Karnataka High Court
CRL.P/1899/2026 of MR.DHANAYAJAY RANGA Vs STATE BY MARATHAHALLI POLICE STATION on 6 October 2026
2026:KHC:55555
CNR: KAHC010087062026 NC: 2026:KHC:55555 CRL.P No. 1899 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 6TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 1899 OF 2026 BETWEEN: 1. MR. DHANAYAJAY RANGA S/O RAMA SATYANARAYANA
HC-KAR
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
DATED THIS THE 6TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2026
BEFORE
THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY
CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 1899 OF 2026
BETWEEN:
1.
MR. DHANAYAJAY RANGA
S/O RAMA SATYANARAYANA
AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS,
OCCUPATION: SOFTWARE ENGINEER
2.
SMT. SWATHI R
W/O DHANAYAJAY RANGA
AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS,
OCC: HOME MAKER
BOTH R/AT NO. 13, MOHITH ENCLAVE
4th MAIN ROAD, MUNNEKOLALA
MARATHAHALLI, BENGALURU - 560 037.
…PETITIONERS
(BY SRI. PRABHU N. SAVANUR, ADVOCATE)
AND:
STATE BY MARATHAHALLI POLICE STATION
REPRESENTED BY
STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR,
HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA,
BENGALURU - 560 001.
…RESPONDENT
(BY SRI. RAHUL RAI K, HCGP)
Digitally
signed by
NANDINI M S
Location:
HIGH COURT
OF
KARNATAKA
HC-KAR
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THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 438 OF CR.P.C (U/S 482 BNSS)
PRAYING TO DIRECT THE RESPONDENT POLICE TO RELEASE
THEM ON BAIL IN THE EVENT OF THEIR ARREST IN
CR.NO.567/2025
REGISTERED
BY
MARATHAHALLI
P.S.,
BENGALURU (RESPONDENT POLICE) BEFORE HONBLE JMFC
(TRAFFIC COURT-I) MAYO HALL, AT BENGALURU, FOR THE
OFFENCE P/U/S 14 OF THE FOREIGNERS ACT, 1946.
THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:
CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY
ORAL ORDER
Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that further proceedings in Crime No.567 of 2025 registered by Marathahalli Police Station, Bengaluru City for the offence punishable under Section 14 of Foreigners Act, 1946 has been stayed by the Co-ordinate bench of this Court as against the petitioners herein in Criminal Petition No.454 of 2026 vide order dated 01.04.2026. Therefore, this petition may be dismissed as not pressed with liberty to the petitioners to renew their bail application subject to outcome of Criminal Petition No.454 of 2026.
HC-KAR
2. The said submission is placed on record.
3. Accordingly, the criminal petition is dismissed as not pressed with liberty as prayed for.
4. All contentions are kept open.
Sd/- (S VISHWAJITH SHETTY) JUDGE
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