- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:34795 CRL.P No. 6408 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 9TH DAY OF JULY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 6408 OF 2026 BETWEEN: SRI NIKHIL S S/O SRINIVASAMURTHY AGED ABOUT 25 YEARS R/AT NO.14, 17TH A CROSS 4TH STAGE, 4TH BLOCK BASAVESHWARANAGARA BENGALURU - 560 079 (PRESENTLY IN J.C.) …PETITIONER (BY SRI NATARAJU T, ADV.) AND: THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY BANNURGATTA POLICE STATION BENGALURU, NOW REPRESENTED BY S.P.P., HIGH COURT BUILDING BENGALURU - 560 001. …RESPONDENT (BY SMT. RASHMI JADHAV, ADDL. SPP) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 439 CR.PC (FILED U/S 483 BNSS) PRAYING TO ALLOW THE PETITION AND ENLARGE THE PETITIONER ON REGULAR BAIL IN CRIME NO.23/2026 FOR THE OFFENCES PUNISHABLE U/SEC. 309(6) R/W. 3(5) OF BHARATIYA NYAYA SANHITA, 2023, WHICH IS PENDING BEFORE THE III ADDL. DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE, BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT, SITTING AT ANEKAL. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY Digitally signed by NANDINI M S Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:34795 CRL.P No. 6408 of 2026 ORAL ORDER 1. Accused No.1 in Crime No.23 of 2026 registered by Banneraghatta Police Station, Bangalore District for the offences punishable under Sections 310(2) & 61(2) of BNS, 2023 is before this Court in this petition filed under Section 482 of BNSS, 2023 seeking regular bail. 2. Heard the learned counsel for the parties. 3. FIR in Crime No.23 of 2026 was registered by Banneraghatta Police Station, Bangalore District initially for offences punishable under Section 309(6) R/w Section 3(5) of BNS, 2023 against unknown persons, based on the first information dated 01.02.2026 received from Sri Kailas, who is alleged victim in the present case. During the course of investigation, petitioner herein was arrested on 08.02.2026 and remanded to judicial custody, After completing investigation, charge sheet has been filed against five persons and petitioner is arraigned as accused no.1 in the charge sheet. His bail application filed before the jurisdictional Sessions Court in Crl.Misc.No.5146 of 2026 was rejected on 28.02.2026. Therefore, he is before this Court. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:34795 CRL.P No. 6408 of 2026 4. Material on record would go to show that, accused no.5 was working as a cashier in Udaan company and CW1 used to visit the said company and collect money on behalf of CW2. Accused no.5 therefore conspired with his friend's accused nos.1 to 4 to commit robbery of the money which was collected and transferred by CW1 from the company of accused no.5. On 01.02.2026, accused nos.1 to 4 had intercepted the vehicle of CW1 and from the dickey of his scooter, they had taken away the bag which contained a sum of ₹.17,22,679/- and also his mobile phone and had escaped. 5. During the course of investigation, all the accused persons were arrested and the charge sheet would reflect that there is a recovery from all the arrested accused. Undisputedly, petitioner has no other criminal antecedents. Accused nos.2 to 4 have been enlarged on bail by the jurisdictional Sessions Court in Crl.Misc.No.5205 of 2026 and Crl.Misc.5225 of 2026 disposed of on 07.05.2026 and 13.05.2026 respectively. Accused no.5 has been granted regular bail by the Co-ordinate bench of this Court in Criminal Petition No.3805 of 2026 disposed of on 23.04.2026. Under the circumstances, I am of - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:34795 CRL.P No. 6408 of 2026 the opinion the prayer made by the petitioner for grant of regular bail need to be answered affirmatively. 6. Accordingly, the following:- ORDER Criminal petition is allowed. The petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail in Crime No.23 of 2026 registered by Banneraghatta Police Station, Bangalore District for the offences punishable under Sections 310(2) & 61(2) of BNS, 2023, 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 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; - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:34795 CRL.P No. 6408 of 2026 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 off. Sd/- (S VISHWAJITH SHETTY) JUDGE NMS List No.: 1 Sl No.: 47