- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:49621 CRL.A No. 2290 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 28TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE G BASAVARAJA CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 2290 OF 2025 (U/S 14(A)(2)) BETWEEN: LAKSHMI NARAYANA @ NARAYANN @ IRON NARAYANA, S/O LATE SUBBANNA, AGE ABOUT 57 YEARS, R/A NEAR VENKATARAMANASWAMY TEMPLE, 5TH CROSS KAVERINAGARA, GUDACHARPALYA NEAR, MAHADEVAPURA, BENGALURU 560 048. …APPELLANT (BY SRI. G. RAKESH RAJ, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, BY K.R. PURAM POLICE STATION, REP BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA COMPLEX, BANGALURU - 560 001. 2. SMT PARVATHI, W/O LATE BHEEMARAYA, AGE BOUT 26 YEARS, R/A NEAR MANJANNAPPA RENTAL HOUSE 4TH CROSS NEAR MARIAMMA TEMPLE, SWATHANTRA NAGAR, AYYAPPANAGAR MAIN ROAD, K.R. PURAM, BANGALORE - 560 036. …RESPONDENTS (BY KUM. ASMA KOUSER, ADDL.SPP FOR R1; VIDE COURT ORDER DTD 28.11.2025, R2 SERVED & UNREPRESENTED) Digitally signed by NANDINI R Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:49621 CRL.A No. 2290 of 2025 THIS CRL.A IS FILED U/S 14(A)(2) OF SC/ST (POA) ACT PRAYING THAT THIS HON'BLE COURT MAY BE PLEASED TO a) SET ASIDE THE ORDER DTD 04.11.2025 PASSED BY THE COURT OF FTSC-I ADDL. CITY CIVIL AND SESSIONS JUDGE, BENGALURU IN CRL.MISC.NO.9131/2025 OF CR.NO.630/2025, FOR THE OFFENCES P/U/S 7 AND 8 OF POCSO ACT, 2012, U/S 3(1)(w) OF SC/ST (POA) ACT, U/S 75(ii) OF BNS ACT. THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE G BASAVARAJA ORAL JUDGMENT The appellant has preferred this appeal against the order passed by the FTSC-1, Additional City Civil and Sessions Judge, Bengaluru in Crl.Misc.No.9131/2025 dated 04.11.2025. 2. The brief facts leading to this appeal are that on the basis of the complaint filed by one Parvathi, K.R.Puram Police has registered the case in Cr.No.630/2025 against the accused for the offence under Sections 7 and 8 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 ('POCSO Act, 2012' for short). On the same day accused was arrested and produced before the Magistrate. Accused has been remanded to judicial custody. The application was filed under Section 483 of BNSS for grant of regular bail and the same came to be - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:49621 CRL.A No. 2290 of 2025 rejected by the trial Court. Being approved by this order, the appellant/accused has preferred this appeal. 3. Learned counsel for the appellant would submit that the investigation is already completed and IO has submitted the chargesheet against the accused for the commission of offence under Sections 7 and 8 of POCSO Act, 2012 and also Section 3(1)(w) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Act, 2015 and Section 75(1)(ii) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. The alleged commission of offences are not punishable with death or imprisonment for life and the accused is not required for further investigation. Hence, sought to allow this appeal. 4. Considering the nature and gravity of offence, antecedents of the appellant, I proceed to pass the following: ORDER i) Appeal is allowed. ii) The order passed by the FTSC-1, Additional City Civil and Sessions Judge, Bengaluru in Crl.Misc.No.9131/2025 dated 04.11.2025 is set - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:49621 CRL.A No. 2290 of 2025 aside. Consequently, application filed under Section 483 of BNSS is allowed on following conditions: a) The appellant shall be released on bail and executing a self-bond of Rs.50,000/- (Rupees Fifty Thousand Only) with one surety for the likesum to the satisfaction of the trial Court. b) The appellant shall not tamper or threaten the prosecution witnesses in any manner. c) The appellant shall appear before the trial Court on all the dates of hearing and he shall co-operate in conducting the trial. Registry directed to send the copy of this order to the trial Court for taking necessary action. Sd/- (G BASAVARAJA) JUDGE NR/- CT-D List No.: 1 Sl No.: 12