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HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:29461 CRL.P No. 9166 of 2025 C/W CRL.P No. 9211 of 2025
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 30TH DAY OF JULY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MOHAMMAD NAWAZ CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 9166 OF 2025 C/W CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 9211 OF 2025
IN CRL.P No. 9166/2025 BETWEEN:
MR. K.S. CHANNESHA @ CHANNANNA S/O LATE SHIVALINGAPPA, AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS, R/O HOSAKOPPA VILLAGE, HOLEHONNUR HOBLI, BHADRAVATHI TALUK, SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT - 577 205 …PETITIONER (BY SRI. K.V. SATEESHCHANDRA, ADVOCATE) AND:
STATE BY HOLEHONNUR POLICE STATION, BHADRAVATHI TALUK, SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT - 577 204, REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, KARNATAKA HIGH COURT BUILDING, BENGALURU - 560 001. …RESPONDENT (BY SRI. K. NAGESWARAPPA, HCGP;
SRI. SHOWRI. H.R, ADVOCATE FOR DEFACTO COMPLAINANT)
Digitally signed by LAKSHMI T Location: High Court of Karnataka
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THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 439 OF CR.PC (FILED U/S 483 BNSS) PRAYING TO ENLARGE THE PETITIONER ON BAIL IN CR.NO.150/2025 OF HOLEHONNUR P.S (COURT CR.NO.474/2025) ON THE FILE OF THE COURT OF ADDL.CIVIL JUDGE (JR.DN) AND JMFC AT BHADRAVATHI, FOR THE ALLEGED O/P/US/ 103(1) AND 3(5) OF THE BNS, 2023 AND DIRECT THE PETITIONER BE RELEASED ON BAIL.
IN CRL.P NO. 9211/2025 BETWEEN:
MR. SANTOSH H V S/O VISHWANATH SHETTY, AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS R/IO SARVAGNA NAGAR, BOMMANAKATTE, SHIVAMOGGA - 577 201 AND ALSO AT SRI KRISHNA, LIG 1/6 4TH CROSS, VINOBANAGARA SHIVAMOGGA - 577 201. ...PETITIONER (BY SRI. K.V. SATEESHCHANDRA, ADVOCATE) AND:
STATE BY HOLEHONNUR POLICE STATION, BHADRAVATHI TALUK, SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT - 577 204, REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, KARNATAKA HIGH COURT BUILDING, BENGALURU - 560 001. ...RESPONDENT (BY SRI. K. NAGESWARAPPA, HCGP;
SRI. SHOWRI. H.R, ADVOCATE FOR DEFACTO COMPLAINANT THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 439 OF CR.PC (U/S 483 OF BNSS) PRAYING TO ENLARGE THE PETITIONER ON BAIL IN
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CRIME NO.150/2025 OF HOLEHONNUR P.S. (COURT CRIME NO.474/2025) ON THE FILE OF THE COURT OF ADDL. CIVIL JUDGE (JR. DN.) AND JMFC, AT BHADRAVATHI, FOR THE ALLEGED OFFENCES P/U/S. 103(1) AND 3(5) OF THE BNS 2023 AND DIRECT THE PETITIONER BE RELEASED ON BAIL ON SUCH TERMS AND CONDITIONS DEEMED FIT.
THESE PETITIONS, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDERS WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:
CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MOHAMMAD NAWAZ
COMMON ORAL ORDER
Petitions are preferred by accused Nos.3 and 4 in Crime No. 150/2025 of Holehonnur Police Station, Shivamogga, registered for offences Punishable under Section 103(1) and 3(5) of the BNS, 2023.
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Learned counsel for petitioners submits that now the police have filed charge sheet and therefore, petitioners may be permitted to approach the Sessions Court by filing a fresh petition seeking to enlarge them on bail.
3. In light of the above submission, both petitions are dismissed as withdrawn, reserving liberty to the
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petitioners to file a fresh petition before the Sessions Court.
4. The learned Sessions Judge shall dispose of petition seeking bail, if any filed at the earliest.
Sd/- (MOHAMMAD NAWAZ) JUDGE
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