CRL.P/16365/2025 of DR. SRINATH CHOWDAPPA Vs STATE OF KARNATAKA on 19 June 2026

HC-KAR

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU

DATED THIS THE 19TH DAY OF JUNE, 2026

BEFORE

THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S RACHAIAH

CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 16365 OF 2025

(438(Cr.PC)/482(BNSS))

BETWEEN:

1.

DR. SRINATH CHOWDAPPA,

S/O LATE CHOWDAPPA,

AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS,

R/AT: #6, 2ND CROSS,

WEST LINK ROAD,

MALLESWARAM,

BANGALORE – 560 003.

2.

PRAVEEN KR,

S/O RANGASWAMY K.C,

AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS

R/AT 1207, SVAMITVA EMERALD

SQUARE, BOMMASANDRA,

BENGALURU – 560 099.

3.

RANGASWAMY K C,

S/O LATE CHINAPPA,

AGED ABOUT 66 YEARS,

LAKSHMI NIVASA, RATNAGIRI

EXTENSION, KEMPANAHALLI,

CHIKKAMAGALURU – 577 101.

4.

PREMA,

W/O RANGASWAMY K.C,

AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS,

Digitally

signed by

SUSHMA

LAKSHMI B

S

Location:

High Court of

Karnataka

HC-KAR

LAKSHMI NIVASA, RATNAGIRI

EXTENSION, KEMPANAHALLI,

CHIKKAMAGALURU – 577 101.

5.

PRATHAP K R,

S/O RANGASWAMY K.C,

AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS,

290, PREETHINAGAR

VIDHANSOUDHA,

LAGGERE,

BANGALORE -560 058.

…PETITIONERS

(BY DR. SRINATH CHOWDAPPA., P1, PARTY-IN-PERSON; BY SRI. KRISHNA RAO. M., ADVOCATE FOR P2 TO P5)

AND:

STATE OF KARNATAKA,

BY BASAVANAHALLI POLICE STATION,

RATHNAGIRI BORE,

CHIKKAMAGALURU – 577 101.

REP BY S.P.P.,

HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA,

BENGALURU – 560 001.

…RESPONDENT

(BY SRI. M.V. ANOOPKUMAR., HCGP)

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THIS CRL.P FILED U/S 438 CR.PC (FILED U/S 482 BNNS)

BY THE PARTY IN PERSON PRAYING TO DIRECT THE

RESPONDENT POLICE TO ENLARGE THESE PETITIONERS ON

BAIL IN THE EVENT OF THEIR ARREST ON THE BASIS OF

COMPLAINT

LODGE

BY

THE

COMPLAINANT

BY

NAME

JAYAPRABHA, HER FAMILY MEMBERS AND THEIR HENCHMEN

IN GENERAL FOR THE ALLEGED OFFENCES PUNISHABLE

UNDER SECTION.118(1), 351(2), 352 R/W 3(5) OF BNS.

HC-KAR

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

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S RACHAIAH