THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S.438 (FILED U/S.482 BNSS) OF CR.P.C PRAYING TO ALLOW THIS PETITION AND GRANT ANTICIPATORY BAIL TO THE PETITIONER IN THE EVENT OF HIS ARREST IN CRIME NO.386/2025 REGISTERED BY THE NORTH CEN CRIME POLICE STATION FOR THE OFFENCE P/US/ 66(c), 66(d) OF IT ACT AND SEC.318(4) OF BNSS, PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE 45th ACJM AT BENGALURU.

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

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V SRISHANANDA

ORAL ORDER

1. Heard Sri.Vinay Kumar Singh, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri.Nageshwarappa, learned High Court Government Pleader for respondent/State.

2. Present petition is filed under Section 482 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 with the following prayer:

“Wherefore, the petitioner most humbly prays that this Hon’ble Court may be pleased to:

A. Allow this petition and grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner in the event of his arrest in Crime No.386/2025, registered by the North Cen Crime Police Station for the offence punishable under Sections 66(c), 66(d) of the Information of Technology Act and Section 318(4) of the BNSS, pending on the file of the 45th ACJM at Bengaluru.

B. Pass any other order deemed fit in the interest of justice.”

3. Facts which are utmost necessary for disposal of the present petition are as under:

3.1. A complaint came to be lodged by Kemparaj Manjari son of Appanna with North CEN Crime Police Station, Bengaluru which was registered in Crime No.386/2025 on 27.05.2025 for the offence punishable under Sections 66(c) and 66(d) of the Information of Technology Act,2008 and Section 318(4) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.

3.2. Gist of the complaint averments would reveal that complainant had an account in HDFC Bank and his family members used HDFC Bank account, ICICI Bank account and Canara Bank account.

3.3. He was using those accounts and at that juncture, some unknown persons contacted him with a offer for job and directed him to review and rate some hotels whereby for his time in reviving and rating the hotels, he would be given a job.

3.4. Further, complainant was requested to invest in crypto currency in the website called ‘m.wiodlakk.com’ by using the user-id as ‘Kemp28’. Believing the words of the said such persons, complainant invested sum of Rs.3,00,000/-. He was asked to withdraw the said amount.

3.5. When he tried to withdraw the said amount, complainant encountered difficulty and he received information that while withdrawing the amount, he has followed wrong steps and therefore, the account of complainant namely indicoin was freezed and to defreeze the said account, a sum of Rs.3,01,065/- was to be paid.

3.6. Complainant believing the words, in order to get the profit out of his account namely indicoin, paid the said amount of Rs.3,01,065/- but he was not able to withdraw the money on the ground that his credit ratio is less. He was also instructed to invest further sum of Rs.4,32,130/-.

3.7. Again complainant was trapped to said sum of Rs.4,32,130/- and tried to withdraw the amount in his account in indicoin and at that juncture, there was a demand for 30% commission amount for withdrawing the amount.

3.8. In this fashion, from all the accounts of himself and his family members, sum of Rs.17,99,228/- was transferred on to the accounts of the fraudsters and therefore, sought for action.

4. Police after registering the case, investigated the matter. During such investigation, found that present petitioner is recipient of sum of Rs.2,00,000/- from the account of Priyanka J. Hipparagi, Bhavana T. K., Rohan Dilip Dighore, Vidya Ashok Mulimani in a sum of Rs.50,000/- each which she transferred on two occasions to his friend namely Surendar Balmiki. Petitioner also transferred yet another sum of Rs.35,000/- to said Surendar Balmiki as could be seen from the statement of account furnished by the petitioner himself along with the petition.

5. He got the money credited to his account from the account of An