Authority: High Court of Karnataka, Bengaluru
Order Date: 24 July 2026
Case Overview
- Petitioners: V. S. Sathya Narayana, Director/Authorized Signatory of MRO Global Services Private Limited (aged about 79 years), and Ashok C.R., employee of the same company (aged about 46 years).
- Respondents: State represented by K.R. Puram Police Station (Public Prosecutor) and State represented by Cyber Police Station, Jalgaon, Maharashtra.
- FIR No. 1/2026 registered by Jalgaon Cyber Police Station for offences under Sections 318(4), 3(5) of the BNS Act, 2023 and Section 66(D) of the Information Technology Act.
- Petition filed under Section 482 of the BNS Act, 2023 seeking transit anticipatory bail to avoid arrest while approaching the jurisdictional court in Maharashtra.
- Petitioners have no criminal antecedents; Supreme Court precedent (Priya Indoria vs State of Karnataka, 2024) cited regarding the Court’s power to grant transit anticipatory bail.
Final Outcome
- The Court allowed the petition and granted interim anticipatory bail for a limited period of three weeks from the date of receipt of the order.
- Conditions imposed: each petitioner must execute a personal bond of Rs 1,00,000 with two sureties and must cooperate with the respondents for the purpose of investigation.
- If arrested during this period, the petitioners shall be released subject to the above conditions.
Topics: Legal; Information Technology