- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:9403 CRL.P No. 1615 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 5TH DAY OF MARCH, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 1615 OF 2025 BETWEEN: PURUSHOTTAM @ MANU @ SPIKY S/O RANGASHETTY AGED ABOUT 26 YEARS R/AT G MYLANAHALLY VILLAGE DUDDA HOBLI, HASSAN TALUK HASSAN DISTRICT - 573 220. …PETITIONER (BY SRI PRATHEEP K.C, ADV.) AND: THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REP. BY SHANTHIGRAMA POLICE HASSAN DISTRICT, REP. BY ITS STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR BANGALORE - 01. …RESPONDENT (BY SMT. N. ANITHA GIRISH, HCGP) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S.439 (FILED U/S.483 BNSS) CR.P.C PRAYING TO ALLOW THIS PETITION AND GRANT BAIL IN S.C.NO.165/2024 FOR THE OFFENCE P/US/ 341,504,307,506 OF IPC BY SHANTIGRAMA POLICE, HASSAN DISTRICT IN CONNECTION TO CRIME NO.80/2024 PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE HONBLE II ADDL. DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE, HASSAN. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: Digitally signed by NANDINI MS Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:9403 CRL.P No. 1615 of 2025 CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY ORAL ORDER Accused in S.C.No.165/2024 pending before the Court of II Additional District & Sessions Judge, Hassan arising out of Crime No.80/2024 registered by Shantigrama Police Station, Hassan District for the offences punishable under Sections 341, 504, 307 & 506 of IPC is before this Court seeking regular bail. 2. Heard the learned counsel appearing for the parties. 3. FIR in Crime No.80/2024 was registered by Shantigrama Police Station, Hassan District against the petitioner herein for the aforesaid offences, on the basis of first information dated 15.06.2024 received from the injured victim Prateep M J. During the course of investigation of the case, the petitioner was arrested on 16.06.2024 and subsequently remanded to judicial custody. After completing investigation, charge sheet has been filed against him for the aforesaid offences. His bail application filed before the jurisdictional Sessions Court in S.C.No.165/2024 was dismissed on 25.09.2024. Therefore, he is before this Court. - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:9403 CRL.P No. 1615 of 2025 5. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that there is a delay in submitting first information. The injured has suffered only simple injury in the incident in question. The petitioner has been enlarged on bail in all earlier criminal cases registered against him. Accordingly, he prays to allow the petition. 6. Per contra, learned HCGP has opposed the petition. She submits that the petitioner is a person with criminal antecedents and in spite of he being enlarged on bail in earlier cases is now involved in another heinous crime. Accordingly, she prays to dismiss the petition. 7. In respect to the incident that had taken place on 14.06.2024 at about 22 hours, the injured first informant has belatedly submitted a first information on 15.06.2024 at about 17.00 hours. In the first information it is alleged that on 14.06.2024 at about 10 p.m, the petitioner after consuming alcohol was threatening the public with a knife and when the first informant questioned him, the petitioner allegedly abused and assaulted the petitioner with the knife and caused injury. Thereafter, the first informant had taken treatment in the - 4 - NC: 2025:KHC:9403 CRL.P No. 1615 of 2025 hospital and submitted his first information, based on which FIR in Crime No.80/2024 was registered against the petitioner. Investigation in the case is completed and charge sheet has been filed. The petitioner is in custody from 16.06.2024. It is not in dispute that the injured victim has suffered only simple injury in the incident in question. 8. Learned counsel for the petitioner has brought to the notice of this Court that in all the criminal cases registered against the petitioner earlier, he has been granted bail. Apprehension of the learned HCGP can be taken care of by imposing appropriate conditions. Under these circumstances, I am of the opinion that, the prayer made by the petitioner for grant of regular bail needs to be answered affirmatively. 9. Accordingly, the following: ORDER The petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail in S.C.No.165/2024 pending before the Court of II Additional District & Sessions Judge, Hassan arising out of Crime No.80/2024 registered by Shantigrama Police Station, Hassan - 5 - NC: 2025:KHC:9403 CRL.P No. 1615 of 2025 District for the offences punishable under Sections 341, 504, 307 & 506 of IPC, subject to the following conditions: a) Petitioner shall execute a personal bond for a sum of Rs.1,00,000 (Rupees One Lakh only) with two sureties for the likesum, to the satisfaction of the jurisdictional Court; b) The petitioner shall appear before the SHO of Shantigrama Police Station, Hassan and mark his attendance on every first Sunday of the month between 10.00 a.m, and 1.00 p.m, till the case registered against him is disposed of. c) The petitioner shall appear regularly on all the dates of hearing before the Trial Court unless the Trial Court exempts his appearance for valid reasons; d) The petitioner shall not directly or indirectly threaten or tamper with the prosecution witnesses; e) The petitioner shall not involve in similar offences in future; Sd/- (S VISHWAJITH SHETTY) JUDGE NMS