- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:16500 CRL.P No. 4265 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 22ND DAY OF APRIL, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 4265 OF 2025 BETWEEN: RANJITH ALIAS KUTTI S/O SRINIVASA, AGED ABOUT 19 YEARS, R/AT NO.13, 2ND CROSS, NEAR ANJANEYA TEMPLE STREET, AUDGODI, BENGALURU - 560 030. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. LAKSHMIKANTH K., ADVOCATE) AND: STATE OF KARNATAKA BY ADUGODI POLICE STATION, BENGALURU, REP BY ITS STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT BUILDING, BANGALORE - 01. …RESPONDENT (BY SRI. VINAY MAHADEVAIAH, HCGP) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 439 CR.PC (FILED U/S 483 BNSS) PRAYING TO ENLARGE THE PETITIONER ON BAIL IN CR.NO.296/2023 OF RESPONDENT ADUGODI POLICE STATION FOR THE OFFENCE P/U/S 143, 147, 148, 302, 307, 504 R/W 149 OF IPC, PENDING ON THE FILE OF LEARNED LXV ADDL. CITY CIVIL AND SESSIONS JUDGE, BANGALORE CITY (CCH-66) IN S.C.NO.63/2024, PASS SUCH NECESSARY ORDER AS THIS HONBLE COURT DEEMS FIT. Digitally signed by NANDINI MS Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:16500 CRL.P No. 4265 of 2025 THIS CRL.P, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY ORAL ORDER Accused No.4 in S.C.No.63/2024 pending before the Court of LXV Additional City Civil and Sessions Judge, Bengaluru arising out of Crime No.296/2023 registered by Adugodi Police Station, Bengaluru, for the offences punishable under Sections 143, 147, 148, 307, 302, 504 read with Section 149 of the Indian Penal Code (for short 'IPC') is before this Court under Section 439 of Cr.PC seeking regular bail. 2. Heard the learned counsel for the parties. 3. FIR in Crime No.296/2023 was registered by Adugodi Police, Bengaluru, against Vinay @ Patru and others for the aforesaid offences, based on the first information dated 09.10.2023 received from one Mohan @ Prakash, who is the relative of deceased - Srinivas. 4. During the course of investigation, petitioner was arrested on 09.10.2023 and subsequently remanded to custody. Investigation of the case is completed and charge - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:16500 CRL.P No. 4265 of 2025 sheet has been filed against seven accused persons. Petitioner is arrayed as accused No.4 in the charge sheet. His bail application filed before the jurisdictional Sessions Court, in S.C.No.63/2024 was dismissed on 06.01.2025. Therefore, he is before this Court. 5. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is a youngster having no criminal antecedents. He is in custody from 09.10.2023. Allegation against accused Nos. 4 to 7 in the charge sheet are similar. Accused Nos.3 and 7 have been granted regular bail by this Court in Crl.P.No.1929/2025 and Crl.P. No.8677/2024 respectively and accused No.6 was granted regular bail by the jurisdictional Session Court. Accordingly, he prays to allow the petition. 6. Per contra, learned High Court Government Pleader who has opposed the petition, does not dispute the submission made by learned counsel for the petitioner. 7. Perusal of the materials on record would go to show that accused persons had quarreled with deceased-Srinivas on 19.09.2023 during the procession of Ganesha idol and therefore, they had vengeance against him. On 08.10.2023, - 4 - NC: 2025:KHC:16500 CRL.P No. 4265 of 2025 the Ganesha idol that was kept at Bazar Street, within the jurisdiction of Adugodi Police Station was taken in procession and on the said date, the accused persons who had planned to murder Srinivas, had kept weapons in the crane which was used for immersion of Ganesha idol. At about 8.00 pm on 08.10.2023, the accused persons who found Srinivas, allegedly abused him and thereafter, assaulted him with deadly weapons. The allegation of assaulting Srinivas with deadly weapons is found in the charge sheet as against accused Nos.1 to 7. But, there are no specific overt acts attributed to any one of the accused. Accused Nos. 1 to 3 also had assaulted CW-3 with deadly weapons and attempted to commit her murder. So far as accused No.4 to 7 are concerned there is also an allegation that they were holding weapons and threatening the people gathered near the spot. CW-3, who is the injured eye witness in the present case has not spoken about the specific overt acts of the petitioner with regard to assault made by him on her son Srinivas. It is under these circumstances, accused No.7 has been granted regular bail by this Court in Crl.P.No.8677/2024. Accused No.6 as against whom similar allegation is found in the charge sheet is said to have been granted regular bail by - 5 - NC: 2025:KHC:16500 CRL.P No. 4265 of 2025 jurisdictional Session Court and accused No.3 has been granted regular bail by this Court in Crl.P.No.1929/2025. Undisputedly, petitioner has no criminal antecedents. Under such circumstances, I am of the opinion that the prayer made by the petitioner for grant of regular bail is required to be answered affirmatively. Accordingly, the following: ORDER (i) The Criminal Petition is allowed. (ii) The petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail in Crime No.296/2023 registered by the Adugodi Police Station, Bengaluru for the offence punishable under Sections 143, 147, 148, 302, 307, 504 read with Section 149 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 regularly on all the dates of hearing before the Trial Court unless the Trial Court exempts his appearance for valid reasons; - 6 - NC: 2025:KHC:16500 CRL.P No. 4265 of 2025 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 SPV List No.: 1 Sl No.: 55