HC-KAR IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH DATED THIS THE 11^TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.VISHWAJITH SHETTY CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 102942 OF 2025 (439(Cr.PC)/483(BNSS))

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CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 102741 OF 2025 (438(Cr.PC)/482(BNSS)) IN CRL.P. NO. 102942/2025 BETWEEN:

SRINIVAS S.T S/O SWAMY S.V.T.

WRONGLY SHOWN AS IN FIR AND COMPLAINT AS THIRUPATHISWAY S. SRINIVAS AGED ABOUT. 44 YEARS, OCC. BUSINESS (R.E)

R/O. HEBBURU MAIN ROAD, SIRIVARA ROAD, KAMBALAPUR PO. SIRIVARA, TQ AND DIST. TUMAKUR.

RAKESH Location: …PETITIONER HIGH S COU RT OF (BY SRI. SANDESH J. CHOUTA, SENIOR COUNSEL FOR HARIHAR KARNATAKA SRI. VIJAY S. CHINIWAR, ADVOCATES)

AND:

THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, THROUGH PSI OF ANKOLA POLICE STATION, DIST. UTTAR KANNADA, KARWAR REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA BENCH, AT. DHARWAD. …RESPONDENT (BY SMT. KIRTILATA R. PATIL, HCGP FOR R1, HC-KAR SRI. V.M. SHEELAVANT, ADVOCATE FOR COMPLAINANT)

THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED U/S. 439 OF CR.P.C.

(U/S. 483 OF BNSS, 2023) PRAYING TO ENLARGE THE PETITIONER ON BAIL IN ANKOLA P.S. CRIME NO. 187/2024 REGISTERED FOR THE OFFENCES P/U/SEC. 111(4), 316(2), 316(5), 318(2), 318(4) R/W 3(5) OF BNS, PENDING ON THE FILE OF PRL. CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC, ANKOLA IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE.

IN CRL.P. NO. 102741/2025 BETWEEN:

SHRI. GURUPRASAD SUDHAKAR REVANKAR, AGE: 42 YEARS, OCC: BUSINESS, R/O: AVERSA, TQ: ANKOLA, DIST: UTTAR KANNADA- 581316.

…PETITIONER (BY SRI. ARAVIND D. KULKARNI, ADVOCATE)

AND:

STATE OF KARNATAKA, THE ANKOLA POLICE KARWAR U.K, REP BY THE STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH.

…RESPONDENT (BY SMT. KIRTILATA R. PATIL, HCGP FOR R1, SRI. V.M. SHEELAVANT, ADVOCATE FOR COMPLAINANT)

THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED U/SEC. 438 OF CR.P.C.

(U/SEC. 482 OF BNSS, 2023) PRAYING TO GRANT ANTICIPATORY BAIL TO THE PETITIONER, DIRECTING THE RESPONDENT POLICE TO RELEASE PETITIONER/ACCUSED NOS.2 ON BAIL IN THE EVENT OF HIS ARREST IN ANKOLA POLICE STATION CRIME NO. 187/2024 REGISTERED FOR THE OFFENCES P/U/SEC. 111(4), 3(5), 316(2), 316(5), 318(2), 318(4) BNS 2023 PENDING ON THE FILE OF PRL. CIVIL JUDGE (JR.N) AND JMFC ANKOLA, UTTARA KANNADA, IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE.

HC-KAR THESE CRIMINAL PETITIONS, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, ORDERS WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:

ORAL ORDER

(PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.VISHWAJITH SHETTY)

1. Accused nos.2 and 3 in Crime No.187 of 2024 registered by Ankola Police Station, Karwar Sub—Division, Uttara Kannada District, for offences punishable under Section 111(4), 316(2), 316(5), 318(2), 318(4) R/w 3(5) of BNS, 2023 are before this Court in these two petitions filed under Section 482 and 483 of the BNSS, 2023 seeking anticipatory bail and regular bail, respectively.

2. Heard the learned counsel for the parties.

3. FIR in Crime No.187 of 2024 was registered by Ankola Police Station, Uttara kannada District, for the aforesaid offences against Ajit Ganapatho Nayak and two others, based on the first information dated 30.10.2024 received from Sri Baramappa Udachappa Kuntagiri, who is the authorized signatory of a Company known as “JSW Keni Port Private Ltd.,”. Apprehending arrest in the said case, accused no.2 had filed Crl.Misc.412 of 2024 before the Jurisdictional Sessions Court, which was rejected on 28.11.2024. Thereafter, he had HC-KAR approached this Court in Crl.P.No.101185 of 2025, which was dismissed as withdrawn, with liberty to file a fresh petition, if need arises. It is under these circumstances, he is before the Court in Crl.P.No.102741 of 2025. Accused no.3 was arrested in the present case on 20.06.2025. Thereafter, he had filed Crl.Misc.230 of 2025 before the Jurisdictional Sessions Court, which was rejected on 19.07.2025. Therefore, is before this Court in Crl.P.No.102942 of 2025.

4. Learned Senior Counsel appearing for accused no.3 submits the petitioner has no criminal antecedents and the offence punishable under Section 111(4) of BNS 2023 does not get attracted against him. The allegation against petiti