IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 10^TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SHIVASHANKAR AMARANNAVAR CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 13577 OF 2025 BETWEEN:

1. MR KUMAR SHETTIGAR AGED 28 YEARS, S/O. KADYA SHETTIGAR, R/AT DOOR NO.2-79, PREETHI NAGAR, 1^ST CROSS ROAD, OPP. VINAYAKA PLASTIC FACTORY, KULAI, MANGALURU TALUK- 575 019.

…PETITIONER (BY SRI. VENKATESH SOMAREDDY, ADVOCATE FOR SRI.GANAPATHI BHAT, ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA Digitally signed by LAKSHMINARA YANA THROUGH THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, MURTHY RAJASHRI BAJPE POLICE STATION, Location: HIGH COURT OF REPRESENTED BY THE STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, KARNATAKA HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, BENGALURU - 560 001.

…RESPONDENT (BY SMT. PUSHPALATH B., ADDITIONAL SPP)

THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED UNDR SECTION 438 OF CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE (FILED UNDER SECTION 482 BNSS) PRAYING TO GRANT AN ORDER OF ANTICIPATORY BAIL TO THE PETITIONER/ACCUSED NO.1 DIRECTING THE RESPONDENT BAJPE POLICE TO RELEASE THE PETITIONER FORTHWITH ON BAIL IN THE EVENT OF HIS ARREST IN CONNECTION WITH CRIME NO.93/2024 OF BAJPE POLICE STATION PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE I ADDITIONAL SENIOR CIVIL JUDGE AND CJM, MANGALURU, D.K. FOR TH