- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:18253 CRL.P No. 6842 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 15TH DAY OF MAY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE SHIVASHANKAR AMARANNAVAR CRIMINAL PETITION No. 6842 OF 2025 BETWEEN: 1. SURESH. N AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS SON OF LATE NALLAPPA P R/AT. No.177, 100FT ROAD OLD MADRAS ROAD NEW BINNAMANGALA, INDIRANAGAR BENGALURU - 560 038. 2. SUSHMITHA. S AGED ABOUT 24 YEARS DAUGHTER OF N. SURESH R/AT. No.177, 100FT ROAD OLD MADRAS ROAD NEW BINNAMANGALA INDIRANAGAR BENGALURU - 560 038. 3. DIVYASHREE. M AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS D/O. MUNIRAJU. G. M RESIDING AT No.8/5 3RD CROSS, 3RD MAIN LINGAYYANAPALYA NEAR METRO STATION, JOGUPALYA HALASURU, HAL II STAGE BENGALURU -560 008. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI ANIL GHOSH G R, ADVOCATE) AND: THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY INDIRANAGAR P.S, BENGALURU. Digitally signed by NIRMALA DEVI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:18253 CRL.P No. 6842 of 2025 REP. BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT BUILDING BENGALURU - 01. …RESPONDENT (BY SRI LAKSHMAN B, HCGP) THIS CRL.P IS FILED UNDER SECTION 438 Cr.PC (FILED U/S 482 BNNS) PRAYING TO GRANT AN ANTICIPATORY BAIL DIRECTING THE RESPONDENT POLICE TO RELEASE THE PETITIONERS FORTH WITH, IN THE EVENT OF THE PETITIONER'S ARREST BY THE RESPONDENT INDIRANAGAR P.S, BENGALURU, IN THEIR CRIME No.29/2025 REGISTERED FOR OFFENCES PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTIONS 109, 238 (B) AND 249 (B) OF THE BNS, PENDING BEFORE HON'BLE XTH ADDL. CMM COURT, MAYOHALL, AT BENGALURU AND ETC., THIS PETITION COMING ON FOR ORDERS THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE SHIVASHANKAR AMARANNAVAR ORAL ORDER This petition is filed by accused Nos.2 to 4 under Section 482 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (hereinafter referred as to ‘BNNS’) seeking grant of anticipatory bail in Crime No.29/2025 of Indiranagar P.S, Bengaluru for offences punishable under Sections 109, 238(B) and 249(B) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (hereinafter referred as to ‘BNS’) pending on the file of X ACMM, Mayohall, Bengaluru. - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:18253 CRL.P No. 6842 of 2025 2. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned HCGP for the respondent – State. 3. The accusation against the petitioners is that they helped accused No.1 who assaulted first informant with knife on his neck. The petitioner helped accused No.1 in order to escape from catches of law and committed the offences alleged against them. There is no accusation of these petitioners assaulting the first informant or abating accused No.1 to assault the first informant. That the petitioner Nos.2 and 3 are women and petitioner No.1 is the father of accused No.1. There is no serious allegation against the petitioners and therefore, they are entitled for grant of anticipatory bail. In the result, the following: ORDER The petition is allowed. The petitioners/accused Nos.2 to 4 are granted anticipatory bail in Crime No.29/2025 of Indiranagar P.S, Bengaluru, for offences punishable under Sections 109, 238(B) and 249(B) of BNS pending on the file of X ACMM, Mayohall, Bengaluru, subject to the following conditions: - 4 - NC: 2025:KHC:18253 CRL.P No. 6842 of 2025 1) The petitioners/accused Nos.2 to 4 shall execute a personal bond for a sum of `1,00,000/- each with one surety for the like sum to the satisfaction of the investigating officer. 2) The petitioners/accused Nos.2 to 4 shall voluntarily appear before the investigating officer within two weeks from this day and execute a bail bond and furnish surety. 3) The petitioners/accused Nos.2 to 4 shall cooperate with the police investigation. 4) The petitioners/accused Nos..2 to 4 shall not tamper the prosecution witness. Sd/- (SHIVASHANKAR AMARANNAVAR) JUDGE PNV List No.: 1 Sl No.: 124