CRL.P/16407/2025 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. 16407 OF 2025

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

BETWEEN:

1.

DR. SRINATH CHOWDAPPA,

S/O LATE CHOWDAPPA,

AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS,

R/AT NO.6, 2ND CROSS,

WEST LINK ROAD, MALLESWARAM,

BANGALORE – 560 003.

2.

PRAVEEN K R,

S/O RANGASWAMY K.C,

AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS,

R/AT: C1207, 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,

LAKSHMI NIVASA, RATNAGIRI

EXTENSION, KEMPANAHALLI,

Digitally

signed by

SUSHMA

LAKSHMI

B S

Location:

High Court

of

Karnataka

HC-KAR

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 WOMEN POLICE STATION

(SOUTH EAST DIVISION),

ADUGODI,

BANGALORE – 560 030.

REP BY S.P.P.,

HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA,

BENGALUTU – 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 ADVOCATE FOR THE PETITIONER PRAYING 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), 651(2), 352

R/W 3(5) OF BNS.

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

HC-KAR

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S RACHAIAH