- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:38406 CRL.P No. 9699 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 24TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MOHAMMAD NAWAZ CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 9699 OF 2025 BETWEEN: SRI NAGA @ HANDI NAGA S/O LATE RAMEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, R/O TOPPANAHALLI VILLAGE, MADDUR TALUK, NOW R/O 2ND CROSS, LEELAVATHI EXTENSION, MADDUR TOWN, MANDYA- 571 428. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. SYED AKBAR PASHA, ADVOCATE) AND: STATE BY MADDUR TOWN POLICE STATION REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT BUILDINGS, BENGALURU- 560 001 …RESPONDENT (BY SRI. R.RANGASWAMY, HCGP) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 439 CR.PC (U/S 483 OF BNSS) PRAYING TO ENLARGE THE PETITIONER ON BAIL IN S.C.NO.37/2024 (CR.NO.403/2023) ON THE FILE OF V ADDL. DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE, MANDYA, REGISTERED BY THE MADDUR TOWN POLICE STATION, MADDUR FOR THE OFFENCES P/U/S. 326, 308, 504 OF IPC. Digitally signed by LAKSHMI T Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:38406 CRL.P No. 9699 of 2025 THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MOHAMMAD NAWAZ ORAL ORDER This is a successive bail petition filed by the petitioner, chargesheeted for the offences punishable under Sections 504, 308, 326 of IPC by Maddur Police in Crime No.403/2023. 2. This Court in Criminal Petition No.4521/24, vide order dated 05.06.2024 has dismissed the prayer seeking bail, observing that petitioner is a habitual offender having criminal antecedents and involved in as many as 10 cases, few of which are similar in nature. 3. The petitioner is alleged to have hurled a cement brick towards the bus, which hit the bus first and thereafter, one of the passengers, due to which he sustained a head injury. As per the wound certificate, he sustained a cut lacerated wound over left front parietal area bone deep underlying bone fracture, stated to be grievous in nature. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:38406 CRL.P No. 9699 of 2025 4. Considering that the petitioner has criminal antecedents and involved in as many as 10 cases, chances of petitioner once again committing similar offence, if enlarged on bail, is not ruled out. Therefore, this Court is not inclined to release him on bail, at this stage. 5. It is submitted that the charges are framed in this case. If the trial is not concluded within a period of four months, petitioner is at liberty to file a fresh petition for bail before the Sessions Court. With the above observation, petition is dismissed. Sd/- (MOHAMMAD NAWAZ) JUDGE rs List No.: 1 Sl No.: 22