- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:28000 CRL.P No. 5162 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 10TH DAY OF JUNE, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 5162 OF 2026 BETWEEN: SRI SANJAY @ SANJAY SUBRAMANI S/O SRI SUBRAMANI AGED ABOUT 23 YEARS R/O. KYASAMBALLI VILLAGE KGF, KOLAR DISTRICT 563 121 (NOW IN JUDICIAL CUSTODY) PERMANENT ADDRESS NO.2/400, ETTIPALLI VEPPANAPALLI VALI, NERALAGIRI POST KRISHNAGIRI TAMIL NADU - 635 121. …PETITIONER (BY SRI BHARATH B, ADV., FOR SRI RAGHAVENDRA A.V, ADV.) AND: THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY KYASAMBALLI POLICE STATION K.G.F, KOLAR, REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR BENGALURU - 560 001. …RESPONDENT (BY SMT. RASHMI JADHAV, ADDL. SPP) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S.439 (FILED U/S.483 BNSS) CR.P.C PRAYING TO ENLARGE THE PETITIONER ON REGULAR BAIL U/S.483 OF BNSS 2023, IN S.C.NO.140/2025 ARISING OUT OF CRIME NO.24/2025 OF KYASAMBALLI POLICE STATION FOR THE ALLEGED OFFENCE P/US/ 64(2)(m),115(2),351(2) AND 352 OF BNS 2023 PENDING BEFORE THE HONBLE III ADDL DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE AT KOLAR (SITTING AT KGF). 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: 2026:KHC:28000 CRL.P No. 5162 of 2026 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY ORAL ORDER 1. Accused in S.C.No.140 of 2025 pending before the Court of III Addl. District & Sessions Judge, Kolar (Sitting at KGF), arising out of Crime No.24 of 2025 registered by Kyasamballi Police Station, KGF, for offences punishable under Section 64(2)(m), 115(2), 351(2) and 352 of BNS 2023 is before this Court in this successive bail application filed under Section 483 of BNSS, 2023 seeking regular bail. 2. Heard the learned counsel for the parties. 3. FIR in Crime No.24 of 25 was registered by Kyasamballi Police Station, KGF for the aforesaid offences against the petitioner, based on first information dated 20.04.2025 received from the victim girl aged about 20 years. During the course of investigation of the case, petitioner was arrested on 20.04.2025 and remanded to judicial custody. After completing investigation, charge sheet was filed against him for the aforesaid offences. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:28000 CRL.P No. 5162 of 2026 4. Bail application filed by the petitioner before the trial Court was rejected and therefore he had earlier approached this Court in Criminal petition No.12571 of 2025 which was dismissed on 16.10.2025. Subsequently, he has filed a fresh bail application before the trial court after examination of the victim girl is completed, the said application was dismissed on 02.02.2026. Therefore, he has filed this petition. 5. Perusal of first information as well as charge sheet material would go to show that, the victim was acquainted to the petitioner and on 18.04.2024 he allegedly informed victim girl that he was in love with her and he intended to marry her. On the said day, petitioner allegedly took the victim girl along with him to the house of his uncle and in the said house, he allegedly had sexual intercourse with her. Thereafter, on several occasions petitioner with a promise to marry the victim girl had taken her along with him and had sexual intercourse with her. On 15.04.2025, the victim girl had seen the petitioner with another girl and when she questioned the petitioner, he allegedly informed her that he intended to marry the girl who was with him. He allegedly abused the victim and also - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:28000 CRL.P No. 5162 of 2026 assaulted her with his hands. Subsequently, there was a panchayat held at the instance of the parents of the victim and on 16.04.2025, petitioner allegedly had sought time for marrying the victim and thereafter she had refused to marry her. It is under these circumstances, on 20.04.2025 the victim had approached the police. The aforesaid aspects of matter would prima facie go to show that petitioner and the victim were in a consensual relationship. It is only after the said relationship had failed, the victim had reported the police on 20.04.2026. 6. Petitioner aged 23 years who has no criminal antecedents is in custody for the last more than 1 year. Petitioner's earlier bail application was rejected by the this Court with an observation that if the petitioner is enlarged on bail, he may threaten the victim girl and other prosecution witnesses. The victim girl has now been examined completely before the trial Court. Therefore, there cannot be any apprehension that petitioner may tamper with the material charge sheet witness in the present case. As on this date, the - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:28000 CRL.P No. 5162 of 2026 prosecution has examined only one charge sheet witness out of the 27 charge sheet witnesses cited in the present case. 7. In view of the aforesaid aspects of the matter. I am of the opinion that the prayer made by the petitioner for grant of regular bail needs to be answered affirmatively. 8. Accordingly, the following:- ORDER The petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail in S.C.No.140 of 2025 pending before the Court of III Addl. District & Sessions Judge, Kolar (Sitting at KGF), arising out of Crime No.24 of 2025 registered by Kyasamballi Police Station, KGF, for offences punishable under Section 64(2)(m), 115(2), 351(2) and 352 of BNS 2023, subject to the following conditions: a) 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 - 6 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:28000 CRL.P No. 5162 of 2026 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; Sd/- (S VISHWAJITH SHETTY) JUDGE NMS List No.: 1 Sl No.: 65