Regular bail petition for offences under the IT Act and BNS. Counsel filed a memo seeking withdrawal after a chargesheet was filed, intending to approach the lower court first.
Petition dismissed as withdrawn with liberty to approach lower court as prayed.
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NC: 2026:KHC:9344 CRL.P No. 16955 of 2025
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 16TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026
BEFORE
THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SHIVASHANKAR AMARANNAVAR CRIMINAL PETITION No. 16955 OF 2025 (439(Cr.PC) / 483(BNSS))
BETWEEN:
S/O. UMESH PRASAD, AGED ABOUT 28 YEARS, R/AT DASHARATHPUR VILLAGE, PAVAPURI POST, GIRIYAK TALUK, NALANDA DISTRICT, BIHAR-803 115.
…PETITIONER
(BY SRI. G M SHARATHKUMAR, ADVOCATE)
AND:
Digitally signed by LAKSHMINARAYANA MURTHY RAJASHRI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA
…RESPONDENT
(BY SMT. WAHEEDA M M, HCGP)
THIS CRL.P IS FILED UNDER SECTION 439 Cr.PC (FILED UNDER SECTION 483 BNNS) PRAYING TO ENLARGE THE PETITIONER ON REGULAR BAIL IN CRIME No.235/2025 REGISTERED BY SADASHIVNAGAR PS FOR THE OFFENCES
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PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTION 66(C) AND 66(D) OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ACT 2000 AND SECTION 338 OF THE BNS, ON THE FILE OF HONBLE 1ST ADDITIONAL CHIEF JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE, BENGALURU.
THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:
CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SHIVASHANKAR AMARANNAVAR
ORAL ORDER
Learned counsel for the petitioner files memo seeking withdrawal of the petition.
“The counsel for petitioner respectfully submits that, during the pendency of this petition the investigating Agency has filed charhesheet therefore the petitioner intends to approach lower court first. Hence, it is respectfully prayed that this Hon’ble Court may be pleased to permit withdrawal of present petition with liberty to appellant approach lower court in the interest of justice.”
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as withdrawn with liberty as prayed for.
Sd/(SHIVASHANKAR AMARANNAVAR) JUDGE
DSP List No.: 11 Sl No.: 19 Ct.sm
4 provisions across 4 enactments
Vikas Kumar
State by Sadashivanagar PS Bengaluru
Shivashankar Amannavar
As recorded by the court registry
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