- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:34307 CRL.P No. 10519 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. 10519 OF 2025 BETWEEN: MR. VENKATESH V S/O VENKATAPPA, AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS, R/AT NO. E/1/16, SEENAPPA GARDEN, JODIBHAVI ROAD, RUKMININAGARA, NAGASANDRA POST, BANGALORE 560073. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. RAGHAVENDRA REDDY C R.,ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA BY PEENYA POLICE STATION, REP. BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, BANGALORE 560001. 2. SRI KIRAN KUMAR S/O VIJAYARANGAN AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS, R/AT NO. 41, NEAR PANCHAMUKI, GANESHA TEMPLE, DODDABIDARAKALLU, NAGASANDRA POST, BANGALORE 73. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. RANGASWAMY.R, HCGP) Digitally signed by LAKSHMI T Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:34307 CRL.P No. 10519 of 2025 THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 439 CR.PC (U/S 483 OF BNSS) PRAYING TO ENLARGE HIM ON BAIL IN SPL.CC.NO.990/2025 (CR.NO.91/2025) OF RESPONDENT NO.1 PEENYA STATION, BENGALURU FOR THE OFFENCES P/U/S. 8, 9(L)(m), 10, 17, 19 R/W 21 OF PROTECTION OF CHILDREN FROM SEXUAL OFFENCES ACT 2012, PENDING ON THE FILE OF HONORABLE ADDL. CITY CIVIL AND SESSIONS JUDGE, FTSC NO.I AT BENGALURU. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MOHAMMAD NAWAZ ORAL ORDER Heard the learned counsel for petitioner, learned High Court Government Pleader for the State and perused the material on record. 2. Petitioner is arraigned as accused No.1 in Crime No.91/2025 of Peenya Police Station, Bengaluru City, registered for offence Punishable under Section 12, 17 and 8 of the POCSO Act, 2012. 3. Complaint is lodged by one Kiran kumar, father of the victim girl. Accused No.2 is the complainant’s wife. It is alleged that the victim girl, aged about 8 years is - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:34307 CRL.P No. 10519 of 2025 studying in 2nd standard. Complainant’s wife was earlier working in garments and since two years she is running a auto rickshaw. It is alleged that petitioner/accused No.1 befriended complainant’s wife and persuaded her to run auto rickshaw and thereafter, she was unnecessarily quarrelling with the complainant and she would even leave the house and stay elsewhere for two to three days and used to take their daughter with her. About 15 days prior, complainant’s minor daughter informed the complainant that the petitioner has sexually abused her by touching her chest, pinching her thigh etc., and when she had complained to her mother, she supported the petitioner. 4. It is alleged that petitioner has touched complainant’s minor daughter inappropriately and she disclosed the incident about 15 days prior to lodging of the complaint. It is alleged that the petitioner used to touch victim's chest, pinch her thigh etc. In the statement of the victim girl recorded under Section 183 of the BNSS, she has alleged that the petitioner has also assaulted her with - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:34307 CRL.P No. 10519 of 2025 a belt on her nose. The said allegation is not found in the earliest version, when the complaint was lodged. 5. It is contended by the learned counsel that, on account of the close acquaintance between complainant's wife and petitioner and dispute between complainant and his wife, a false case is registered against the petitioner. 6. It is submitted that the victim girl has not given consent for medical examination therefore, no medical examination was conducted. 7. Police have filed charge sheet against accused Nos.1 and 2 for the offence Punishable under Section 8, 9(l), 9(m), 10, 17, 19 and 21 of the POCSO Act, 2012. Accused No.2 is complainant's wife. She has been enlarged on bail. The allegations against petitioner have to be established during trial. Statement of the victim girl is already recorded under Section 183 of the BNSS, 2023. Petitioner is in judicial custody since 19.03.2025. Hence, - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:34307 CRL.P No. 10519 of 2025 by imposing stringent conditions, petitioner can be released on bail. Accordingly, the following:- ORDER i) Petition is allowed. ii) Petitioner/accused No.1 in Crime No.91/2025 of Peenya Police Station, Bengaluru City, pending in Spl.C.No.990/2025 on the file of the Court of Additional City Civil and Sessions Judge, FTSC-1, Bengaluru, shall be enlarged on bail, subject to following conditions: 1. He shall execute a personal bond for a sum of Rs.50,000/- (Rupees Fifty Thousand only) with two sureties for the likesum to the satisfaction of the jurisdictional Court. 2. He shall not threaten, intimidate or influence the victim or her family members either directly or indirectly. 3. He shall furnish proof of his residential address and shall inform - 6 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:34307 CRL.P No. 10519 of 2025 the Court, if there is change in the address. 4. He shall not directly or indirectly tamper with the prosecution witnesses. 5. He shall not indulge himself in committing any offence. 6. He shall appear before the trial Court regularly on all dates of hearing. Violation of any of the condition shall result in cancellation of bail. Sd/- (MOHAMMAD NAWAZ) JUDGE LDC List No.: 1 Sl No.: 28