- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:33087 CRL.P No. 7666 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 2ND DAY OF JULY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 7666 OF 2026 BETWEEN: SAIYAD JILAN @ SYED JILAN @ JILAN S/O SAIYAD RIJWAN AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS RESIDING AT SHANTHI NAGAR OPPOSITE GIRIJA MAHAL KRISHNAGIRI, TAMIL NADU. (NOW IN JUDICIAL CUSTODY) …PETITIONER (BY SRI MANJUNATHA B.V., ADV.) AND: STATE OF KARNATAKA BY NANDHIGIRIDHAMA P.S. CHIKKABALLAPURA REP. BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT BUILDING COMPLEX BENGALURU - 560 001. …RESPONDENT (BY SRI VINAY MAHADEVAIAH, HCGP) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 439 CR.PC (FILED U/S 483 BNNS) PRAYING TO ALLOW THE PETITION AND RELEASE THE PETITIONER ON BAIL IN SPL.C NO.5/2025 (ARISING OUT OF CRIME NO.107/2023) OF NANDHIGIRIDHAMA POLICE STATION FOR THE ALLEGED OFFENCE P/U/S 379 OF IPC AND SECTION 136 OF KARNATAKA ELECTRICITY ACT PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE HONBLE I ADDL.DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE AT CHIKKABALLAPURA. 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:33087 CRL.P No. 7666 of 2026 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY ORAL ORDER Accused no.2 in Spl.C.No.5/2025 pending before the Court of I Additional District and Sessions Judge, Chikkaballapura, arising out of Crime No.107/2023 registered by the Nandhigiridhama Police Station, Chikkaballapura, for the offence punishable under Section 379 IPC and Section 136 of the Electricity Act, 2003, 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 the respondent/State. 3. Perusal of the material on record would go to show that petitioner was arrested in the present case earlier on 18.10.2023. Subsequently, he was granted regular bail on the merits of the case by the jurisdictional Sessions Court. After completing investigation, charge sheet has been filed and the case was committed to the Court of Special Judge. 4. It appears that petitioner had not appeared before the trial Court on the regular dates of hearing and coercive - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:33087 CRL.P No. 7666 of 2026 steps were taken as against him and his presence was secured before the trial Court on 29.01.2026 and on the said date, he was remanded to judicial custody. Petitioner who was earlier granted regular bail on the merits of the case, has been now remanded to judicial custody for the reason that he had not appeared before the trial Court on the regular dates of hearing. For the mistake committed by the petitioner, he has been sufficiently punished. Petitioner has undertaken to co-operate with the trial Court for the purpose of early disposal of the case. The maximum punishment for the alleged offences is imprisonment for a period of 3 years. 5. Under the circumstances, 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: 6. The petition is allowed. The petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail in Spl.C.No.5/2025 pending before the Court of I Additional District and Sessions Judge, Chikkaballapura, arising out of Crime No.107/2023 registered by the Nandhigiridhama Police Station, Chikkaballapura, for the - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:33087 CRL.P No. 7666 of 2026 offences punishable under Section 379 IPC and Section 136 of the Electricity Act, 2003, subject to the following conditions: a) The 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 date 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 the said Court until the case registered against him is disposed of. Sd/- (S VISHWAJITH SHETTY) JUDGE KK