- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:25066 CRL.P No. 8363 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 9TH DAY OF JULY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 8363 OF 2025 BETWEEN: NAWAZ AHMED S/O SIDDIQ AHMED AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS R/AT NO.152, B.S.A. ROAD NEAR NATARAJ MEDICAL TANNERY ROAD BENGALURU - 560 005. …PETITIONER (BY SRI A.S. KULKARNI, ADV.) AND: THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY PULASKESHINAGARA POLICE STATION, BENGALURU - 560 005 REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT BUILDING, BENGALURU - 560 001. …RESPONDENT (BY SMT. RASHMI PATEL, HCGP; R-2 SERVED) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 439 CR.P.C (U/S 483 BNSS) PRAYING TO ENLARGE THE PETITIONER/ACCUSED ON BAIL IN PULAKESHINAGARA P.S. IN CR.NO.136/2025, FOR THE OFFENCES P/U/S 11,12 OF THE POCSO ACT, 2012, U/S 351(2),352 OF THE BNS, 2023, ON THE FILE OF THE LEARNED FTSC-I, ADDITIONAL CITY CIVIL AND SESSIONS JUDGE, 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:25066 CRL.P No. 8363 of 2025 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY ORAL ORDER Accused in Crime No.136/2025 registered by Pulakeshinagar Police Station, Bengaluru city for the offences punishable under Sections 351(2) & 352 of BNS, 2023 and Sections 11 and 12 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 is before this Court seeking regular bail. 2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and learned HCGP appearing for respondent No.1. 3. Respondent No.2 who is served in the matter has remained unrepresented before this Court. 4. FIR in Crime No.136/2025 was registered by Pulakeshinagar Police Station, Bengaluru city against the petitioner herein for the aforesaid offences, on the basis of first information dated 01.05.2025 received from respondent No.2 herein who is the mother of the victim girl, aged about 12 years. During the course of investigation, the petitioner was arrested on 01.05.2025 and subsequently remanded to judicial custody. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:25066 CRL.P No. 8363 of 2025 5. The bail application filed by the petitioner before the Sessions Court in Crl.Misc.No.4082/2025 was dismissed on 10.06.2025. Therefore, he is before this Court. 6. Perusal of the material on record would go to show that, FIR has been registered against the petitioner for the offences punishable under Sections 351(2) & 352 of BNS, 2023 and Sections 11 and 12 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012. The maximum punishment for the alleged offences is imprisonment for a period of three years. Undisputedly, the petitioner has no criminal antecedents. The parties are all close relatives. Investigation of the case is completed and charge sheet has been filed. The petitioner is a married man having wife and children. 7. Considering the aforesaid aspects of the matter, I am of the opinion that the prayer made by the petitioner for grant of regular bail is required to be answered affirmatively. 8. Accordingly, the following: ORDER The Criminal Petition is allowed. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:25066 CRL.P No. 8363 of 2025 The petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail in Crime No.136/2025 registered by Pulakeshinagar Police Station, Bengaluru city for the offences punishable under Sections 351(2) & 352 of BNS, 2023 and Sections 11 and 12 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012, subject to the following conditions: a) The 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; c) The petitioner shall not directly or indirectly threaten or tamper with the prosecution witnesses; d) 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 NMS