The two petitioners (accused Nos. 12 and 14), former members of the 'Bagair Hukum Committee' (Bagair Hukum Saguvali Samithi) in Belur taluk, were taken into judicial custody in connection with Crime No. 98 of 2023, which alleged illegal regularisation of approximately 2,750 acres of government land in favour of about 1,430 beneficiaries valued at around ₹750 crores, involving offences of forgery, cheating, criminal breach of trust, and criminal conspiracy under the IPC. Their bail application was rejected by the LXXXI Additional City Civil and Sessions Judge, Bengaluru, and they approached the Karnataka High Court under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Samhita, 2023. The petitioners argued that documents had already been seized, that they were arrested two years after dismissal of the earlier criminal petition, and that they were on the verge of becoming entitled to statutory (default) bail under Section 187 of the BNSS as no charge sheet had been filed. The State opposed bail, citing the gravity of the offence, the ongoing CID investigation, and the risk of witness tampering and document interference by the influential accused. The High Court, after hearing both sides and perusing the record, reserved the matter and pronounced its order, with the judgment text as provided reflecting the factual and legal background considered by the Court.