IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU

DATED THIS THE 8^TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2026

BEFORE

THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SHIVASHANKAR AMARANNAVAR

CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 16240 OF 2025

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

BETWEEN:

SRI. NANDAN S.

S/O LATE SURESH,

AGED ABOUT 19 YEARS,

R/O. BAGESHAPURA VILLAGE,

GANDASI HOBLI, ARASIKERE TALUK,

HASSAN DISTRICT - 573 162.

…PETITIONER

(BY SRI. ANOOP HARANAHALLI, ADVOCATE FOR

SRI. SRINIVAS RAO S.S., ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. STATE OF KARNATAKA

HASSAN WOMEN POLICE STATION,

Digitally signed by REPRESENTED BY SPP,

LAKSHMINARAY ANA

HIGH COURT BUILDING,

MURTHY RAJASHRI

Location: HIGH BENGALURU - 560 001.

COURT OF

KARNATAKA

2. SMT. MAMATHA

AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS OLD.

W/O. SRI. MOHANCHAR, SATHENAHALLI VILLAGE,

SHANTHIGRAMA HOBLI,

HASSAN - 573 220.

3. MS. XXX

D/O. SRI. MOHANCHAR & SMT. MAMATHA,

AGED ABOUT 17 YEARS OLD, SATHENAHALLI VILLAGE, SHANTHIGRAMA HOBLI, HASSAN - 573 220.

…RESPONDENTS (BY SRI M.G. PATIL, HCGP FOR R1;

R2 AND R3 SERVED AND UNREPRESENTED)

THIS CRL.P IS FILED UNDER SECTION 439 CR.PC (FILED UNDER SECTION 483 BNSS) PRAYING TO ENLARGE THE PETITIONER ON BAIL IN SPL.C.NO.409/2025 REGISTERED BY HASSAN WOMEN POLICE STATION IN CRIME NO.64/2025 FOR THE OFFENCES PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTIONS 137(2) AND 64 OF