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. 16459 OF 2025 (439(Cr.PC) /

483(BNSS))

BETWEEN:

1. G. V. NARASIMHAPPA

S/O VENKATAPPA

AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS

WORKING AS METER READER, BWSSB

MARUTHI NAGARA, BTM 2^ND STAGE

MADIVALA, BANGALORE

KARNATAKA-560 041.

R/AT

No.B2/1, BWSSB QUARTERS

7^TH A MAIN, JAYANAGARA 5^TH BLOCK

BANGALORE - 560 041.

…PETITIONER

(BY SRI VIVEK REDDY, SENIOR ADVOCATE FOR

SRI PRAVEEN C P, ADVOCATE)

Digitally signed by

LAKSHMINARAY ANA

MURTHY RAJASHRI

AND:

Location: HIGH

COURT OF

KARNATAKA

1. STATE BY KARNATAKA LOKAYUKTA

BENGALURU CITY DIVISION

REP BY ITS SPECIAL PUBLIC PROSECUTOR

HIGH COURT COMPLEX BANGALORE-560 001.

…RESPONDENT

(BY SRI MANISH R, ADVOCATE FOR

SRI B B PATIL, ADVOCATE)

THIS CRL.P IS FILED UNDER SECTION 439 CR.PC (FILED UNDER SECTION 483 BNSS) PRAYING TO ENLARGE THE ACCUSED ON REGULAR BAIL, IN CRIME No.56/2025 REGISTERED BY KARNATAKA LOKAYUKTA BANGALORE CITY DIVISION P.S. BANGALORE FOR OFFENCES PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTIONS 7(A) OF THE PREVENTION OF CORRUPTION AMENDMENT ACT, 2018, ON ANY REASONABLE CONDITION/S THAT THIS HONBLE COURT DEEMS FIT, JUST AND EXPEDIENT UNDER THE CIRCUMST