IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 23^RD DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SHIVASHANKAR AMARANNAVAR CRIMINAL PETITION No. 13669 OF 2025 (439(Cr.PC) /

483(BNSS))

BETWEEN:

SRI. DHANANJAYA KUMAR B M @ DHANANJAYA S/O B J MANJUNATH AGED ABOUT 33 YEARS R/AT BOOMMANAKERE BYAKARAVALLIL POST SAKALESHPURA TALUK HASSAN DISTRICT 573134 CURRENTLY R/AT UMMICON ESTATE SARIPALLA ROAD MANGALORE CITY 575 001 …PETITIONER (BY SRI.NARAYANA., FOR SRI. VINAY S.N., ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. STATE OF KARNATAKA Digitally signed by BY SOLADEVANAHALI P S LAKSHMINARAYANA REP BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR MURTHY RAJASHRI Location: HIGH HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA COURT OF BENGALURU 560 001 KARNATAKA

2. SMT SAROJA W/O NAGARAJ AGE ABOUT 38 YEARS R/AT JAYAMMA BUILDING

2^ND CROSS NEAR GOVT SCHOOL CHIKKASANDRA BOURNE MILE BENGALURU 562 165 …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT.WAHEEDA M.M., HCGP FO R-1;

NOTICE SERVED TO R-2 BUT UNREPRESENTED)

THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 439 CR.PC (FILED U/S 483 BNSS) BY THE ADVOCATE FOR THE PETITIONER PRAYING THAT THIS HONOURABLE COURT MAY BE PLEASED TO ENLARGING THE PETITIONER ON BAIL IN SPL.C NO.521/2025 ARISING OUT OF CR.NO.122/2025 REGISTERED BY SOLADEVANHALLI P.S, BENGALURU FOR THE