- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:27844 CRL.P No. 16626 of 2025 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. 16626 OF 2025 (439(CR.PC) / 483(BNSS) BETWEEN: RUDRESH. R @ RUDRA S/O RAJAPPA BHOVI AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS PRESENT R/AT SHIVANNA RENT HOUSE 6TH MAIN, NEAR GANESH TEMPLE ULLAL UPPANAGAR, KENGERI BENGALURU CITY 560110 PERMANENT R/AT RAMANAGAR INDUSTRIAL AREA SEVALAAL TEMPLE NEAR DAVANAGERE TOWN, DAVANAGERE-577005. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. MOHAMED IBRAHIM., ADVOCATE) AND: STATE BY KARNATAKA BY THE SHO THE SHO OF MADANAYAKANAHALLI POLICE STATION BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT 560066 REP. BY LEARNED STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA BENGALURU – 560001. …RESPONDENT (BY SRI.VINAY MAHADEVAIAH, HCGP. FOR RESPONDENT) Digitally signed by NANDINI M S Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:27844 CRL.P No. 16626 of 2025 THIS CRL.P IS FILED UNDER SECTION 439 (FILED U/S.483 BNSS) CR.P.C PRAYING TO ENLARGE THE ABOVE NAMED PETITIONER ON BAIL IN THE ABOVE CASE IN CRIME NO.187/2024 FOR THE OFFENCE P/US/ 302,201 OF IPC OF MADANAYAKANAHALLI POLICE STATION WHICH IS PENDING IN THE S.C.NO.166/2024 ON THE FILE OF THE IX ADDL DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE, AT BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT, BENGALURU. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY ORAL ORDER 1. Accused in S.C.No.166/2024 pending before the Court of IX Additional District and Sessions Judge, Bengaluru Rural District, Bengaluru, arising out of Crime No.187/2024 registered by the Madanayakanahalli Police Station for offences punishable under Sections 302 and 201 of IPC, is before this Court in this petition filed under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, seeking regular bail. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:27844 CRL.P No. 16626 of 2025 2. Heard the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and Learned HCGP on behalf of the respondent. 3. FIR in Crime No.187/2024 was registered by the Madanayakanahalli Police Station for the aforesaid offences against unknown persons, after the death of an woman (unknown), which was found by the first informant, Narasimhamurthy.V.M. within the jurisdiction of Madanayakanahalli Police Station. During the course of investigation, the petitioner herein was arrested on 02.03.2024 and remanded to judicial custody. After completing the investigation, charge sheet has been filed against the accused for the aforesaid offences. 4. The bail application of the petitioner filed before the Sessions Court in S.C.No.166/2024 was rejected on 12.08.2025. Therefore, the petitioner is before this Court. 5. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner having reiterated the grounds urged in the petition submits that entire case of the prosecution is based on circumstantial - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:27844 CRL.P No. 16626 of 2025 evidence. The petitioner is in custody for the last more than 2 years. Therefore, he prays to allow the petition. 6. Per contra, learned HCGP submits that the case before the Sessions Court is at the stage of recording the statement of victims under Section 313 of Cr.P.C. At this stage, if the petitioner is granted bail, the progress of the case is likely to be hindered. There are strong circumstances against the petitioner connecting him to the crime. Therefore, he prays to dismiss the petition. 7. Perusal of the material on record would go to show that the deceased Sharadamma @ Manjamma was the wife of the petitioner and from their wedlock, they have three children. Subsequently, petitioner started suspecting the character of his wife and he allegedly was quarreling with her in this background. On 28.02.2024, he had taken his wife Sharadamma along with him and assaulted her in an isolated place with a wooden club and has committed the aforesaid offence. Post mortem report of the deceased would go show that she had sustained as many as 16 - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:27844 CRL.P No. 16626 of 2025 injuries as a result of the assault and death is stated to be due to shock and hemorrhage. 8. It is brought to the notice of this Court that the case before the Sessions Court is now at the stage of recording the statement of victims under Section 313 of Cr.P.C. Therefore, as rightly contended by the learned HCGP, at this stage, if the petitioner is enlarged on bail, the progress of the case may be hindered in the event he does not cooperate with the Court. 9. Under the circumstances, if this petition is disposed of with a request to the Trial Court to dispose of the main case within a time frame, the same would serve the ends of justice. Accordingly, the following: ORDER Criminal petition is dismissed with a request to the Sessions Court to dispose of S.C.No.166/2024 on its merits as expeditiously as possible, but not later than a - 6 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:27844 CRL.P No. 16626 of 2025 period of four months from the date of receipt of copy of this order. Sd/- (S VISHWAJITH SHETTY) JUDGE DM LIST NO.: 1 SL NO.: 33