- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:33424 CRL.P No. 7752 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 3RD DAY OF JULY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 7752 OF 2026 BETWEEN: 1. MANJUNAYAKA S/O CHELUVANAYAKA AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS R/AT HARADANAHALLI VILLAGE CHAMARAJANAGARA TALUK CHASMARAJANAGARA DISTRICT - 571 127. 2. SMT. SINDHU V W/O MANJUNAYAKA AGED ABOUT 28 YEARS R/AT HARADANAHALLI VILLAGE CHAMARAJANAGARA TALUK CHASMARAJANAGARA DISTRICT - 571 127. 3. S. JAVARAIAH S/O LATE SIDDAIAH AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS R/AT KUNTAMMANA TEMPLE STREET A.D. COLONY, KONANUR VILLAGE AND HOBLI, ARAKALAGUDU TALUK HASSAN DISTRICT - 573 130. 4. SMT. NETHRA W/O S JAVARAIAH AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS R/AT KUNTAMMANA TEMPLE STREET A.D. COLONY, KONANUR VILLAGE AND HOBLI, ARAKALAGUDU TALUK HASSAN DISTRICT - 573 130. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI MADHUKESHWARA R.P, ADV.) AND: STATE OF KARNATAKA BY CHAMARAJANAGARA TOWN P.S Digitally signed by NANDINI M S Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:33424 CRL.P No. 7752 of 2026 REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT BUILDING BANGLORE - 560 001. …RESPONDENT (BY SRI RANGASWAMY R, HCGP) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 439 CR.P.C (U/S 483 BNSS) PRAYING TO ALLOW THIS PETITION AND DIRECT THE RESPONDENT POLICE TO RELEASE THE PETITIONER ON BAIL U/S 483 OF BNSS IN CONNECTION WITH SC.NO.33/2026 ARISING OUT OF CR.NO.188/2025 REGISTERED BY CHAMARAJANAGARA TOWN P.S., PENDING BEFORE THE PRL. DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE, AT CHAMARAJANAGARA, FOR THE OFFENCE P/U/S 93 OF BNS, 2023, U/S 75,80,81 OF J.J (CARE AND PROTECTION OF CHILDREN) ACT, 2015. 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 nos.1, 2, 4 & 5 in S.C.No.33/2026 pending before the Court of Prl. District & Sessions Judge, Chamarajanagar, arising out of Crime No.188/2025 registered by Chamarajanagar Town Police Station, Chamarajanagar, for the offences punishable under Sections 75, 80 & 81 of Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015, and Section 93 of BNS, 2023, are 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 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:33424 CRL.P No. 7752 of 2026 3. FIR in Crime No.188/2025 was registered by Chamarajanagar Town Police Station, for the offences punishable under Section 75 of Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015, and Section 93 of BNS, 2023, against accused nos.1 & 2 based on the first information dated 20.09.2025 received from Nagesh.M., who is the husband of accused no.2. In the said case, petitioners herein were arrested on 23.01.2026 and subsequently remanded to judicial custody. After completing investigation, charge sheet has been filed against five persons and petitioners are arrayed as accused nos.1, 2, 4 & 5 in the charge sheet. Their bail application filed before the Trial Court in S.C.No.33/2026 was rejected. Therefore, petitioners are before this Court. 4. Perusal of the first information as well as the charge sheet filed in the present case would go to show that accused no.2 is the wife of CW-1 and from their wedlock, they have a son aged about three years. Accused no.1 is the uncle of accused no.2 and it appears that accused no.2 had illicit relationship with accused no.1, and therefore, she had abandoned her husband and started living with accused no.1 - - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:33424 CRL.P No. 7752 of 2026 Manju Nayaka. Accused no.2 who was pregnant, subsequently gave birth to girl child in Chamarajanagar District Hospital on 26.07.2025 and since accused nos.1 & 2 did not want to take care of the girl child, with the help of accused no.3 who was working as Group-D employee in the hospital, they had allegedly illegally sold the new born girl child to accused nos.4 & 5. Subsequently, the girl child had died in Cheluvamba Hospital due to ill-health. CW-1 had approached the police after coming to know of the aforesaid aspect of the matter and it is under these circumstances, FIR was registered initially against accused nos.1 & 2. 5. Investigation of the case is now completed and charge sheet has been filed. The maximum punishment for the alleged offences is imprisonment for a period of seven years. Petitioners who do not have criminal antecedents are in custody since 23.01.2026. Considering the aforesaid aspects of the matter, I am of the opinion that petitioners prayer for grant of regular bail is required to be answered affirmatively. Accordingly, the following order: - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:33424 CRL.P No. 7752 of 2026 6. The petition is allowed. The petitioners are directed to be enlarged on bail in S.C.No.33/2026 pending before the Court of Prl. District & Sessions Judge, Chamarajanagar, arising out of Crime No.188/2025 registered by Chamarajanagar Town Police Station, Chamarajanagar, for the offences punishable under Sections 75, 80 & 81 of Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015, and Section 93 of BNS, 2023, subject to the following conditions: a) Petitioners shall execute personal bond for a sum of Rs.1,00,000/- each with two sureties for the likesum, to the satisfaction of the jurisdictional Court; b) The petitioners 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 petitioners shall not directly or indirectly threaten or tamper with the prosecution witnesses; d) The petitioners shall not involve in similar offences in future; e) The petitioners shall not leave the jurisdiction of the Trial Court without permission of - 6 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:33424 CRL.P No. 7752 of 2026 the said Court until the case registered against them is disposed off. Sd/- (S VISHWAJITH SHETTY) JUDGE KK