- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:35995 CRL.P No. 11587 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 11TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MOHAMMAD NAWAZ CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 11587 OF 2025 BETWEEN: RAMESH S/O VENKATARAVANAPPA AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS, R/AT UDDANDAPPANA PLAYA, C.K. PURA POST, NIDAGAL HOBLI, PAVAGADA TALUK, TUMAKURU DISTRICT - 561 202. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. MANJUNATH M.R., ADVOCATE) AND: STATE OF KARNATAKA BY PAVAGADA POLICE TUMKUR DIST, REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, BANGALORE - 560 001. …RESPONDENT (BY SRI. HARISH GANAPATHY, HCGP) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S.439 (FILED U/S.483 BNSS) CR.P.C PRAYING TO ENLARGE THE PETITIONER ON BAIL IN CR.NO.60/2024 NOW IN S.C.NO.5032/2024 REGISTERED FOR THE OFFENCE P/U/S 302 OF IPC OF PAVAGADA POLICE STATION PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE HONBLE IV ADDL. Digitally signed by LAKSHMI T Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:35995 CRL.P No. 11587 of 2025 DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE TUMAKURU SITTING AT MADHUGIRI. THIS CRL.P, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MOHAMMAD NAWAZ ORAL ORDER Petitioner is the sole accused facing trial in SC.No.5032/2024 pending before the learned IV Additional District and Sessions Judge, Tumakuru sitting at Madhugiri. 2. The above case arise out of Cr.No.60/2024 of Pavagada police station, registered for the offence punishable under Section 302 of IPC. 3. It is the case of prosecution that the petitioner has committed the murder of his wife - Ramanjanamma, on 15.03.2024 at about 11.30 a.m., stabbing on her neck, chest and other parts of the body with a knife after picking up quarrel with her for not giving money. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:35995 CRL.P No. 11587 of 2025 4. The prosecution case is mainly based on the statements of the eyewitnesses CWs.2 to 5. While disposing of Crl.P.No.10741/2024 preferred by the petitioner, this Court, permitted the petitioner to file a fresh petition after examination of CWs.1 to 5. 5. It is submitted that CWs.1 to 5 are examined before the Trial Court and they have completely turned hostile to the prosecution case. The copies of the depositions of the said witnesses are furnished along with the petition. 6. Petitioner is in judicial custody from 15.03.2024. The material witnesses are already examined. Though, their evidence cannot be appreciated in this petition, however, considering that the eye-witnesses cited by the prosecution are already examined and the petitioner is in judicial custody for nearly 1 ½ years, the relief sought can be granted by imposing suitable conditions. Hence, the following: - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:35995 CRL.P No. 11587 of 2025 ORDER Petition is allowed. Petitioner / sole accused in S.C.No.5032/2024 pending before the learned IV Additional District and Sessions Judge, Tumakuru sitting at Madhugiri (Crime No.60/2024 of Pavagada Police Station, Tumkur District) shall be released on bail subject to following conditions: a) Petitioner shall execute a personal bond in a sum of Rs.1,00,000/- (Rupees One Lakh Only) with two sureties for likesum to the satisfaction of the jurisdictional Court; b) He shall not indulge himself in committing any offence. c) He shall not leave the jurisdiction of trial Court without prior permission of the learned Sessions Judge. d) He shall not tamper with the prosecution witnesses either directly or indirectly. e) He shall appear before the trial Court on all dates of hearing without fail. - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:35995 CRL.P No. 11587 of 2025 If any of the conditions are violated, the prosecution is at liberty to seek cancellation of bail. Sd/- (MOHAMMAD NAWAZ) JUDGE BH List No.: 1 Sl No.: 28