- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:41972 CRL.A No. 1816 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 23RD DAY OF OCTOBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE G BASAVARAJA CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 1816 OF 2025 BETWEEN: 1. BASAVARAJU S/O B. MADEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS RESIDING AT DOOR NO. 1017 MOODAHALLI VILLAGE, CHIKKAIAHNA CHATRA HOBLI, NANJANGUD TALUK, MYOSORE DISTRICT - 571301 …APPELLANT (BY SRI. SATHISH N S., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA BILIGERE POLICE STATION NANJANGUD TALUK. MYSORE DISTRICT. (REPRESENTED BY THE LEARNED STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR) HIGH COURT BUILDING BENGALURU-01 2. NINGARAJUSWAMY S/O LATE NINGAIAH AGE 41 YEARS R/AT HADINARU VILLAGE CHIKKAIAHANA CHATA HOBLI Digitally signed by LAKSHMINARAYAN N Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:41972 CRL.A No. 1816 of 2025 NANJANGUD TALUK MYSORE DISTRICT 571302 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. RANGASWAMY R., HCGP FOR R1) CRL.A FILED U/S 14(A)2) OF SC/ST (POA) ACT BY THE ADVOCATE FOR THE APPELLANT PRAYING THAT THIS HONOURABLE COURT MAY BE PLEASED TO A. SET ASIDE THE ORDER DATED 29.07.2025, IN CRL.MISC.NO.1095/2025 OF FILE OF HONBLE 6TH ADDL. DISTRICT AND SESSIONS COURT, AT MYSORE REGARDING BAIL.B. DIRECT THE RESPONDENT POLICE ENLARGE THE APPELLANT ON ANTICIPATORY BAIL IN THE EVENT OF HIS ARREST IN CR.NO.89/2025, OF BILIGERE POLICE, NANJANGUD TALUK, MYSORE DISTRICT, BY ALLOWING THIS PETITION. THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR FINAL HEARING, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE G BASAVARAJA ORAL JUDGMENT This appeal by the appellant is against the order dated 29th July 2025, passed in Criminal Misc.No.1095 of 2025 by the VI Additional District & Sessions Judge, Mysore whereby the application filed by the appellant seeking anticipatory bail came to be dismissed. 2. Brief facts leading to this appeal are that, on the basis of the complaint filed by one Lingarajuswamy, Biligere - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:41972 CRL.A No. 1816 of 2025 Police registered a case against accused in Crime No.89 of 2025, for the offence punishable under sections 118(1) and 352 of BNSS, 2023 and under Sections 3(1)(4) and 3(1)(s) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Act, 2015. 3. Appellant has filed application under section 482 of BNSS seeking anticipatory bail. The trial court has rejected the application. Being aggrieved by the rejection of anticipatory bail, the appellant has preferred this appeal. 4. I have heard the arguments on both sides. It is submitted by Sri R Rangaswamy, learned High Court Government Pleader that charge sheet is already filed against the accused for the aforesaid offences. Copy of charge sheet is also filed. In the charge-sheet it is stated as under: "118(1), 352 BNS 2023 eÉÆvÉUÉ PÀ®A 3(1)(r),(s) ªÀÄvÀÄÛ 3(2)(va) THE SC/ST POA ACT 2015 F zÉÆõÁgÉÆÃ¥Àt ¥ÀvÀæzÀ PÁ®A £ÀA§gï 14 gÀ°è PÀAqÀ ¸ÁQë- 1 gÀªÀgÀÄ ¥Àj²µÀÖ eÁwAiÀÄ D¢ PÀ£ÁðlPÀ eÁwUÉ ¸ÉÃjzÀªÀgÁVgÀÄvÁÛgÉ ºÁUÀÆ PÁ®A £ÀA§gï 12gÀ°è PÀAqÀ DgÉÆæAiÀÄÄ ¥ÀæªÀUÀð 2J £À°è §gÀĪÀ PÀÄgÀħ eÁwUÉ ¸ÉÃjzÀªÀgÁVgÀÄvÁÛgÉ. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:41972 CRL.A No. 1816 of 2025 ¢£ÁAPÀ.12.07.2025 gÀAzÀÄ ªÀÄzsÁåºÀß 3.50 UÀAmÉ ¸ÀªÀÄAiÀÄzÀ°è F zÉÆõÁgÉÆÃ¥ÀuÁ ¥ÀvÀæzÀ PÁ®A £ÀA§gï 14 gÀ°è PÀAqÀ ¸ÁQë-1 gÀªÀgÀÄ ªÉÄʸÀÆgÀÄ f¯Éè, £ÀAd£ÀUÀÆqÀÄ G¥À-«¨sÁUÀ ªÁå¦ÛUÉ ¸ÉÃjzÀ ©½UÉgÉ ¥Éưøï oÁuÁ ¸ÀgÀºÀ¢ÝUÉ ¸ÉÃjzÀ ªÁmÁ¼ÀÄ gÀ¸ÉÛ, ©ÃgÀ£ÀPÀmÉÖ ¸À«ÄÃ¥À £ÀqÉzÀÄPÉÆAqÀÄ ºÉÆÃUÀÄwÛgÀĪÁUÀ ¸ÁQë-1 gÀªÀgÉÆA¢UÉ DgÉÆæAiÀÄÄ ¸ÀªÀiÁ£À GzÉÝñÀ¢AzÀ dUÀ¼À vÉUÉzÀÄ ¸ÁQë1 gÀªÀjUÉ DgÉÆæAiÀÄÄ ¨ÉÆý ªÀÄPÀ̼ÉÃ, ¸ÀƼÉà ªÀÄPÀ̼Éà JAzÀÄ CªÁZÀå±À§ÝUÀ½AzÀ ¨ÉÊAiÀÄÄåvÁÛ ¸ÁQë-1 gÀªÀjUÉ ªÀiÁ¢UÀ ¸ÀƼÉà ªÀÄUÀ£É £À£ÀߣÀÄß ªÀÄÄnÖ ªÀiÁvÀ£Ár¸ÀÄwÛÃAiÀÄ JA§ÄzÁV eÁw ¤AzÀ£É ªÀiÁr zÉÆuÉÚ¬ÄAzÀ ¸ÁQë-1gÀªÀgÀ vÀ¯ÉUÉ ºÉÆqÉzÀÄ gÀPÀÛ §gÀĪÀ ¸ÁªÀiÁ£Àå ¸ÀégÀÆ¥ÀzÀ £ÉÆêÀ£ÀÄßAlÄ ªÀiÁr zËdð£ÀåªÉ¸ÀVgÀĪÀÅzÀÄ EzÀĪÀgÉ«UÀÆ £ÀqɹzÀ vÀ¤SɬÄAzÀ zÀÈqsÀ¥ÀnÖzÀÄÝ ªÉÄîÌAqÀ PÀ®AUÀ¼À jÃvÁå DgÉÆæAiÀÄ «gÀÄzÀÝ F zÉÆõÁgÉÆÃ¥ÀuÁ ¥ÀvÀæzÀ DgÉÆÃ¥À." 5. After filing charge-sheet, the investigating officer has not sought custody of the accused for any purpose or for further investigation. The investigating officer has completed the investigation and submitted the charge-sheet against the accused. Prior to filing of charge-sheet, the investigating officer has not issued arrest notice as required under section 35 of BNSS-2023. This act of the investigating officer clearly goes to show that the accused is not required for further investigation. The alleged commission of offence is not punishable with death penalty or for imprisonment of life. The - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:41972 CRL.A No. 1816 of 2025 prosecution has not placed any material to show that the investigating officer has made efforts to arrest the accused before submitting the charge-sheet. Considering the conduct of the investigating officer, I proceed to pass the following: O R D E R i) Appeal is allowed; ii) Order dated 29th July 2025 passed in Criminal Misc.No.1095 of 2025 by the VI Additional District & Sessions Judge, Mysuru is set aside. Consequently application filed under section 482 of BNSS-2023 is allowed on following conditions: a) Appellant/accused shall execute a self- bond for Rs.1,00,000/- with one surety for the likesum to the satisfaction of the trial court; b) Since the charge-sheet is already filed, appellant is directed to surrender before the trial court; c) Appellant shall not temper or threaten the prosecution witnesses in any manner; - 6 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:41972 CRL.A No. 1816 of 2025 d) Appellant shall appear before the trial Court on all the dates of hearing. Sd/- (G BASAVARAJA) JUDGE lnn List No.: 1 Sl No.: 8