- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:21052 CRL.P No. 6973 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 18TH DAY OF JUNE, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 6973 OF 2025 BETWEEN: SRI NAVEEN N S/O NAGARAJU N AGED ABOUT 23 YEARS RESIDING AT C/29, 3RD CROSS SONNE GOWDA COMPOUND GAYATRI NAGAR, BANGALORE - 560 021 (NOW IN JUDICIAL CUSTODY) …PETITIONER (BY SRI BHARGAV G, ADV.) AND: STATE OF KARNATAKA BY SUBRAMANYA NAGAR POLICE STATION REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT BUILDING BENGALURU - 560 001. …RESPONDENT (BY SMT. WAHEEDA M.M, HCGP) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S.439 (FILED U/S.483 BNSS) CR.P.C PRAYING TO RELEASE HIM ON BAIL IN CRIME NO.55/2025 REGISTERED BY SUBRAMANYA NAGAR P.S., (RESPONDENT) FOR THE OFFENCE P/US/ 126(2),115(2),109(1),352 R/W SEC.3(5) OF BNS 2023 PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE 32nd ACJM BENGALURU. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: Digitally signed by NANDINI M S Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:21052 CRL.P No. 6973 of 2025 CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY ORAL ORDER 1. Accused No.2 in Crime No.55/2025 registered by Subramanyanagar Police Station, Benglauru City, for the offences punishable under Sections 126(2), 115(2), 109(1), 352 and 3(5) 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.55/2025 was registered by Subramanyanagar Police Station, Benglauru City, for the aforesaid offences against Vinod and others based on the first information dated 12.04.2025 received from Somashekar G, who is the injured victim in the present case. During the course of investigation, petitioner was arrested on 12.04.2025 and subsequently, remanded to judicial custody. Bail application filed by him before the jurisdictional Sessions Court in Crl.Misc.No.3284/2025 was rejected on 29.04.2025. Therefore, he is before this Court. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:21052 CRL.P No. 6973 of 2025 4. Perusal of the first information which is submitted by the injured victim would go to show that the allegation of assaulting the injured with a weapon is only as against accused No.1, who is already arrested. Insofar as petitioner is concerned, he instigated accused No.1 to assault the injured and also assaulted him with hands. Undisputedly, petitioner has no other criminal antecedents. He is in custody from 13.04.2025 and the weapon which was used to assault victim has been already seized. Major portion of the investigation is already completed. Therefore, I am of the opinion that the prayer made by the petitioner, who is aged about 23 years for grant of regular bail needs to be answered affirmatively. Accordingly, the following order:- 5. The petition is allowed. The petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail in Crime No.55/2025 registered by Subramanyanagar Police Station, Benglauru City, for the offences punishable under Sections 126(2), 115(2), 109(1), 352 and 3(5) 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 - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:21052 CRL.P No. 6973 of 2025 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 DN