- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:9398 CRL.P No. 2148 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. 2148 OF 2025 BETWEEN: SRI CHETHAN KUMAR R @ CHETHAN S/O RAMAIAH AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS R/AT. INDARASANAHALLI VILLAGE, KUNDANA HOBLI DEVANHALLI TALUK BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT PIN - 562 110. …PETITIONER (BY SRI MUNE GOWDA M, ADV., FOR SRI NAGENDRA C.S, ADV.) AND: THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BAGEPALLI POLICE STATION BAGEPALLI - 561 207 REPRESENTED BY SPP HIGH COURT BUILDING BANGALORE - 560 001. …RESPONDENT (BY SRI K. NAGESHWARAPPA, HCGP) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 439 CR.PC (FILED U/S 483 BNNS) PRAYING TO ORDER FOR THE RELEASE THE PETITIONER ON BAIL IN CR.NO.459/2024, REGISTERED BY THE BAGEPALLI POLICE, FOR THE OFFENCES P/U/S 140(2), 311 OF BNS, 2023 PENDING ON THE FILE OF HONBLE PRL. CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC AT BAGEPALLI. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY Digitally signed by NANDINI MS Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:9398 CRL.P No. 2148 of 2025 ORAL ORDER Accused No.7 in Crime No.459/2024 registered by Bagepalli Police Station, Chikkaballapura District for the offences punishable under Sections 140(2) & 311 of BNS, 2023 is before this Court under Section 483 of BNSS, 2023 seeking regular bail. 2. Heard the learned counsel appearing for the parties. 3. FIR in Crime No.459/2024 was registered by Bagepalli Police Station, Chikkaballapura District for the aforesaid offences against Bombay Saleem and others, based on the first information dated 20.12.2024 received from Sri Ashwathnarayanaswamy S/o Narasimhappa. Apprehending arrest in the said case, the petitioner had filed Crl.Misc.No.50/2025 before the jurisdictional Sessions Court, which was rejected on 04.02.2025. Therefore, he is before this Court. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that there is no recovery from the petitioner in the present - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:9398 CRL.P No. 2148 of 2025 case and his exact role in the crime is also not stated. He has completely cooperated with the police for the purpose of investigation. Accused Nos.8 and 11 from whom there is some recovery have been granted regular bail by the jurisdictional Sessions Court. Accordingly, he prays to allow the petition. 5. Per contra, learned HCGP who has opposed the bail petition however does not dispute that the petitioner has cooperated with the police for the purpose of investigation and there is no recovery from him in the present case. Accordingly, she prays to dismiss the petition. 6. Perusal of the material on record would go to show that the first information was submitted on 20.12.2024 by the victim alleging that on 20.12.2024 while he was traveling in his car bearing registration No.KA-11-M-6764 carrying a sum of Rs.16 lakhs, some persons who came in Innova car bearing registration No.KA-04-AD-1217 intercepted his car and from the said - 4 - NC: 2025:KHC:9398 CRL.P No. 2148 of 2025 car, accused No.1 Bombay Saleem and four others got down and after threatening him showing knife snatched the bag in which he was carrying a sum of Rs.16 lakhs had escaped from the spot in the vehicle in which they had arrived. It is in this background, he had approached the police. Subsequently, during the course of investigation, the petitioner herein was arrested on 29.12.2024 and remanded to police custody and he was subsequently remanded to judicial custody on 09.01.2025. It is not in dispute that the petitioner had cooperated during the course of investigation and there is no recovery from him in the present case. Accused No.8 was arrested in the present case during the course of investigation and from his possession a sum of Rs.50,000/- which he had received from accused No.1 was recovered. Accused No.8 has been granted regular bail in Crl.Misc.No.74/2025 by the jurisdictional Sessions Court. 7. Accused No.11 was arrested in the present case during the course of investigation and allegation - 5 - NC: 2025:KHC:9398 CRL.P No. 2148 of 2025 against accused No.11 is that he had showed the car of the first informant to the other accused persons and pulsar bike used by him to follow the car of the first informant was seized during the course of investigation in the present case. Accused No.11 has been granted regular bail by the jurisdictional Sessions Court in Crl.Misc.No.30/2025. 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. 8. Accordingly, the following: ORDER The petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail in Crime No.459/2024 registered by Bagepalli Police Station, Chikkaballapura District for the offences punishable under Sections 140(2) & 311 of BNS, 2023, subject to the following conditions: a) The petitioner shall execute a personal bond for a sum of Rs.1,00,000 (Rupees One Lakh only) with two sureties for the - 6 - NC: 2025:KHC:9398 CRL.P No. 2148 of 2025 likesum, to the satisfaction of the jurisdictional Court; b) 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; c) The petitioner shall not directly or indirectly threaten or tamper with the prosecution witnesses; d) The petitioner shall not involve in similar offences in future; Sd/- (S VISHWAJITH SHETTY) JUDGE NMS