- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:35867 CRL.P No. 10024 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 14TH DAY OF JULY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 10024 OF 2026 BETWEEN: SRI MANOJ KUMAR S/O YOGESHAPPA OCC CARPENTER AGED ABOUT 26 YEARS R/O MARIGONDANAHALLI VILLAGE NYAMATI TALUK DAVANAGERE DISTRICT - 577 223. …PETITIONER (BY SRI PRASAD B.S, ADV.) AND: STATE OF KARNATAKA BY NYMATHI POLICE STATION CHANNAGIRI TALUK DAVANAGERE DISTRICT HIGH COURT BUILDING REP BY SPP, BANGALORE - 560 001. …RESPONDENT (BY SRI RANGASWAMY R, HCGP) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 438 CR.PC (FILED U/S 482 BNNS) PRAYING TO ENLARGE THE PETITIONER ON BAIL IN CRIME NO.129/2026 OF NYAMTHI POLICE STATION FOR THE OFFENCE P/U/S 108, 54, 190 OF BNS PENDING ON THE FILE OF ADDITIONAL CIVIL JUDGE (JR.DN) AND JMFC COURT HONNALI IN THE EVENT OF ARREST WITH SUCH CONDITIONS WHICH THIS HONBLE HIGH COURT DEEMS FIT TO BE IMPOSED UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE CASE. 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:35867 CRL.P No. 10024 of 2026 ORAL ORDER 1. Accused no.4 in Crime No.129 of 2026 registered by Nyamathi Police Station, Davanagere District for offences punishable under Section 108, 54 & 190 of BNS, 2023 is before this Court in this petition filed under Section 482 of BNSS, 2023 seeking anticipatory bail. 2. Heard the learned counsel for the Petitioner and learned HCGP on behalf of the respondent - State. 3. FIR in Crime No.129 of 2026 was registered by Nyamathi Police Station, Davanagere District for the aforesaid offences against Smt. Nayana and others, based on the first information dated 02.06.2026, received from Sri Harish M.H, brother of deceased Pradeep Kumar M H. Apprehending arrest in the said case, petitioner who is arraigned as accused no.4 in the FIR had filed Crl.Misc.No.486 of 2026 before the jurisdictional Sessions Court, which was dismissed on 22.06.2026. Therefore, he is before this Court. 4. It is brought to the notice of this Court that accused no.1 to 3 and 5 to 7 have been granted anticipatory bail by this - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:35867 CRL.P No. 10024 of 2026 Court in Criminal Petition No.9393 of 2026 disposed of on 06.07.2026. In paragraph no.4 of the order passed in Criminal Petition No.9393 of 2026, it is observed as follows:- "Perusal of the first information dated 02.06.2026 submitted by the first informant would reveal that deceased Pradeep Kumar was in love with accused No.1 - Nayana, aged about 19 years. It is alleged that on the promise to perform the marriage of accused No.1 with the deceased, her relatives had taken money and gold jewellery from him and subsequently, they had decided to perform her marriage with some other boy. After coming to know about the same, deceased had consumed poison leaving behind a voice mail and had committed suicide. Necessary ingredients so as to invoke the offence punishable under Section 108 of BNS, 2023, is prima-facie not present in the first information." 5. Under the circumstances, I am of the opinion that the prayer made by the petitioner who has undertaken to cooperate with the police for the purpose of investigation for grant of anticipatory bail needs to be answered affirmatively. 6. Accordingly, the following: ORDER (i) The Criminal Petition is allowed. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:35867 CRL.P No. 10024 of 2026 (ii) The respondent - Police or any other police in the State of Karnataka are directed to release the petitioner in the event of his arrest in Crime No.129 of 2026 registered by Nyamathi Police Station, Davanagere District for offences punishable under Section 108, 54 & 190 of BNS, 2023, subject to the following conditions:- 1. The petitioner shall appear before the Investigating Officer in the present case within a period of fifteen days from the date of receipt of certified copy of this order on executing 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 investigating officer/jurisdictional Court. 2. The petitioner shall regularly appear before the Trial Court without fail unless exempted by the Trial Court for valid reasons. 3. The petitioner shall not tamper with the prosecution witness and he shall co- - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:35867 CRL.P No. 10024 of 2026 operate with the Police for investigation and appear before them whenever called upon. 4. The petitioner shall not involve in similar offences in future. Sd/- (S VISHWAJITH SHETTY) JUDGE NMS List No.: 1 Sl No.: 39