IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 21^ST DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SHIVASHANKAR AMARANNAVAR CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 17332 OF 2025 [(439(Cr.PC) / 483(BNSS)-)

BETWEEN:

GANAPATHY P.M. S/O MONNAIAH, AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS, R/AT CHOWDLU VILLAGE, SOMWARPET TALUK, KODAGU DISTRICT - 571 236.

…PETITIONER (BY SRI. PRASANNA D.P., ADVOCATE)

AND:

THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY SOMWARPET POLICE STATION, REP BY SPP, HIGH COURT COMPLEX, BENGALURU - 560 001.

Digitally signed by …RESPONDENT LAKSHMINARAYANA MURTHY RAJASHRI (BY SRI. M.R. PATIL, HCGP)

Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA THIS CRL.P IS FILED UNDER SECTION 439 CR.P.C (U/S

483 BNSS) PRAYING TO RELEASE HIS ON BAIL IN S.C.NO.89/2025 ARISING OUT OF CRIME NO.80/2025 OF SOMWARPET POLICE STATION, KODAGU DISTRICT, FOR THE OFFENCES PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTIONS 238(A), 61(2)(a), 103(1) READ WITH 3(5) OF BNS, 2023, PENDING ON THE FILE OF I ADDITIONAL DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE, KODAGU, AT MADIKERI.

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

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SHIVASHANKAR AMARANNAVAR

ORAL ORDER

This petition is filed by accused No.2 under Section 483 of Bharatiya Nagrika Suraksha S