- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:35915 CRL.P No. 8613 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. 8613 OF 2026 BETWEEN: BIKRAM KUMAR @ VIKRAM S/O DILIP SAHNI AGED ABOUT 25 YEARS THANA RUPOWLI RAMPURA FARATH POONIYA DISTRICT BIHAR STATE - 854 301. …PETITIONER (BY SRI TULSI K.R, ADV.) AND: THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY STATION HOUSE OFFICER REP. BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR ARASIKERE TOWN POLICE STATION HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA BENGALURU - 560 001. …RESPONDENT (BY SRI VINAY MAHADEVAIAH, HCGP) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 439 CR.P.C (U/S 483 BNSS) PRAYING TO GRANT BAIL TO THE PETITIONER IN SC.NO.179/2025, FOR THE OFFENCES P/U/S 311,103(1) R/W 3(5) OF BNS, 2023, PENDING BEFORE THE II ADDL. DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE, AT HASSAN. 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:35915 CRL.P No. 8613 of 2026 ORAL ORDER 1. Accused in S.C.No.179/2025 pending before the Court of II Addl. District & Sessions Judge, Hassan, arising out of Crime No.81/2025 registered by Arsikere Town Police Station, Hassan District, for the offences punishable under Sections 311, 103(1) read with 3(5) of BNS, 2023, is 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. FIR in Crime No.81/2025 was registered by Arsikere Town Police Station, Hassan, for the aforesaid offences against the petitioner herein and another based on the first information dated 31.05.2025 received from Srinivasa Reddy S/o late Vasantha Reddy. In the said case, during the course of investigation, petitioner was arrested on 31.05.2025 and remanded to judicial custody. After completing investigation, charge sheet has been filed against two persons including a juvenile accused. Bail application filed by the petitioner before the Trial Court in S.C.No.179/2025 was rejected on 17.01.2026. Therefore, he is before this Court. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:35915 CRL.P No. 8613 of 2026 4. First information was submitted by the owner of the under construction building, in which the alleged incident had taken place on the intervening night of 30.05.2025 and 31.05.2025. In the first information, it is stated that the accused named in the FIR were working as construction workers in the aforesaid under construction building. After the dead body of deceased was found, on verification of the CCTV footage which was available near the under construction building, it was found that the accused named in the FIR had gone in their scooter in a hurried manner and it is under these circumstances, first information was registered against them. 5. During the course of investigation, the accused named in the FIR were arrested and after completing investigation, charge sheet has been filed against two persons including a juvenile accused. As per the charge sheet allegations, petitioner as well as the juvenile accused with an intention to commit robbery of the gold jewellery which deceased Vijay Kumar was wearing, had assaulted him with a 5 Kg. gas stove cylinder on his head and other parts of the body and committed his murder. The accused persons after committing the murder, had - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:35915 CRL.P No. 8613 of 2026 taken away the gold jewellery of the deceased and since they could not remove the gold ring from the middle finger of the right hand, they had cut the said finger and thereafter, had taken out the finger ring. The jewellery which was taken by the accused persons after committing the murder of deceased Vijay Kumar have been recovered in the present case at their instance. The movement of the accused immediately after the crime was committed, is recorded in the CCTV footage which is also seized in the present case. Under the circumstances, I am of the opinion that prima facie case is made out as against the petitioner who hails from Bihar State. In the event he is enlarged on bail, chances of he fleeing away from justice also cannot be ruled out. Therefore, I am of the opinion that petitioner's prayer for grant of regular bail cannot be entertained. Accordingly, petition is dismissed. Sd/- (S VISHWAJITH SHETTY) JUDGE KK