- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:37702 CRL.P No. 10366 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 19TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MOHAMMAD NAWAZ CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 10366 OF 2025 BETWEEN: KARTHIK S/O.RAMU, AGED ABOUT 29 YEARS, R/AT.AMARJOYOTHIPALYA, SARAYIPALYA, SHIVARAMKARANTHNAGARA POST, BENGALURU-560 077. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. NARAYANA SWAMY M., ADVOCATE) AND: STATE OF KARNATAKA BY D. J.HALLY PS. BANGALORE, REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT COMPLEX, BANGALORE-560 001 …RESPONDENT (BY MS. ASMA KOUSER., ADDL. SPP) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S.439 (FILED U/S.483 BNSS) CR.P.C PRAYING TO ENLARGE THE ABOVE NAMED PETITIONER/ACCUSED NO.4 ON BAIL IN CR.NO.79/2020 (S.C.NO.149/2021) FOR THE OFFENCE P/US/ 143, 147, 148, 302, 307 R/W SEC.149 OF IPC OF DEVARAJEEVANA HALLY P.S., PENDING ON THE COURT OF THE IV ADDL. CITY CIVIL Digitally signed by LAKSHMI T Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:37702 CRL.P No. 10366 of 2025 AND SESSIONS JUDGE MAYO HALL UNIT, BENGALURU (CCH- 21) BENGALURU. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MOHAMMAD NAWAZ ORAL ORDER Petitioner is seeking to enlarge him on bail in S.C.No.149/2025 pending before the IV Additional City Civil and Sessions Judge, Mayohall Unit, Bengaluru, arising out of Crime No.79/2020 of Devarajeevanahalli Police Station, Bengaluru City. 2. FIR is registered on a complaint lodged by one Imran Khan son of Iqbal Khan, against 4 named accused and others for the offence Punishable under Section 302, 143, 147, 148 read with Section 149 of IPC. 3. Charge sheet is filed against accused Nos.1 to 14. It is alleged, the accused have committed the murder of one Amjad Khan, brother of the first informant. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:37702 CRL.P No. 10366 of 2025 4. Petitioner is not named in the FIR as an accused. In the charge sheet, he has been arraigned as accused No.4. He was arrested on 11.03.2020. He is in judicial custody for the past 5 years 5 months. 5. Trial is in progress and the eyewitnesses namely CWs.1, 13 to 16 are already examined. It is not in dispute that similarly placed accused Nos.2, 3, 5, 6, 9, 10 and 11 are enlarged on bail. Petitioner stand on the same footing as the accused who are now granted bail. Considering the incarceration undergone by the petitioner and considering that similarly placed accused are enlarged on bail, relief sought by the petitioner can be granted by imposing conditions. Accordingly, the following:- ORDER i) Petition is allowed. ii) Petitioner/ accused No.4 in Crime No.79/2020 of Devarajeevanahalli Police Station, Bengaluru City, pending in S.C.No.149/2021 on the file of the Court of IV - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:37702 CRL.P No. 10366 of 2025 Additional City Civil and Sessions Judge, Mayohall Unit, Bengaluru, is enlarged on bail, subject to following conditions: 1. He 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. 2. He shall furnish proof of his residential address and shall inform the Court, if there is change in the address. 3. He shall not directly or indirectly tamper with the prosecution witnesses. 4. He shall not indulge himself in committing any offence. 5. He shall appear before the trial Court regularly on all dates of hearing. - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:37702 CRL.P No. 10366 of 2025 Violation of any of the condition shall result in cancellation of bail. Sd/- (MOHAMMAD NAWAZ) JUDGE LDC List No.: 1 Sl No.: 31