- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:20454 CRL.P No. 10901 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 15TH DAY OF APRIL, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R. NATARAJ CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 10901 OF 2025 (439(Cr.PC) / 483(BNSS)) BETWEEN: VISHWANATHA HADAPADA S/O JAGANATHA HADAPADA AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, PRESENT RESIDING AT: NEAR HANUMANTHA TEMPLE, KONANAPPANA AGRAHARA, GOVINDASHETTY PALYA, BENGALURU-560100. PERMANENT RESIDING AT NO.211, JEEVARGI ROAD, SAYIRAM NAGAR, GULBARGHA - 585102. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. GIRISH R., ADVOCATE (ABSENT)) AND: STATE OF KARNATAKA BY UPPARPET PS NOW REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT BUILDING, BENGALURU-560001. …RESPONDENT (BY SRI. RAJATH SUBRAMANYAM, HIGH COURT GOVERNMENT PLEADER) Digitally signed by HEMALATHA J Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:20454 CRL.P No. 10901 of 2025 THIS CRL.P IS FILED UNDER SECTION 439 CR.PC (FILED U/S 483 BNSS) BY THE ADVOCATE FOR THE PETITIONER PRAYING THAT THIS HONOURABLE COURT MAY BE PLEASED TO PASS AN ORDER GRANTING BAIL THEREBY DIRECTING THE RESPONDENT UPPARPET POLICE STATION TO RELEASE THE PETITIONER IN CR. NO.138/2025 PENDING IN CRL. MISC. NO.4924/2025 ON THE FILE OF THE HON'BLE V ADDITIONAL CHIEF JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE, BENGALURU CITY, FOR THE ALLEGED OFFENCES PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTIONS 109, 115(2), 352 READ WITH SECTION 3(5) OF THE BHARATIYA NYAYA SANHITHA (BNS) 2023. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R. NATARAJ ORAL ORDER This petition is filed by the accused No.2 in Crime No.138/2025 registered by the respondent for the offences punishable under Sections 109, 115(2), 352 read with Section 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhitha, 2023 (for short, 'the BNS, 2023). 2. The case of the prosecution is that on 16.05.2025 at about 7 p.m., two persons abused the injured with filthy language and threatened him of dire consequences. After assaulting him, they pushed him due to which he fell down and - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:20454 CRL.P No. 10901 of 2025 the accused fled from the spot. One of the persons who had gathered at the spot, on seeing the injured called the Emergency Response Support System number-112. The Police came to the spot and admitted the injured to the hospital. The petitioner filed a petition in Crl. Misc. No.4924/2025 under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, which was rejected in terms of an order dated 18.06.2025. The petitioner is, therefore, before this Court. 3. The learned counsel for the petitioner is absent. 4. The learned High Court Government Pleader submitted that the charge sheet is now filed against the petitioner for the offences punishable under Sections 109, 115(2), 352 read with Section 3(5) of the BNS, 2023. He, therefore, submits that this petition be disposed of reserving liberty to the petitioner to work out his remedy before the jurisdictional Sessions Court. 5. In that view of the matter, the Petition is dismissed. Liberty is reserved to the petitioner to file - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:20454 CRL.P No. 10901 of 2025 appropriate petition before the jurisdictional Sessions Court in accordance with law. Sd/- (R. NATARAJ) JUDGE SMA List No.: 2 Sl No.: 2