CRL.P/5521/2026 of PUPPLA SHIVA KUMAR RAO @ PRATHIK Vs STATE OF KARNATAKA on 17 April 2026

HC-KAR

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU

DATED THIS THE 17TH DAY OF APRIL, 2026

BEFORE

THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S RACHAIAH

CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 5521 OF 2026

(439(Cr.PC)/483(BNSS))

BETWEEN:

1.

PUPPLA SHIVA KUMAR RAO

@ PRATHIK

S/O LATE PUPPLA KUMAR RAO,

AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS,

R/A NO.40, BLOCK NO.1,

SHASTHRI NAGAR,

KADMA POST, JAMSHEDPUR,

EAST SINGHBUM DISTRICT,

JHARKHAND – 831 005.

2.

HARSHA MISHRA,

S/O JNANA PRAKASH MISHRA,

AGED ABOUT 21 YEARS,

R/A BABHAN GAAVAN,

POST ROOPAPUR,

SULTHANPUR DISTRICT,

UTTAR PRADESH – 228 155.

…PETITIONERS

(BY SRI. MOHAMMAD IBRAHIM ARSHAD M P., ADVOCATE)

Digitally

signed by

PAVITHRA

N

Location:

High Court

of

Karnataka

HC-KAR

AND:

STATE OF KARNATAKA

BY MANGALORE CEN CRIME

POLICE STATION,

REP. BY SPP,

HIGH COURT BUILDING,

BANGALORE – 560 001.

…RESPONDENT

(BY SRI. HARISH GANAPATHY., HCGP)

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THIS CRL.P FILED U/S 439 CR.PC (FILED U/S 483 BNNS)

BY THE ADVOCATE FOR THE PETITIONER PRAYING TO

RELEASE HIM ON BAIL IN CRIME.NO.2/2026 OF MANGALORE

CEN CRIME POLICE STATION, BENGALURU FOR THE OFFENCES

PUNISHABLE

UNDER

SECTIONS.66(C)

AND

66(D)

OF

INFORMATION

TECHNOLOGY

ACT

2008,

AND

UNDER

SECTION.318(4) OF BNS ACT 2023, PENDING BEFORE III

ADDITIONAL

DISTRICT

AND

SESSIONS

JUDGE,

D.K.

MANGALORE.

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

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S RACHAIAH

HC-KAR