- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:13082 CRL.P No. 15242 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 4TH DAY OF MARCH, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S RACHAIAH CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 15242 OF 2025 (438(Cr.PC) / 482(BNSS)) BETWEEN: 1. SRI SHARAN @ AKASH BHAVAN SHARAN, AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS S/O LATE SADASHIVA POOJARY R/AT DOOR NO.4-107, MANIKANTA NILAYA, ANAND NAGARA, AKASHA BAVANA, MANGALURU DAKSHINA KANNADA PIN – 575 001 …PETITIONER (BY SRI. SUYOG HERELE E.,ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA THROUGH KAVOOR PS, REPRESENTED BY SPP, Digitally signed by SREEDHARAN BANGALORE SUSHMA LAKSHMI Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:13082 CRL.P No. 15242 of 2025 HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA BUILDING, BENGALURU – 560 001 …RESPONDENT (BY SRI. RANGASWAMY R., HIGH COURT GOVERNMENT PLEADER) THIS CRL.P FILED U/S 438 CR.P.C (U/S 482 BNSS) BY THE ADVOCATE FOR THE PETITIONER PRAYING THAT THIS HONOURABLE COURT MAY BE PLEASED TO ALLOW THIS CRL.P AND DIRECT THE RESPONDENT KAVOOR P.S., TO RELEASE/ENLARGE THE PETITIONER ON ANTICIPATORY BAIL IN THE EVENT OF HIS ARREST IN CONNECTION WITH CR.NO.1/2024 REGISTERED BY RESPONDENT P.S., PENDING ON THE FILE OF LEARNED III JMFC COURT, MANGALORE, DAKSHINA KANNADA, FOR THE ALLEGED OFFENCES P/U/S 323, 353, 216 AND 307 OF IPC, 1860, IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S RACHAIAH - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:13082 CRL.P No. 15242 of 2025 ORAL ORDER 1. This petition is filed by the petitioner who is the sole accused seeking for anticipatory bail in Crime No.0001/2024 filed by the respondent - Police for the offences punishable under Section 279, 323, 353 and 307 of Indian Penal Code, 1860 (for short I.P.C). Factual matrix of the case: 2. The case of the prosecution is that the petitioner had been convicted in Crl.A.No.870/2017 passed by this Court. Non-Bailable Warrant (NBW) was issued against the petitioner for the purpose of serving the sentence. A team was deputed to nab the petitioner. On 02.01.2024, the Police got information that the petitioner was residing in the address as narrated by the informant, the Police on receiving the information that the accused/petitioner was driving white swift car, it was intercepted by the Police. However, the petitioner herein was trying to run away from the spot and also he made an - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:13082 CRL.P No. 15242 of 2025 attempt to run over the said on the Police men. Therefore, the Police registered a case against the petitioner for the offences stated supra. Based on the information F.I.R came to be registered against the petitioner for the offences stated supra. In the mean time, the Hon’ble Supreme Court after hearing the appeal was placed to acquit the petitioner herein. The charge sheet has been submitted, after conducting investigation. 3. Heard Sri. Aruna Shyam, learned counsel appearing for Sri. Suyog Herele E., learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri. Rangaswamy R., learned High Court Government Pleader for respondent. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has been implicated in a false case with an ulterior motive to wreck personal vengeance. The petitioner has been enlarged on bail in all the other cases and most of the cases have been ended in acquittal. - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:13082 CRL.P No. 15242 of 2025 5. It is further submitted that the wound certificate of the injured would goes to show that the alleged wounds inflicted are simple in nature. The petitioner is ready and willing to abide the conditions imposed by this Court in the event of his release on bail. Making such submissions, learned counsel for the petitioner prays to allow the petition. 6. Per Contra, learned High Court Government Pleader for respondent vehemently submitted that the petitioner is a habitual offender. Number of cases were registered against him. He has been involved in many heinous cases. Such being the fact, it would be difficult to secure his presence. 7. It is further submitted that the petitioner has assaulted many Police officials and many cases have been registered against him. Therefore, the petition has to be rejected. Making such submissions, learned High Court Government Pleader for respondent prays to reject the petition. - 6 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:13082 CRL.P No. 15242 of 2025 8. Heard learned counsel for the respective parties and perused the averments of the charge-sheet. It indicates that the petitioner herein had been convicted by the Co-ordinate Bench of this Court in Crl.A.No.870/2017 and he was absconding after he was convicted. The judgment of conviction has been challenged by way of filing SLP before the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court however allowed the said appeal and acquitted the accused in the said case. 9. Having considered the facts and circumstances of the case, it is appropriate to grant bail by imposing suitable conditions. 10. Hence, I proceed to pass the following: ORDER 1. This Criminal Petition is allowed. 2. The petitioner is ordered to be enlarged on bail in the event of her arrest in - 7 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:13082 CRL.P No. 15242 of 2025 Crime No.0001/2024 filed by the respondent - Police for the offences punishable under Section 279, 323, 353 and 307 of I.P.C., 1860 filed by respondent-Police, on executing personal bond for a sum of Rs.1,00,000/- with one (01) surety to the like sum of the satisfaction of the Trial Court. 3. The petitioner shall appear before the Jurisdictional police within a period of one month from today. 4. The petitioner shall not threaten or tamper the prosecution witnesses. 5. The petitioner shall appear before the Trial Court on all hearing dates, without fail. 6. The petitioner shall not leave the jurisdiction of the Court till disposal of the case. - 8 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:13082 CRL.P No. 15242 of 2025 In case, if, the petitioner violates any of the bail conditions as stated above, liberty is reserved to the prosecution to file necessary application for cancellation of bail. Sd/- (S RACHAIAH) JUDGE NM