IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 25^TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SHIVASHANKAR AMARANNAVAR CRIMINAL PETITION No. 15056 OF 2025 (439(Cr.PC) /

483(BNSS))

BETWEEN:

1. SRI MARUTHI N SON OF LATE NAGARJAU AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS BILL COLLECTOR TOVINAKERE GRAMA PANCHAYATH KORATAGERE TALUK C N DURGA HOBLI, TUMAKURU DISTRICT- 572 129.

RESIDING AT : TOVINAKERE VILLAGE, KORATAGERE TALUK C N DURGA HOBLI TUMAKURU TALUK – 572 129 …PETITIONER Digitally signed by (BY SRI ABHAY RAJIV SHIVAM, ADVOCATE)

LAKSHMINARAYANA MURTHY RAJA SHRI Location: HIGH AND:

COURT OF KARNATAKA

1. STATE BY LOKAYUKTHA POLICE TUMAKLURU REP BY SPECIAL PUBLIC PROSECUTOR KARNATAKA LOKAYUKTHA M S BUILDING, DR AMBEDKAR VEEDHI BENGALURU-560 001.

…RESPONDENT (BY SRI KUMAR H D, ADVOCATE FOR SRI VENKATESH S ARABHATTI, ADVOCATE)

THIS CRL.P IS FILED UNDER SECTION 439 Cr.PC (FILED U/S 483 BNSS) PRAYING TO ENLARGE THE PETITIONER ON REGULAR BAIL IN CR.No.08/2025 REGISTERED BY THE RESPONDENT POLICE FOR THE ALLEGED OFFENCES PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTIONS 7(a) OF THE PC ACT, 1988 (AS AMENDED IN 2018).

THIS PETITION COMING ON FOR ORDERS THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SHIV