IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 24^TH DAY OF APRIL, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 17632 OF 2025 BETWEEN:

SRI. N. R. PRASAD, S/O NATRAJ B, AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, NO.86/18, 7^TH A CROSS, ITTUMADU, BANGALORE - 85.

(WRONGLY TYPED AS K.R.PRASAD IN CRL.

MISC.NO.11375/2025 …PETITIONER (BY SRI. GURURAJ K., ADVOCATE FOR SRI. RANGANATH R., ADVOCATE)

AND:

THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, BY ANNAPOORNESWARI NAGARA Digitally signed by BELUR POLICE STATION, RANGADHAMA BENGALURU - 560 091.

NANDINI REPRESENTED BY THE Location: HIGH STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, COURT OF KARNATAKA HIGH COURT BUILDING, BENGALURU - 560 001.

…RESPONDENT (BY SRI.R.RANGASWAMY, HCGP)

THIS CRL.P. IS FILED U/S 438 OF CR.PC (FILED U/S 482 BNSS) PRAYING TO GRANT THE PETITIONERS ANTICIPATORY BAIL AND DIRECT THE RESPONDENT POLICE STATION TO RELEASE THE PETITIONERS, IN THE EVENT OF HIS ARREST IN CR.NO.436/2025 OF ANNAPOORNESHWARI NAGARA POLICE STATION, BENGALURU FOR THE O/P/U/S 316(2), 318(4), 352, 351(2), R/W 3(5) OF BNSS, 2023 PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE IV ACJM, BENGALURU CITY.

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

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JU