- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:12880 CRL.P No. 3793 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 26TH DAY OF MARCH, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 3793 OF 2025 BETWEEN: SRI MANIKANTA B.H. S/O HOOVAPPA AGED ABOUT 23 YEARS RESIDENT OF BILALUKOPPA MULUBAGILU, THIRTHAHALLI TALUK, SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT - 577 411. …PETITIONER (BY SRI PRAVEEN KUMAR G.R, ADV.) AND: STATE OF KARNATAKA BY AGUMBEPOLICE STATION THIRTHAHALLI TALUK REPRESENTED BY THE STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA BANGALORE - 560 001. …RESPONDENT (BY SRI VINAY MAHADEVAIAH, HCGP) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 438 CR.P.C (U/S 482 BNSS) PRAYING TO ENLARGE THE PETITIONER ON BAIL IN THE EVENT OF HIS ARREST IN CR.NO.15/2025 REGISTERED BY THE AGUMBE P.S., SHIVAMOGGA, FOR THE OFFENCES P/U/S 118(1), 190, 352, 351(3), 109 OF BNS, 2023, PENDING BEFORE THE HONBLE SENIOR CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC COURT, THIRTHAHALLI, SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT. Digitally signed by NANDINI MS Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:12880 CRL.P No. 3793 of 2025 THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY ORAL ORDER 1. Accused no.1 in Crime No.15/2025 registered by Agumbe Police Station, Shivamogga District, for the offence punishable under Sections 118(1), 190, 352, 351(3), 109 of BNS, 2023, is before this Court under Section 482 of BNSS, 2023, seeking anticipatory bail. 2. Heard the learned Counsel for the parties. 3. FIR in Crime No.15/2025 was registered by Agumbe Police Station, Shivamogga District, against the petitioner and others based on the first information dated 16.02.2025 received from the injured victim Gopala. Apprehending arrest in the said case, petitioner had filed Crl. Misc. No.172/2025 before the jurisdictional Sessions Court, which was dismissed on 07.03.2025. Therefore, he is before this Court. 4. In the first information submitted by the injured victim, he has stated that the petitioner and others who came in search of him at about 9.30 p.m. on 15.02.2025, abused him - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:12880 CRL.P No. 3793 of 2025 using filthy language, and thereafter, assaulted him with a club and also criminally intimidated him before leaving the spot of crime. He has stated that as a result of the assault, he had lost consciousness and he was shifted to the hospital by his employer and after regaining his consciousness, his statement was recorded by the police. 5. There are serious allegations found against the petitioner in the first information and the petitioner is arrayed as accused no.1 in the FIR. The first informant has made specific allegations of overt act against the petitioner and as a result of the assault made by the accused persons, first informant has suffered multiple fractures on his hand and leg and he was admitted in the hospital for a considerable period of time. Merely for the reason that he is now discharged from the hospital, the same cannot be a ground to entertain the anticipatory bail application of the accused as against whom serious allegations of assaulting a person who has suffered grievous injuries is made. The material on record would go to show that the other accused persons are also not arrested in the present case. Under the circumstances, I am of the opinion - 4 - NC: 2025:KHC:12880 CRL.P No. 3793 of 2025 that petitioner's prayer for grant of anticipatory bail cannot be entertained. Accordingly, petition is dismissed. Sd/- (S VISHWAJITH SHETTY) JUDGE KK