- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:8981 CRL.P No. 125 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 13TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 125 OF 2026 BETWEEN: SRI J NAGARAJ @ WILSON GARDEN NAGA S/O. JAYARAJ, AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS, R/AT NO. 101, 1ST MAIN ROAD, 2ND CROSS, VINAYAKA NAGAR, ADUGODI, BENGALURU-560 030 …PETITIONER (BY SRI. KIRAN S JAVALI, SENIOR COUNSEL FOR SRI. K. RAMA SINGH, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE BY PARAPPANA AGRAHARA POLICE STATION REPTD BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT COMPLEX BANGALORE-560 001 2. SMT. MEGHANA EREGOWDA, W/O. LATE MAHESH, AGED ABOUT 27 YEARS, R/AT LALBAGH, SIDDAPURA SLUM, NEAR PILLEKAMMA TEMPLE, MAVALI, JAYANAGAR I BLOCK, BENGALURU 560 011. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. WAHEEDA M.M, HCGP FOR R1/ STATE SMT. G.M. SUMITHRA, ADVOCATE FOR R2) Digitally signed by PANKAJA S Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:8981 CRL.P No. 125 of 2026 THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 439 OF CR.PC (FILED U/S 483 BNSS) PRAYING TO ENLARGE THE PETITIONER ON BAIL IN CRIME NO. 345/2023, (PARAPPANA AGRAHARA POLICE)AND IN SPL.C.C.NO. 226/2024 PENDING ON THE FILE OF LEARNED PRINCIPAL CITY CIVIL AND SESSIONS JUDGE AT BENGALURU FOR THE ALLEGED OFFENCES PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTION 120B, 341, 427, 143, 144, 147, 148, 37, 38, 302, 307, 109, 201, 202, 204, 212, R/W SECTION 149 OF THE INDIAN PENAL CODE AND ALSO UNDER SECTION 25 (1AA), 25(1B) (b) OF THE ARMS ACT SEC.3(1)(ii), 3(3), 3(4) OF THE KCOC ACT AND SEC. 3(2) (V), 3(2)(V)(a) OF SC/ST (POA) ACT 1989 BY IMPOSING ANY STRINGENT CONDITIONS. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY ORAL ORDER The petitioner is before this Court in this successive bail application filed under Section 439 of Cr.P.C. 2. Learned Senior counsel for the petitioner after arguing the matter for sometime submits that in view of the observations made by this Court in the operative portion of the order dated 21.07.2025 passed in Crl.P.No.3195/2025 connected with Crl.P.Nos.3210/2025 and 4969/2025, this Criminal petition may be dismissed as not pressed with liberty to the petitioner to file a fresh bail application before the Trial Court. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:8981 CRL.P No. 125 of 2026 3. Submission is placed on record. 4. The petition is dismissed as not pressed with liberty as prayed for. All contentions are left open. SD/- (S VISHWAJITH SHETTY) JUDGE CR List No.: 1 Sl No.: 5