- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:35922 CRL.P No. 8512 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. 8512 OF 2026 BETWEEN: PRADEEP KUMAR K S/O KUMAR C/O K BHAGYA AGED ABOUT 26 YEARS R/AT NO.356, A KRISHNAPPA NAGARA, WATER TANK NEAR HALLANAYAKANAHALLI BANGALORE SOUTH - 560 035. …PETITIONER (BY SRI NISHANTHA B, ADV., FOR SRI VINOD N, ADV.) AND: STATE OF KARNATAKA BY STATE BY BELLANDURU POLICE STATION, REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA BANGALORE - 560 001. …RESPONDENT (BY SRI VINAY MAHADEVIAH, HCGP) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 439 CR.PC (FILED U/S 483 BNSS) PRAYING TO ENLARGE THE PETITIONER/ACCUSED NO.4 ON BAIL IN CC.NO.34429/2022 I.E., CRIME NO.101/2022 PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE COURT OF 41ST ACMM COURT, BANGALORE, REGISTERED BY THE BELLANDURU P.S. FOR THE OFFENCES P/U/S 364(a), 343, 323, 504, 506 R/W SEC.149 OF IPC. 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:35922 CRL.P No. 8512 of 2026 ORAL ORDER 1. Accused no.4 in Crime No.101/2022 registered by Bellanduru Police Station, Bengaluru City, for the offences punishable under Sections 364A, 343, 323, 504, 506 read with 149 of IPC, is before this Court under Section 483 of BNSS, 2023, seeking regular bail. 2. Heard the learned Counsel for the parties. 3. FIR in Crime No.101/2022 was registered by Bellanduru Police Station, Bengaluru City, for the offences punishable under Sections 364A, 343 of IPC against Nishanth and others based on the first information dated 07.05.2022 submitted by Rathnamma - wife of alleged victim Alexandar. In the said case, petitioner was arrayed as accused no.4 in the FIR. During the course of investigation, some of the accused were arrested and after completing investigation, charge sheet was filed against five persons for the aforesaid offences. Petitioner was shown as absconding in the said charge sheet. Therefore, a split-up case was registered against him and in the said case, he was arrested and remanded to judicial custody on 02.06.2026. His bail application filed before the jurisdictional - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:35922 CRL.P No. 8512 of 2026 Sessions Court in Crl. Misc. No.5418/2026 was dismissed on 10.06.2026. Therefore, he is before this Court. 4. Perusal of the material on record would go to show that there was a dispute between the alleged victim and accused no.1 - Nishanth with regard to certain monetary transactions. After the charge sheet was filed in the present case, accused nos.1 to 3 had approached this Court in Crl.P.No.6578/2024 with a prayer to quash further proceedings in the case as against them on the ground that monetary dispute between the victim and accused no.1 had settled. Based on the joint affidavit filed by the parties, the proceedings as against accused nos.1 to 3 has been quashed by the coordinate bench of this Court in Crl.P.No.6578/2024 disposed of on 26.07.2024. 5. It appears that after the petitioner was arrested, even he has filed a petition under Section 528 of BNSS, 2023, in Crl.P.No.8549/2026 with a prayer to quash the further proceedings in the present case as against him and in the said petition, the coordinate bench of this Court has stayed the further proceedings in the present case as against him. Under the circumstances, I am of the opinion that petitioner's prayer - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:35922 CRL.P No. 8512 of 2026 for grant of regular bail is required to be answered affirmatively. Accordingly, the following order: 6. The petition is allowed. The petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail in Crime No.101/2022 registered by Bellanduru Police Station, Bengaluru City, for the offences punishable under Sections 364A, 343, 323, 504, 506 read with 149 of IPC, subject to the following conditions: a) Petitioner shall execute 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 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; - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:35922 CRL.P No. 8512 of 2026 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 KK