- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:31087 CRL.P No. 5431 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 23RD DAY OF JUNE, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 5431 OF 2026 BETWEEN: SHRI. RANGASWAMY N @ SWAMY S/O. NARASEGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS, RESIDING AT: NO.12, ANNAPOORNESHWARI LAYOUT, BYLAKONENAHALLI, KACHOHALLI ROAD, YELAHANKA, BENGALURU CITY, KARNATAKA. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. ASHOKA T., ADVOCATE) AND: STATE OF KARNATAKA BY BYADARAHALLI POLICE STATION, REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, BANGALORE-560 001. …RESPONDENT (BY SRI. VINAY MAHADEVAIAH, HCGP) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 439 CR.PC (FILED U/S 483 BNSS) PRAYING TO ENLARGE THE PETITIONER (ACCUSED NO.2) ON REGULAR BAIL IN CONNECTION WITH CRIME NO.539/2025 OF BYADARAHALLI POLICE STATION PRESENTLY PENDING BEFORE THE JURISDICTIONAL MAGISTRATE, BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT FOR THE OFFENCES PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTION 103(1) AND 3(5) OF BNS, 2023 AND ETC. Digitally signed by NIRMALA DEVI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:31087 CRL.P No. 5431 of 2026 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 No.2 in Crime No.539/2026 registered by the Byadarahalli Police Station, Bengaluru, for offences punishable under Sections 103(1) read with 3(5) of BNS, 2023 is before this Court in this petition filed under Section 483 of BNSS, 2023 seeking regular bail. 2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned HCGP for respondent. 3. FIR in Crime No.539/2026 was registered by the Byadarahalli Police Station, Bengaluru, for the aforesaid offence against one Parvathamma and the petitioner herein based on the first information received on 16.11.2025 from one Somashekar, son of deceased Venkatesh. In the said case, the petitioner was arrested on 17.11.2025 and remanded to judicial custody. After completion of investigation, the charge sheet was filed against two persons and the petitioner is arraigned as - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:31087 CRL.P No. 5431 of 2026 accused No.2 in the said charge sheet. His bail application filed before the jurisdictional Trial Court in Crl.Misc.No.526/2026 was rejected on 25.03.2026. Therefore, he is before this Court. 4. The material on record would reveal that deceased Venkatesh had an illicit relationship with accused No.1 after his wife's death. He allegedly had promised to marry accused No.1 and had continued his relationship. On 16.11.2025 accused No.1 along with the petitioner herein, who is her uncle came near the house of deceased at about 7.30 p.m., and quarreled with him for the reason that he had neither given any property to accused No.1 nor had he married her, though he had promised to marry her. The deceased allegedly abused accused No.1 and refused to give any property to her. Accused No.1 and 2 therefore manhandled Venkatesh and pushed him to the road. It appears that Venkatesh sustained grievous injuries on his head when he fell down to the road. Accused No.1 and 2 thereafter allegedly assaulted him with their hands and legs and went away. Venkatesh, aged about 64 years, who had sustained injuries in the incident, subsequently succumbed to the same. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:31087 CRL.P No. 5431 of 2026 5. Undisputedly, accused No.1 and 2 have not used any weapon to assault the deceased. After they quarreled with the deceased for the reason aforesaid, they had pushed him and when he fell down on the road, he had suffered injuries on his head. The allegation as against accused No.1 and 2 is that thereafter, they assaulted him with their hands and legs. Accused No.1 has been granted regular bail in the present case by the coordinate Bench of this Court in Crl.P.No.1805/2026 disposed of on 24.03.2026. The petitioner, who is her uncle has no other criminal antecedents and he is in judicial custody from 17.11.2025. The petitioner is stated to be a married man having family. 6. Considering the aforementioned 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 subject to appropriate conditions. Accordingly, the following: ORDER The criminal petition is allowed. The petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail in Crime No.539/2026 of Byadarahalli - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:31087 CRL.P No. 5431 of 2026 Police Station, Bengaluru, for the offences punishable under Sections 103(1) read with 3(5) of BNS, 2023, subject to the following conditions: a) The petitioner shall execute a 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 their 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 the said Court until the case registered against him is disposed of. Sd/- (S VISHWAJITH SHETTY) JUDGE ND List No.: 1 Sl No.: 54