IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH DATED THIS THE 7^TH DAY OF APRIL, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V.SRISHANANDA CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 101267 OF 2025 (439(Cr.PC)/483(BNSS)

BETWEEN:

ARBAZ KHAN @ ARBAJ S/O. SARDAR KHAN, AGE: 29 YEARS, OCC: COOLIE, R/O KILLA AREA, NOW RESIDING AT LAXMI CAMP, GANGAVATHI, DIST. KOPPAL …PETITIONER (BY SRI SADIQ N GOODWALA, ADVOCATE)

AND:

THE STATE OF KARNATAKA THROUGH SUB-INSPECTOR OF POLICE, GANGAVATHI RURAL POLICE STATION, Digit ally KOPPAL, DIST. DHARWAD signed by V N BADIGER REPRESENTED BY THE STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTION, Location: High HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH Court of Karnataka, Dharwad …RESPONDENT Bench (BY SMT. GIRIJA S. HIREMATH, HCGP)

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

(UNDER SECTION 483 OF BNSS, 2023) SEEKING TO RELEASE THE PETITIONER/ACCUSED NO.1 ON BAIL IN CRIME NO. 0226/2024 OF GANGAVATHI RURAL P.S. FOR OFFENCE P/U/SEC. 132, 109(1), 121(1), 115(1), 352, 351(2), 238 R/W SEC-3(5), 281, 125, 125(a) OF BNS 2023 AND SEC. 183, 184, 192, 196 AND 177 OF IMV ACT PRINCIPAL CIVIL JUDGE (JR.DN.) AND JMFC COURT GANGAVATHI KOPPAL.

THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:

ORAL ORDER