- 1 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010468172026 NC: 2026:KHC:43370 CRL.P No. 10059 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 13TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 10059 OF 2026 BETWEEN: SRI PRAVEEN C S/O PREM KUMAR AGED ABOUT 28 YEARS R/AT CHOLAKKAL HOUSE KARKKIDAMKUNNU POST ALLALLUR, PALAKKAD DISTRICT KERALA - 678 601. …PETITIONER (BY SRI KRISHNAMURTHY M.R, ADV.) AND: STATE OF KARNATAKA SURYANAGARA POLICE STATION REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KARNATKA AMBEDKAR VEEDI BENGALURU - 560 001. …RESPONDENT (BY SRI VINAY MAHADEVAIAH, HCGP) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 439 CR.PC (FILED U/S 483 BNSS) PRAYING TO ENLARGE THE PETITIONER ON BAIL IN CR.NO.184/2026 REGISTERED AT 2nD ADDL CIVIL JUDGE (Jr.Dn.) AND JMFC COURT, ANEKAL BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT, BENGALURU FOR THE ALLEGED OFFENCE P/U/S 25 OF INDIAN ARMS ACT AND SEC.140(2) AND 351(2) OF BNS. 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 CNR: KAHC010468172026 NC: 2026:KHC:43370 CRL.P No. 10059 of 2026 ORAL ORDER 1. Accused No.1 in Crime No.184/2026 registered by Suryanagar Police Station, Bengaluru, for the offences punishable under Sections 140(2) and 351(2) of BNS, 2023 and Section 25 of the Indian Arms Act, 1959, 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.184/2026 was registered by Suryanagar Police Station, Bengaluru, for the aforesaid offences against petitioner and unknown three others based on the first information dated 02.06.2026 received from Dayanand Reddy, S/o late B. N. Thimmareddy, who is the alleged victim in the present case. During the course of investigation, petitioner was arrested on 02.06.2026 and remanded to judicial custody. His bail application filed before the jurisdictional Sessions Court in Crl.Misc.No.5278/2026 was rejected on 20.06.2026. Therefore, he is before this Court. - 3 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010468172026 NC: 2026:KHC:43370 CRL.P No. 10059 of 2026 4. Accused No.4 in the present case had approached this Court in Crl.P.No.9494/2026, which was allowed on 05.08.2026. In paragraph Nos.4 and 5 of the said order, it is observed as follows:- "4. In the first information dated 02.06.2026, the alleged victim has averred that, on 01.06.2026 at about 04.30 p.m., he had gone in his car bearing Reg.No.KA21/MC0006 along with his driver to Gold Coin Club and while he was returning from the club at about 12.15 hours on 02.06.2026, some persons who came in a motorbike, intercepted his car and asked his driver to get down from the car. Thereafter, one amongst them sat in the driver's seat and after threatening him with a gun, drove the car. Subsequently, a red-coloured car approached, in which the victim was kidnapped. The persons who came in the said car allegedly threatened him and informed him that they had supari for a sum of Rs.10 crores to commit his murder and they were all speaking in Malayalam language. He submits that one amongst the said persons was by name Praveen and it is under these circumstances, FIR was registered against Praveen and others for the aforesaid offences. 5. Remand application of the arrested accused would go to show that Praveen was known to the first informant even prior to the alleged date of incident. It appears that there was a road traffic accident on - 4 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010468172026 NC: 2026:KHC:43370 CRL.P No. 10059 of 2026 08.11.2025 and for the purpose of repairing the car of the alleged victim in the present case, Praveen had issued a cheque to him which was dishonored. First informant has suppressed the said aspect in the complaint lodged by him before the police." 5. It is not in dispute that petitioner has no other criminal antecedents. Major portion of the investigation is already completed. Under the circumstances, the following order:- 6. The petition is allowed. The petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail in Crime No.184/2026 registered by Suryanagar Police Station, Bengaluru, for the offences punishable under Sections 140(2) and 351(2) of BNS, 2023 and Section 25 of the Indian Arms Act, 1959, subject to the following conditions: a) Petitioner shall execute a 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; - 5 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010468172026 NC: 2026:KHC:43370 CRL.P No. 10059 of 2026 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; Sd/- (S VISHWAJITH SHETTY) JUDGE DN List No.: 1 Sl No.: 60