- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:11214 CRL.P No. 3245 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 18TH DAY OF MARCH, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 3245 OF 2025 BETWEEN: VACHANARAM @ VASANTH S/O TEJARAM AGED ABOUT 26 YEARS R/AT NO.27, 2ND FLOOR ANUGRAHA, 4TH CROSS ANJANEYA NAGAR, BSK 3RD STAGE, BENGALURU - 560 070. …PETITIONER (BY SRI S.G. RAJENDRA REDDY, ADV.) AND: THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY BASAVANAGUDI WOMEN POLICE STATION, BENGALURU REPTD. BY S.P.P HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA BENGALURU - 560 001. …RESPONDENT (BY SRI K. NAGESHWARAPPA, HCGP) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 439 CR.PC (FILED U/S 483 OF BNSS) PRAYING TO ENLARGE HIM ON BAIL IN CRIME NO.189/2023 OF BASAVANAGUDI WOMEN POLICE STATION, BENGALURU, PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE XXXVII ACJM., BENGALURU, IN CC.NO.29816/2023 FOR THE OFFENCES P/U/S.376 AND 506 OF IPC, PENDING THE TRIAL. 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:11214 CRL.P No. 3245 of 2025 ORAL ORDER 1. Accused in Crime No.189/2023 registered by Basavanagudi Women Police Station, Bengaluru City, for the offences punishable under Sections 376, 506 IPC and Section 66(E) of Information Technology Act, 2000, is before this Court under Section 439 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 anticipatory bail by the jurisdictional Sessions Court in Crl. Misc. No.7941/2023 disposed of on 31.08.2023. For the reason that he had not appeared before the committal court after charge sheet was filed, NBW was issued against him and his presence was secured on 31.01.2025 and remanded to judicial custody. He has no criminal antecedents. Accordingly, he prays to allow the petition. 4. Per contra, learned HCGP who has opposed the petition, does not dispute the submissions made by the learned Counsel for the petitioner. - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:11214 CRL.P No. 3245 of 2025 5. Perusal of the material on record would go to show that petitioner was granted anticipatory bail in the present case by the jurisdictional Sessions Court in Crl. Misc. No.7941/2023 disposed of on 31.08.2023. Thereafter, investigation was completed and charge sheet is filed. For the reason that he had not appeared before the committal court after charge sheet was filed, NBW was issued against the petitioner and his presence was secured on 31.01.2025 and remanded to judicial custody. On the merits of the case, petitioner has been granted anticipatory bail in the present case. For the mistake committed by the petitioner by not appearing before the committal court, he has been sufficiently punished. Undisputedly, petitioner does not have any criminal antecedents. Under the circumstances, I am of the opinion that petitioner's prayer for grant of regular bail requires to be answered affirmatively. Accordingly, the following order: 6. The petition is allowed. The petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail in Crime No.189/2023 registered by Basavanagudi Women Police Station, Bengaluru City, for the offences punishable under Sections 376, 506 IPC and Section - 4 - NC: 2025:KHC:11214 CRL.P No. 3245 of 2025 66(E) of Information Technology Act, 2000, 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; 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