IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 15^TH DAY OF APRIL, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V SRISHANANDA CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 14506 OF 2025 BETWEEN:

MR. NIKHIL KUMAR SINGH S/O MR. KARM CHAND SINGH, AGED ABOUT 22 YEARS, RESIDING AT HIMGIRI APARTMENT

404, GURUDEV GARDEN, SHARMA LINE NEW OLIDIH DAINIK JAGARAN, MANGO JAMSHEDPUR, EAST SHINGHBHUM - 831 012, JHARKHAND. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. VINAY KUMAR SINGH, ADVOCATE)

AND:

STATE OF KARNATAKA Digitally BY NORTH CEN CRIME POLICE STATION, signed by MALATESH BENGALURU URBAN, K C REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR.

Location:

…RESPONDENT HIGH COURT OF (BY SRI. K. NAGESHWARAPPA, HCGP)

KARNATAKA 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 pe