- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:25592 CRL.P No. 8492 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 11TH DAY OF JULY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 8492 OF 2025 BETWEEN: PAVAN KALYAN S/O. MARAPPA AGED ABOUT 27 YEARS RESIDING AT KACHAMACHANAHALLI VILLAGE, HOSUR HOBLI, GOWRIBIDANUR TALUK, CHIKKABALLAPURA DISTRICT. PIN CODE - 561 208. …PETITIONER (BY SRI K. VISHWANATHA, ADV.) AND: THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY GOWRIBIDANUR TOWN P.S REP. BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA BENGALURU -560 001. …RESPONDENT (BY SMT. ASMA KAUSER, ADDL. SPP) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 439 CR.PC (FILED U/S 483 BNSS) PRAYING TO RELEASE THE PETITIONER ON BAIL IN CR.NO.100/2025 OF GOWRIBIDANUR TOWN P.S FOR THE ALLEGED O/P/US/ 69 OF BNS PENDING ON THE FILE OF HONBLE PRINCIPAL CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC AT GOWRIBIDANUR. 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 M S Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:25592 CRL.P No. 8492 of 2025 ORAL ORDER Accused in Crime No.100/2025 registered by Gowribidanur Police Station, Chikkaballapura District, for the offence punishable under Section 69 of BNS, 2023 is before this Court under Section 483 of BNS, 2023 seeking regular bail. 2. Heard the learned counsel appearing for the parties. 3. FIR in Crime No.100/2025 was registered by Gowribidanur Police Station, Chikkaballapura District for the aforesaid offence against the petitioner herein, on the basis of first information dated 21.05.2025 received from the victim lady, aged about 25 years. During the course of investigation, the petitioner herein was arrested and remanded to judicial custody on 21.05.2025. 4. The bail application filed by the petitioner before the jurisdictional Sessions Court in Crl.Misc.No.298/2025 was dismissed on 11.06.2025. Therefore, he is before this Court. 5. Perusal of the material on record would go to show that, the petitioner and the victim lady, who is aged about 25 years are acquainted to each other for the last five years and - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:25592 CRL.P No. 8492 of 2025 the victim lady has stated that they were loving each other. She has further alleged that on 10.08.2024 the petitioner took her to a room in Gangamma complex at Gowribidanur and had sexual intercourse with her with a promise to marry her. She has stated that thereafter the petitioner had sex with her several times and he also had met her relatives and stated that he would marry her. She has further stated that she came to know that the petitioner has now married another girl. It is under these circumstances, she has approached the police. 6. From the averments found in the FIR it appears that the petitioner and the victim lady were in consensual relationship for a considerable period of time and it is only after the said relationship failed for the reason that the petitioner has married another girl, the victim lady had approached the police. The petitioner, who has no other criminal antecedents is in custody from 21.05.2025. Major portion of the investigation is completed. 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 needs to be answered affirmatively. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:25592 CRL.P No. 8492 of 2025 8. Accordingly, the following: ORDER Criminal Petition is allowed. The petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail in Crime No.100/2025 registered by Gowribidanur Police Station, Chikkaballapura District, for the offence punishable under Section 69 of BNS, 2023, 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 involve in similar offences in future; Sd/- (S VISHWAJITH SHETTY) JUDGE NMS