IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU

DATED THIS THE 7^TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2026

BEFORE

THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SHIVASHANKAR AMARANNAVAR

CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 16016 OF 2025

[(439(Cr.PC) / 483(BNSS)]

BETWEEN:

NAVEEN KUMAR

S/O CHRISTOPHER,

AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS,

R/AT RAJEEV GANDHI BADAVANE,

SHANTHINAGARA UPPALI,

INDAVARA POST,

CHIKKAMAGALURU - 577 101.

…PETITIONER

(BY SRI. YASHWANATH M., ADVOCATE FOR

SRI. GIRISH B. BALADARE, ADVOCATE)

AND:

THE STATE OF KARNATAKA

Digitally signed by BY CHIKKAMAGALURU RURAL POLICE,

LAKSHMINARAYANA

MURTHY RAJA SHRI CHIKKAMAGALURU DISTRICT - 577 101

Location: HIGH

COURT OF

KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY THE STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR,

HIGH COURT BUILDING, BENGALURU - 560 001.

…RESPONDENT

(BY SMT. WAHEEDA M.M., HCGP)

THIS CRL.P IS FILED UNDER SECTION 439 CR.P.C

(UNDER SECTION 483 BNSS) PRAYING TO ENLARGE THE PETITIONER ON BAIL IN CRIME NO.344/2025 BY THE CHIKKAMAGALURU RURAL POLICE, CHIKKAMAGALURU, FOR

THE OFFENCES PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTIONS 109(1) AND 352 OF BNS, 2023, PENDING ON THE FILE OF II ADDITIONAL DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE AT CHIKKAMAGALURU.

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

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SHIVASHANKAR AMARANNAVAR

ORAL ORDER

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