- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:30516 CRL.P No. 7053 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 19TH DAY OF JUNE, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 7053 OF 2026 BETWEEN: MAMJUNATHA K S/O KUMARA SWAMY AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS VILLAGE ACCOUNTANT NADA KACHARI BANGALORE BENGALURU SOUTH PIN CODE 570 001 RESIDING ADDRESS: RESIDING AT #124, 14TH MAIN ROAD RAGHAVENDRA BLOCK SRINAGARA, BANGALORE PIN CODE:560 085. …PETITIONER (BY SRI RAJU C.N, ADV.) AND: STATE BY LOKAYUKTA POLICE BANGLORE URBAN, BENGALORE REPRESENTED BY ITS SPECIAL PUBLIC PROSECUTOR. …RESPONDENT (BY SRI K. PRASANNA SHETTY, ADV.,) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 439 CR.PC (FILED U/S 483 BNNS) PRAYING TO ENLARGE THE PETITIONER ON BAIL IN CRIME NO.19/2026 OF LOKAYUKTA POLICE BENGLAURU URBAN WING BENGALURU THE FILE OF THE XXIII ADDL.CITY CIVIL AND SESSIONS JUDGE CUM SPECIAL JUDGE (PC ACT) AT BANGALORE (CCH-24) FOR THE OFFENCES P/U/S 7(a) OF THE PREVENTION OF CORRUPTION ACT 1988, BY ALLOWING THIS PETITION. 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:30516 CRL.P No. 7053 of 2026 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY ORAL ORDER 1. Accused in Crime No.19/2026/BLC registered by Lokayuktha Police, Bengaluru City, for the offence punishable under Section 7(a) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, is before this Court in this petition filed under Section 483 of BNSS, 2023, seeking regular bail. 2. Heard the learned Counsel for the parties. 3. FIR in the present case was registered for the aforesaid offences based on the first information dated 29.04.2026 received from Chethan.S., S/o C.K.Sannaswamy. In the said case, petitioner was arrested on 29.04.2026 and remanded judicial custody on 30.04.2026. Bail application filed by the petitioner before the jurisdictional Sessions Court in Crime No.19/2026 was rejected on 05.05.2026. Therefore, he is before this Court. 4. The allegation in the first information is that the petitioner who was working as Village Accountant had demanded bribe of Rs.12 lakhs for the purpose of changing the - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:30516 CRL.P No. 7053 of 2026 revenue records of the property. Subsequently, the said demand was reduced to Rs.10 lakhs after negotiations. Since the first informant was not willing to pay the bribe amount to the petitioner, he had approached the police and the first information was registered against the petitioner and in the trap that was held subsequently, petitioner was caught red handed while receiving the bribe amount of Rs.2 lakhs from the first informant. Immediately thereafter, the petitioner was arrested and subsequently he was remanded to judicial custody. 5. It is not in dispute that petitioner has no other criminal antecedents. He is now in custody from 29.04.2026. In a trap case, major portion of the investigation would be completed on the date of trap itself. Learned Counsel for the respondent who has opposed the bail petition by filing statement of objections has submitted that investigation is now pending at the stage of receiving reports from FSL. Therefore, it is apparent that major portion of the investigation is completed. The maximum punishment for the alleged offence is imprisonment for a period of seven years. Under the circumstances, I am of the opinion - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:30516 CRL.P No. 7053 of 2026 that petitioner's prayer for grant of regular bail is required to be answered affirmatively. Accordingly, the following order: 6. The petition is allowed. The petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail in Crime No.19/2026/BLC registered by Lokayuktha Police, Bengaluru City, for the offence punishable under Section 7(a) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, subject to the following conditions: a) Petitioner shall execute personal bond for a sum of Rs.1,00,000/- 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 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; e) The petitioner shall not leave the jurisdiction of the Trial Court without permission of - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:30516 CRL.P No. 7053 of 2026 the said Court until the case registered against him is disposed off. Sd/- (S VISHWAJITH SHETTY) JUDGE KK List No.: 1 Sl No.: 71