- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:28312 CRL.P No. 9681 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 24TH DAY OF JULY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 9681 OF 2025 BETWEEN: SRI SANDEEP GOWDA S/O LATE SHIVARAMEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS R/AT SUNDAHALLI VILLAGE SHRAVANABELAGOLA HOBLI CHANNARAYAPATTANA TALUK HASSAN DISTRICT - 573 135. …PETITIONER (BY SRI LOKESHA A.N, ADV.) AND: STATE OF KARNATAKA SHRAVANABELAGOLA POLICE STATION CHANNARAYAPATTNA TALUK HASSAN DISTRICT, REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA PRINCIPAL BENCH BENGALURU - 560 001. …RESPONDENT (BY SMT. RASHMI PATEL, HCGP) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 439 CR.PC (FILED U/S 483 BNSS) PRAYING TO ENLARGE THE PETITIONER ON BAIL IN CR.NO.0095/2025 REGISTERED IN SHRAVANABELAGOLA POLICE STATION AGAINST THE PETITIONER, FOR THE OFFENCES P/U/S 109, 115(2), 351(3) AND 352 OF THE BNS ACT 2023,PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE SENIOR CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC CHANNARAYAPATNA, HASSAN DISTRICT. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: Digitally signed by NANDINI M S Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:28312 CRL.P No. 9681 of 2025 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY ORAL ORDER Accused in Crime No.95/2025 registered by Shravanabelagola Police Station, Hassan District, for the offences punishable under Sections 109, 115(2), 351(3) & 352 of BNS, 2023 is before this Court seeking regular bail. 2. Heard the learned counsel appearing for the parties. 3. FIR in Crime No.95/2025 registered by Shravanabelagola Police Station, Hassan District for the aforesaid offences against the petitioner herein, on the basis of first information dated 10.06.2025 received from Sri Jayaramu S/o Late Nanjegowda. During the course of investigation, the petitioner herein was arrested and remanded to judicial custody on 111.06.2025. 4. The bail application filed by the petitioner before the jurisdictional Sessions Court in - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:28312 CRL.P No. 9681 of 2025 Crl.Misc.No.561/2025 was dismissed on 23.06.2025. Therefore, he is before this Court. 5. Perusal of the material on record would go to show that, the petitioner and the injured victim had quarreled with each other on 10.06.2025. The petitioner after abusing the injured allegedly tried to strangulate his neck. At that time, at the intervention of other villagers, the first informant was rescued. It is alleged that the petitioner thereafter tried to dash his motorbike bearing registration No.KA-14-S-6726 and cause injuries to the victim. However, he had managed to escape. 6. Learned HCGP has fairly submittedthat victim has suffered only simple injury in the incident in question. However, he has brought to the notice of this Court that the petitioner is a person with criminal antecedents. Under these circumstances, I am of the opinion that, the prayer made by the petitioner for grant of regular bail needs to be answered affirmatively by imposing appropriate conditions. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:28312 CRL.P No. 9681 of 2025 7. Accordingly, the following: ORDER Criminal Petition is allowed. The petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail in Crime No.95/2025 registered by Shravanabelagola Police Station, Hassan District, for the offences punishable under Sections 109, 115(2), 351(3) & 352 of BNS, 2023, subject to the following conditions: a) The petitioner shall execute a personal bond for a sum of Rs.1,00,000 (Rupees One Lakh only) with two sureties for the likesum, to the satisfaction of the jurisdictional Court; b) The petitioner shall appear regularly on all the dates of hearing before the Trial Court unless the Trial Court exempts his appearance for valid reasons; c) The petitioner shall not directly or indirectly threaten or tamper with the prosecution witnesses; d) The petitioner shall not involve in similar offences in future; - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:28312 CRL.P No. 9681 of 2025 e) The petitioner is directed to appear before the SHO of Shravanabelagola Police Station, Hassan District and mark his attendance on every second Sunday of the month between 10.00 a.m, and 1.00 p.m, till the investigation is completed and final report is filed. Sd/- (S VISHWAJITH SHETTY) JUDGE NMS