- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:15186 CRL.P No. 4231 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 8TH DAY OF APRIL, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 4231 OF 2025 BETWEEN: D SHIVAKUMAR S/O LATE DEVARAJ G AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS R/AT NO.158, MADURAPPA COMPOUND, NEAR YELLAMMA TEMPLE, MOTAPANAPALYA INDIRANAGAR BANGALORE - 560 038. …PETITIONER (BY SRI RAKSHITH R, ADV.) AND: STATE OF KARNATAKA BY INDIRANAGAR P.S REP BY HCGP, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, BANGALORE - 560 001. …RESPONDENT (BY SRI VINAY MAHADEVAIAH, HCGP) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 439 CR.PC (FILED U/S 483 BNNS) PRAYING TO ENLARGE THE PETITIONER ON BAIL IN CR.NO.25/2025 OF INDIRANAGAR POLICE STATION FOR THE O/P/U/S 3(5), 351(2), 352, 69 OF BNS, 2023 ACT WHICH IS PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE X ADDITIONAL CHIEF JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE, MAYO HALL AT BANGALORE IN CR.NO.25/2025. 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:15186 CRL.P No. 4231 of 2025 ORAL ORDER 1. Accused No.1 in Crime No.25/2025 registered by Indiranagar Police Station, Bengaluru City, for the offences punishable under Sections 3(5), 351(2), 352 and 69 of BNS, 2023, is before this Court under Section 483 of BNSS, 2023, seeking regular bail. 2. Heard the learned counsel for the parties. 3. FIR in Crime No.25/2025 was registered by Indiranagar Police Station, Bengaluru City, for the aforesaid offences against the petitioner herein and two others based on the first information dated 05.02.2025 received from the victim lady aged about 28 years. During the course of investigation, petitioner herein was arrested on 23.02.2025 and subsequently, remanded to judicial custody. His bail application filed before the jurisdictional Sessions Court in Crl.Misc.No.1801/2025 was rejected on 17.03.2025. Therefore, he is before this Court. 4. A perusal of the material on record would go to show that victim lady aged about 28 years got acquainted with the - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:15186 CRL.P No. 4231 of 2025 petitioner in the month of January, 2024 in a gym. The allegation against the petitioner is that petitioner had proposed to the victim lady and subsequently, he had also introduced her to his family members. He had taken her to his house and allegedly had sexual intercourse with her against her wishes with a promise to marry her. Subsequently, he has refused to marry her and it is under these circumstances, the victim lady has approached the police on 05.02.2025 and submitted a typed complaint. A reading of the averments found in the typed complaint would prima facie go to show that petitioner and the victim lady had a consensual relationship and only after the said relationship got strained, the victim lady had approached the police alleging that, petitioner who had promised to marry her had subsequently refused to marry her. Petitioner is in custody in the present case from 23.02.2025 onwards. Undisputedly, he has no other criminal antecedents. Major portion of the investigation in the case is completed. Under the circumstances, I am of the opinion that the prayer made by the petitioner for grant of regular bail needs to be answered affirmatively. Accordingly, the following order: - 4 - NC: 2025:KHC:15186 CRL.P No. 4231 of 2025 5. The petition is allowed. The petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail in Crime No.25/2025 registered by Indiranagar Police Station, Bengaluru City, for the offences punishable under Sections 3(5), 351(2), 352 and 69 of BNS, 2023, subject to the following conditions: a) Petitioner shall execute a 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 - 5 - NC: 2025:KHC:15186 CRL.P No. 4231 of 2025 Court until the case registered against him is disposed off. Sd/- (S VISHWAJITH SHETTY) JUDGE DN