- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:25566 CRL.P No. 8585 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. 8585 OF 2025 BETWEEN: NAGESHA G.N S/O NAGARAJU AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS RESIDING AT GUDIDODDI VILLAGE, MARALIGA MADDURTALUK, MANDYA - 571 419. …PETITIONER (BY SRI HEMANTH KUMAR K, ADV.) AND: THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY NELAMANGALA TOWN POLICE BENGALURU, REP. BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT BUILDING, BENGALURU - 560 001. …RESPONDENT (BY SMT. ASMA KAUSER, ADDL. SPP) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 438 CR.PC (FILED U/S 482 BNSS) PRAYING TO ENLARGE THE PETITIONER ON BAIL IN THE EVENT OF HIS ARREST BY THE RESPONDENT NELAMANGALA POLICE IN CR.NO.81/2025 PENDING ON THE FILES OF II ADDL. CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC, NELAMANGALA, BENGALURU DISTRICT. 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:25566 CRL.P No. 8585 of 2025 ORAL ORDER 1. Accused in Crime No.81/2025 registered by Nelamangala Town Police Station, Bengaluru, for the offences punishable under Sections 109, 351(2) and 352 of BNS, 2023, is before this Court under Section 482 of BNSS, 2023, seeking anticipatory bail. 2. Heard the learned counsel for the parties. 3. FIR in Crime No.81/2025 was registered by Nelamangala Town Police Station, Bengaluru, for the aforesaid offences against the petitioner herein based on the first information dated 05.05.2025 received from Manukumar, who is the victim in the present case. Apprehending arrest in the case, petitioner had filed Crl.Misc.No.934/2025 before the jurisdictional Sessions Court which was rejected on 17.06.2025. Therefore, he is before this Court. 4. Perusal of the material on record would go to show that victim was due to pay money to the petitioner and petitioner was regularly demanding repayment of the said amount. On 03.05.2025 at about 11.30 p.m., petitioner had called the - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:25566 CRL.P No. 8585 of 2025 victim and threatened him with dire consequences if he did not repay the money. Thereafter, on 04.05.2025 at 02.00 a.m., petitioner, who came near the place where first informant was working allegedly quarreled with him and thereafter poured petrol on him and lit fire. In respect of the incident that had taken place at about 02.00 a.m. on 04.05.2025, first information is belatedly filed on 05.05.2025 at about 19.30 hours. The Wound Certificate of the injured would go to show that he had not suffered any grievous injuries in the incident in question. Petitioner has no other criminal antecedents. Considering the aforesaid aspects of the matter and more so, the background in which the incident had taken place, I am of the opinion that the prayer made in the petition for grant of anticipatory bail needs to be answered affirmatively. Accordingly, the following order:- 5. The petition is allowed. The respondent - Police or any other police in the State of Karnataka are directed to release the petitioner in the event of his arrest in Crime No.81/2025 registered by Nelamangala Town Police Station, Bengaluru, for the offences punishable under Sections 109, - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:25566 CRL.P No. 8585 of 2025 351(2) and 352 of BNS, 2023, subject to the following conditions: 1. The Petitioner shall appear before the Investigating Officer within 15 days from the date of receipt of the copy of this order and shall execute a personal bond for a sum of Rs.1,00,000/- with two sureties for the likesum to the satisfaction of the investigating officer. 2. Petitioner shall regularly appear before the Trial Court without fail unless exempted by the Trial Court for valid reasons. 3. Petitioner shall not tamper with the prosecution witnesses and he shall co-operate with the police for investigation and appear before them whenever called upon. 4. The petitioner shall not involve in similar offences in future. Sd/- (S VISHWAJITH SHETTY) JUDGE DN