- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:34313 CRL.P No. 10740 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 2ND DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MOHAMMAD NAWAZ CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 10740 OF 2025 BETWEEN: BALAKRISHNA, S/O. LATE NAGARAJ, AGED 23 YEARS, R/AT BYADABELE DINNE, BANGARPET TALUK, KOLAR DISTRICT - 563 114. ALSO R/AT MARANDAHALLI VILLAGE, BANGARPET TALUK, KOLAR DISTRICT - 563 114, (PETITIONERS' NAME IS WRONGLY SHOWN IN THE CHARGE SHEET AS BALAKRISHNA @ LATE NAGARAJ BUT THE SAME IS CORRECTLY SHOWN IN THE FIR) …PETITIONER (BY SRI. A. CHETHAN, ADVOCATE) AND: STATE OF KARNATAKA, BY BUDIKOTE POLICE STATION, KOLAR DISTRICT, REPRESENTED BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT BUILDING, BANGALORE - 560 001. …RESPONDENT (BY SRI. RANGASWAMY .R., HCGP) Digitally signed by LAKSHMI T Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:34313 CRL.P No. 10740 of 2025 THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S.439 (FILED U/S.483 BNSS) CR.P.C PRAYING TO ENLARGE HIM ON BAIL IN C.C.NO.4050/2025 (CRIME NO.42/2025) FOR THE OFFENCE P/U/S.310(2) OF BNS 2023 AND SEC.309 OF BNS AS PER FIR, ON THE FILE OF THE BUDIKOTE POLICE STATION, PENDING BEFORE HONBLE PRINCIPAL CIVIL JUDGE (JR.DN.) AND JMFC COURT BANGARPET KOLAR. THIS CRL.P, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MOHAMMAD NAWAZ ORAL ORDER Petitioner is arraigned as accused No.2 in Crime No.42/2025 of Budikote Police Station, K.G.F, registered for an offence punishable under Section 309 of IPC. 2. FIR is registered against accused Nos.1 and 2 on a complaint lodged by one Purushotham. Petitioner was arrested on 21.05.2025. The learned Sessions Judge vide order dated 05.06.2025, rejected the bail petition filed under Section 483 of BNSS, 2023. It is observed therein, that the Investigating Officer has to record the statement of concerned witnesses and collect the material and - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:34313 CRL.P No. 10740 of 2025 documentary evidence during investigation. Investigation is still under progress and charge sheet is yet to be filed. 3. The Learned counsel for petitioner submits that, now the investigation is completed and charge sheet is also filed and therefore, petitioner may be permitted to file a fresh petition before the Sessions Court for bail. 4. In light of the above submission, petition is disposed of, reserving liberty to the petitioner to file a bail application before the Sessions Court. All the contentions are kept open. Sd/- (MOHAMMAD NAWAZ) JUDGE MKM CT:VS List No.: 1 Sl No.: 31