- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:14940 CRL.P No. 104255 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 3RD DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.RACHAIAH CRIMINAL PETITION NO.104255 OF 2025 (439(Cr.PC)/483(BNSS)) BETWEEN: NANAPPA S/O. GOVINDEPPA LAMANI, AGE. 45 YEARS, OCC. BUSINESS, R/O. ADRAHALLI, TQ. LAXMESHWAR, DIST. GADAG, NOW AT SWAMY SAMARTH NAGAR, TAPOVAN NAGAR, DHARWAD. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. IRANAGOUDA K.KABBUR, ADVOCATE) AND: THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, THROUGH PSI DHARWAD RURAL P.S., R/BY, STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT BENCH DHARWAD. …RESPONDENT (BY SRI. JAIRAM SIDDI, HCGP) THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED UNDER SECTION 483 OF BNSS., PRAYING THAT THE PETITION MAY BE ALLOWED AND THE PETITIONER/ACCUSED NO.14 MAY BE RELEASED ON REGULAR BAIL, IN DHARWAD RURAL PS CRIME NO.177/2025, PENDING BEFORE IVTH ADDL. SENIOR CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC, DHARWAD FOR THE OFFENCE PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTION 310(2) OF BNS 2023, IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE. Digitally signed by SAMREEN AYUB DESHNUR Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:14940 CRL.P No. 104255 of 2025 THIS CRIMINAL PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.RACHAIAH) 1. The petitioner/accused No.14 is before this Court, seeking bail in Crime No.177/2025 of respondent- police pending on the file of IV Additional Senior Civil Judge and JMFC Court, Dharwad. 2. The complainant has lodged a complainant stating that he was the resident of Mamata Farm House, Daddi Kamalapur and he was working as a coolie in the said farm house and living along with other inmates. 3. On 12.08.2025 around about 09.30 p.m. when they were sleeping in the farm house along with others, around about 01.30 a.m. some unknown persons trespassed into the farm house and stolen the mobile phones by applying the adhesive tape on the mouth of the complainant and another. After the incident they fled away from the spot. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:14940 CRL.P No. 104255 of 2025 4. On the following day around about 14.30 hours, he lodged a complaint before Dharwad Rural Police. The respondent-police after registering the case, conducted investigation. During investigation the name of the petitioner has been unfolded on record as disclosed by the co-accused. Therefore, the petitioner is before this Court seeking for regular bail. 5. Heard Sri. Iranagouda K. Kabbur, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri. Jairam Siddi, learned High Court Government Pleader for respondent – State. 6. The submission of the learned counsel for the petitioner/accused No.14 is that, he has been falsely implicated in this case at the instance of the complainant. No identification parade has conducted to identify the petitioner and nothing has been recovered at his instance. 7. Even though, it is alleged that two mobile phones were stolen, the said mobile phones were allegedly recovered from accused No.1. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:14940 CRL.P No. 104255 of 2025 8. It is further submitted that the petitioner is an earning member of the family and he is a permanent resident of Dharwad and he will abide the conditions imposed by this Court in the event of his release on bail. 9. Per contra, learned High Court Government Pleader vehemently submitted that accused No.1 and others trespassed into the farm house where the complainant and others were sleeping and snatched the mobile phones by applying the adhesive tapes on the mouth of the complainant and others. In fact, the said mobile phones have been recovered at the instance of accused No.1. The petitioner is one of the associates of accused No.1, therefore, it is not appropriate to grant him bail. 10. Having heard the learned counsel for the respective parties and also perused the averments of the complaint, the record would indicate that, the incident allegedly took place at about 01.30 a.m., on 13.08.2025. The complainant has not identified the presence of the petitioner at the spot. When the presence of the - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:14940 CRL.P No. 104255 of 2025 accused/petitioner at the spot is an ambiguity, it is appropriate to grant him bail by imposing suitable conditions. 11. Hence, I proceed to pass the following: ORDER i) The petition is allowed. ii) The petitioner who is accused No.14 is ordered to be enlarged on bail in Crime No.177/2025, of respondent-police, on executing personal bond for a sum of Rs.1,00,000/- (One Lakh Rupees) with one surety to the satisfaction of the Trial Court. iii) The petitioner shall appear before the Trial Court on all hearing dates, without fail. iv) The petitioner shall not threaten the prosecution witnesses. - 6 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:14940 CRL.P No. 104255 of 2025 v) The petitioner shall not commit similar or any other criminal offences till disposal of the case. vi) The petitioner shall furnish his current and permanent address proof before the respondent police within a period of one month from today. In case, if the petitioner violates any of the bail conditions as stated above, liberty is reserved to the prosecution to file necessary application for cancellation of bail. Sd/- (S.RACHAIAH) JUDGE MRK/CT: UMD List No.: 2 Sl No.: 24