2021

BEFORE

THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE K. NATARAJAN

CRIMINAL PETITION No.2821/2021

BETWEEN:

1.

K.Siddesh,

S/o Kempaiah,

Aged about 50 years,

2.

Sri.Somashekar C.,

S/o Chikkanna,

Aged about 26 years,

Residing at

Kadasonnapanhalli Village,

Kannur Post,

Bangalore East Taluk,

Bengaluru – 560 066.

..Petitioners

(By Sri. B.Manjunath, Advocate)

AND:

State Represented by

Mines and Geology Department,

Chikkaballapur District.

Latha Kulkarni, Geologist,

Chikkaballapur Police Station – 560 070.

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S.P.P., High Court Building,

Bangalore.

..Respondent

(By Sri.K.Nageshwarappa, HCGP)

This Criminal petition is filed under Section 438 of

Cr.P.C. by the advocate for the petitioners praying that

this Hon’ble Court may be pleased to enlarge the

petitioners on bail in the event of their arrest in

P.C.R.No.205/2020 registered by the respondent police

for the offence P/U/S 4(1), 4(1A), 21 and 22 of Mines

and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957

and Rule 3(1), 42(1), 43(A) and 44 Karnataka Minor

Minerals Concession Rules.

This Criminal petition coming on for Orders, this