- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:25933 CRL.P No. 9149 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 14TH DAY OF JULY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 9149 OF 2025 BETWEEN: SRI KRISHNAPPA S/O JAVAREGOWDA AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS R/AT NO.139, PRAKASH REDDY BUILDING, NEAR GANESH TEMPLE BHAVANI ROAD HEBBAGODI ATTIBELE HOBLI, ANEKAL TALUK BANGALORE URBAN DISTRICT - 560 099. …PETITIONER (BY SRI THIPPESWAMY T, ADV.) AND: THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY HEBBAGODI POLICE REP. BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT BUILDING BANGALORE - 560 001. …RESPONDENT (BY SRI RANGASWAMY R, HCGP) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 439 CR.PC (FILED U/S 483 BNNS) PRAYING TO ENLARGE THE PETITIONER ON BAIL IN RESPECT OF CRIME NO.249/2025 REGISTERED BY THE RESPONDENT HEBBAGODI POLICE, FOR OTHE OFFENCE P/U/S 124(1) OF BNS, 2023, PENDING ON THE FILE OF II ADDL.CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC, ANEKAL BY ALLOWING THIS CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS PETITION. 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:25933 CRL.P No. 9149 of 2025 ORAL ORDER Accused in Crime No.249/2025 registered by Hebbagodi Police Station, Bengaluru District, for the offence punishable under Sections 124(1) of BNS, 2023 is before this Court seeking regular bail. 2. Heard the learned counsel appearing for the parties. 3. FIR in Crime No.249/2025 was registered by Hebbagodi Police Station, Bengaluru District for the aforesaid offence against the petitioner herein, on the basis of first information dated 16.05.2025 received from Sri Shantakumar S/o Muniraja, who is the alleged victim in the present case. During the course of investigation, the petitioner herein was arrested on 16.05.2025 and subsequently remanded to judicial custody. 4. The bail application filed by the petitioner before the jurisdictional Sessions Court in Crl.Misc.No.5218/2025 was dismissed on 09.06.2025. Therefore, he is before this Court. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:25933 CRL.P No. 9149 of 2025 5. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the victim has suffered simple injury in the incident in question. The maximum punishment for the alleged offence is therefore imprisonment for a period of seven years. The petitioner has no criminal antecedents. Accordingly, he prays to allow the petition. 6. Per contra, learned HCGP has opposed the petition on the ground that investigation is under progress. 7. The first informant Shantakumar is running a fair price shop within the jurisdiction of Hebbagodi Police Station for the last four years. On 16.05.2025 when he was in his shop, at about 2.30 p.m, the petitioner, who was standing in the queue, all of a sudden came near the first informant and asked him to supply rice. When the first informant asked the petitioner to follow the queue, the petitioner who went back, thereafter once again came near the first informant and asked him to supply rice and when the first informant refused he allegedly threw acid on his face and left the spot. The first informant was - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:25933 CRL.P No. 9149 of 2025 immediately shifted to hospital and based on his statement recorded in the hospital, FIR was registered against the petitioner for the aforesaid offences. The petitioner, who was no criminal antecedents is arrested in the present case on 16.05.2025. Major portion of the investigation is completed. 8. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the victim has suffered only simple injury in the incident in question and the said submission is not disputed by the learned HCGP. The petitioner had no ill- will or motive as against the first informant. Under these circumstances, I am of the opinion that, the prayer made by the petitioner for grant of regular bail needs to be answered affirmatively. 9. Accordingly, the following: ORDER Criminal Petition is allowed. - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:25933 CRL.P No. 9149 of 2025 The petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail in Crime No.249/2025 registered by Hebbagodi Police Station, Bengaluru District, for the offence punishable under Sections 124(1) 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