- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:53502 CRL.P No. 15119 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 16TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SHIVASHANKAR AMARANNAVAR CRIMINAL PETITION No. 15119 OF 2025 (439(Cr.PC) / 483(BNSS)) BETWEEN: 1. NIYAZ S/O AZEEZ AGED 23 YEARS R/AT ANDEPURAM HOUSE BALLARAKUN SUNDEL POST, WHITHRI TALUK WAYNADU DISTRICT KERALA – 673 579. …PETITIONER (BY SRI MADHU E.K, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE BY NANJUNGUD RURAL POLICE REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA BANGALORE – 560 001. …RESPONDENT (BY SMT. B PUSHPALATHA, ADDL. SPP) THIS CRL.P IS FILED UNDER SECTION 439 Cr.PC (FILED U/S 483 BNSS) PRAYING TO ENLARGE HIM ON BAIL IN S.C.No.89/2025 OF NANJANGUD RURAL POLICE STATION REGISTERED FOR THE OFFENCES PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTION 399 AND 402 OF IPC. Digitally signed by LAKSHMINARAYANA MURTHY RAJASHRI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:53502 CRL.P No. 15119 of 2025 THIS PETITION COMING ON FOR ORDERS THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SHIVASHANKAR AMARANNAVAR ORAL ORDER This petition is filed by accused No.9 under Section 483 of BNSS, praying to grant bail in S.C.No.89/2025 (arising out of Crime No.391/2017 of Nanjanagudu Rural Police Station) pending on the file of III Additional District and Sessions Judge, Mysore, registered for the offence under Section 399 and 402 of IPC. 2. The petitioner has been granted bail by order dated 09.03.2018 and thereafter he has been released on bail. After filing of the charge sheet, case came to be committed to the Sessions Court and registered in S.C.No.212/2018. The petitioner appeared before the Sessions Court for some dates and thereafter he remained absent. The case against petitioner came to be split up by order dated 17.02.2024 and registered in S.C.No.62/2024. Thereafter again as this petitioner/accused No.9 remained - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:53502 CRL.P No. 15119 of 2025 absent, case against him and accused Nos.4, 7, 9 and 10 came to be split up and split up charge sheet is registered in S.C.No.89/2025. The petitioner has been secured by executing NBW on 10.09.2025 and since then he is in judicial custody. It is submitted that due to miscommunication between counsel and the petitioner, he could not appear before the Sessions Court. The petitioner has undertaken to appear before the Sessions Court and co-operate for speedy disposal of the case. The petitioner has deposited Rs.50,000/- towards forfeited bond amount of Rs.1,00,000/- on 16.12.2025 in S.C.No.89/2025. The said amount deposited to the petitioner requires to be appropriated to the State towards forfeited bond amount. 3. Considering the above aspects, the petitioner has made out case for grant of bail with conditions. In the result, the following: ORDER The petition is allowed. The petitioner is granted bail in S.C.No.89/2025 (arising out of Crime No.391/2017 of - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:53502 CRL.P No. 15119 of 2025 Nanjanagudu Rural Police Station) pending on the file of III Additional District and Sessions Judge, Mysore, subject to the following conditions: (i) The petitioner shall execute a personal bond for a sum of Rs.1,00,000/- with one surety for the like sum to the satisfaction of the trial Court. (ii) The petitioner shall not tamper the prosecution witnesses either directly or indirectly. (iii) The petitioner shall attend the trial Court on all dates of hearing unless exempted and co-operate for speedy disposal of the case. The amount of Rs.50,000/- deposited by the petitioner shall be appropriated to the State towards forfeited bond amount. Sd/- (SHIVASHANKAR AMARANNAVAR) JUDGE DKB List No.: 1 Sl No.: 4 Ct.sm