IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 7^TH DAY OF MARCH, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 2107 OF 2025 BETWEEN:

YOGESH D.B S/O BEERESWARIAH D.M AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS R/AT BADARIKOPPALU PALAGRAHARA POST NAGAMANGALA TALUK MANDYA DISTRICT - 571 432 (PETITIONER ADDRESS MENTIONED AS HIS AADHAR CARD, HEREWITH PRODUCE THE AADHAR CARD)

…PETITIONER (BY SRI HONNESHA B.R, ADV.)

AND: Digitally signed by RANGE FOREST OFFICER MYSORE NANDINI MS REP. BY THE STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR Location:

High Court HIGH COURT BUILDING of Karnataka BENGALURU - 560 001.

…RESPONDENT (BY SMT. N. ANITHA GIRISH, HCGP)

THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 438 CR.PC (FILED U/S 482 BNNS) PRAYING TO GRANT ANTICIPATORY BAIL TO PETITIONER, WHO IS ACCUSED NO.1, IN THE EVENT OF ARREST IN WLOR NO.05/2024-25 REGISTERED BY THE RESPONDENT RANGE FOREST OFFICER MYSORE ON THE FILE OF THE HONBLE CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC COURT AT NAGAMANGALAL FOR THE OFFENCES P/U/S 39, 40, 44, 48(A), 49(B), 51 SCHEDULE I PART-A, WHALES R/W SEC. 2(11), 2(14), 2(32), 2(36), 50, 55 OF WILD LIFE (PROTECTION ACT) 1972 (AMENDMENT ACT) 2022 IN RESPECT OF THE PETITIONER.

THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, OR