IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 22^ND DAY OF APRIL, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE PRADEEP SINGH YERUR CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 15039 OF 2025 BETWEEN: SHIVARAJU S/O NARAYANAPPA AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS R/AT HOSAPALYA, KUDUR HOBLI MAGADI TALUK RAMANAGARA DISTRICT PIN - 561 101 PERMANENT R/AT NO.302

4^TH CROSS, MUDDAPPANAPALYA VISWANEEDAM POST BENGALURU - 560 091 …PETITIONER (BY SRI. SHARATH J.M., ADVOCATE)

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LAVANYA Location: STATE OF KARNATAKA HIGH BY MADDUR POLICE STATION COURT OF KARNATAKA REP BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT BUILDING HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU - 560 001 .

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

THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S.439 (FILED U/S.483 BNSS)

CR.P.C BY THE ADVOCATE FOR THE PETITIONER PRAYING THAT THIS HONOURABLE COURT MAY BE PLEASED TO RELEASED HIM ON BAIL WHO IS ACCUSED NO.1 IN CRIME NO.260/2022 (S.C.NO.23/2023) ON THE FILE OF THE RESPONDENT MADDUR POLICE STATION, NOW PENDING ON I ADDL DISTRICT AND SESSIONS AT MANDYA FOR THE OFFENCE P/US/ 201,302 OF IPC.

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

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE PRADEEP SINGH YERUR

ORAL ORDER

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