- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:19083 CRL.P No. 3090 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 5TH DAY OF JUNE, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 3090 OF 2025 BETWEEN: RANVEER @ MONU S/O DHOOPCHANDA AGED ABOUT 20 YEARS R/AT NO.23 1ST CROSS 3RD MAIN, KASHI NAGAR YALACHENAHALLI BENGALURU - 560 078. …PETITIONER (BY SRI MAHADEVA SWAMY P, ADV.) AND: THE STATE OF KARNATAKA KUMARASWAMY LAYOUT POLICE STATION BENGALURU REP BY THEIR SPL PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT COMPLEX BENGALURU - 560 001. …RESPONDENT (BY SMT. WAHEEDA M.M, HCGP) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 439(2) CR.PC (FILED U/S 483(3) OF BNSS) PRAYING TO ENLARGE THE PETITIONER ON BAIL IN S.C.NO.764/2020 (CRIME NO.104/2020) FOR THE OFFENCES P/U/S.302 OF IPC OF THE RESPONDENT KUMARASWAMY LAYOUT POLICE BENGALURU, PENDING ON THE FILE BEFORE ADDL. CITY CIVIL AND SESSIONS JUDGE AT BENGALURU (CCH-64). 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 M S Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:19083 CRL.P No. 3090 of 2025 ORAL ORDER 1. Accused in S.C.No.764/2020 pending before the Court of LXIII Addl. City Civil & Sessions Judge, Bengaluru, arising out of Crime No.104/2020 registered by Kumaraswamy Layout Police Station, Bengaluru City, for the offence punishable under Section 302 IPC, is before this Court under Section 439 of Cr.PC seeking regular bail. 2. Heard the learned Counsel for the parties. 3. Learned Counsel for the petitioner submits that on the merits of the case, petitioner was granted bail by this Court in in Crl.P.No.7342/2020 disposed of on 30.07.2021. For the reason that petitioner had not appeared before the Trial Court on the regular dates of hearing, non-bailable warrant was issued against him and his presence was secured, and on 16.02.2023 petitioner had voluntarily appeared before the Trial Court and on the said date, he was taken to custody. Accordingly, he prays to allow the petition. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:19083 CRL.P No. 3090 of 2025 4. Per contra, learned HCGP who has opposed the petition, however, does not dispute the submissions made by the learned Counsel for the petitioner. 5. The material on record would go to show that on the merits of the case, petitioner was earlier granted bail by this Court in Crl.P.No.7342/2020 dispsoed of on 30.07.2021. For the reason that petitioner had not appeared before the Trial Court on the regular dates of hearing, non-bailable warrant was issued against him. The order sheet of the Trial Court would go to show that on 16.02.2023 petitioner had voluntarily appeared before the Trial Court but his advocate was not present and no application was filed to recall the non-bailable warrant. Therefore, the Trial Court had taken the petitioner into custody on the said date. Bail application filed by him thereafter has been rejected by the Trial Court. 6. Be that as it may, the fact remains that on the merits of the case, petitioner aged about 20 years was earlier granted bail by this Court in Crl.P.No.7342/2020 disposed of on 30.07.2021. For the mistake committed by the petitioner, he has been sufficiently punished and he is in custody for the last - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:19083 CRL.P No. 3090 of 2025 more than two years. Under the circumstances, I am of the opinion that petitioner's prayer for grant of regular bail is required to be answered affirmatively. Accordingly, the following order: 7. The petition is allowed. The petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail in S.C.No.764/2020 pending before the Court of LXIII Addl. City Civil & Sessions Judge, Bengaluru, arising out of Crime No.104/2020 registered by Kumaraswamy Layout Police Station, Bengaluru City, for the offence punishable under Section 302 IPC, subject to the following conditions: a) Petitioner shall execute personal bond for a sum of Rs.1,00,000/- with two sureties for the 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; - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:19083 CRL.P No. 3090 of 2025 d) The petitioner shall not involve in similar offences in future; e) The petitioner shall not leave the jurisdiction of the Trial Court without permission of the said Court until the case registered against him is disposed off. Sd/- (S VISHWAJITH SHETTY) JUDGE KK