- 1 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010525492026 NC: 2026:KHC:46833 CRL.P No. 11527 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 29TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 11527 OF 2026 BETWEEN: 1. MR. MUDDURANGA @ RADHA S/O. PANDURANGAPPA, AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS, R/O. PUTLARAHALLI VILLAGE, CHALLAKERE TALUK, CHITRADURGA DISTRICT - 577 522. 2. MR. RANGAMMA, W/O. RANGANATHA, AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS, R/O. PUTLARAHALLI VILLAGE, CHALLAKERE TALUK, CHITRADURGA DISTRICT - 577 522 …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. K V SATEESHCHANDRA, ADVOCATE) AND: STATE BY PARASHURAMPURA POLICE, R/AT. CHALLAKERE TALUK, CHITRADURGA DISTRICT - 577 522 REPRESENTED BY ITS STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT BUILDING, BENGALURU - 560 001. …RESPONDENT (BY SRI. RANGASWAMY R, HCGP) Digitally signed by BHARATHI S Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010525492026 NC: 2026:KHC:46833 CRL.P No. 11527 of 2026 THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 439 CR.PC (FILED U/S 483 BNNS) PRAYING TO ALLOW THIS CRIMINAL PETITION AND ENLARGE THE PETITIONER ON BAIL IN CRIME NO.94/2026 OF PARASHURAMPURA POLICE, ON THE FILE OF THE COURT OF THE SENIOR CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC AT CHALLAKERE, FOR THE ALLEGED OFFENCES P/U/S 108, 189(2), 191(2), 191(3), 115(2), 118(1), 351(2) AND 190 OF THE BNS, 2023 AND DIRECT THE PETITIONERS BE RELEASED ON BAIL ON SUCH TERMS AND CONDITIONS DEEMED FIT. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY ORAL ORDER 1. Accused Nos.5 and 6 in Crime No.94/2026 registered by Parashurampura Police Station, Chitradurga District, for the offences punishable under Sections 108, 189(2), 191(2), 191(3), 115(2), 118(1), 351(2) and 190 of BNS, 2023, are before this Court in this petition filed under Section 483 of the BNSS, 2023, seeking regular bail. 2. Heard the learned counsel for the parties. 3. FIR in Crime No.94/2026 was registered by Parashurampura Police Station, Chitradurga District, against one Ranganatha and 4 others, based on the first information - 3 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010525492026 NC: 2026:KHC:46833 CRL.P No. 11527 of 2026 dated 24.06.2026 received from Virupakshamma, wife of deceased Rangaswamy. In the said case, the petitioners herein were arrested on 07.07.2026 and remanded to judicial custody. Their bail application filed before the jurisdictional Sessions Court in Crl.Misc.No.753/2026 was rejected on 22.07.2026. Therefore, they are before this Court. 4. A perusal of the material on record would go to show that in respect of the alleged incident that had taken place on 23.06.2026 a case and a counter case was registered by Parashurampura Police Station in Crime No.93/2026 and Crime No.94/2026. The deceased - Rangaswamy was arraigned as accused No.1 in Crime No.93/2026 in which Radha, the sister of accused No.1 is the first informant. A reading of the first information submitted in Crime No.93/2026 would go to show that Rangaswamy had illicit relationship with Rangamma (A6) wife of accused No.1 - Ranganatha. After there was a quarrel between the husband of Rangamma and Rangaswamy, Rangamma allegedly had abandoned her husband Ranganatha. It is in this background on 23.06.2026, there was a fight between the family members of Ranganatha and Rangaswamy. - 4 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010525492026 NC: 2026:KHC:46833 CRL.P No. 11527 of 2026 5. It is not in dispute that the injured victims in both the cases have suffered only simple injuries as a result of the assault made against each other in the aforesaid incident that had taken place on 23.06.2026. After Rangaswamy had taken treatment in the hospital on 23.06.2026 with regard to the simple injury sustained by him in the aforesaid incident, it appears that he had gone to the house of accused No.6 - Rangamma, who had abandoned her husband Ranganatha (A1) and in the said house, Rangamma (A6) allegedly had abused Rangaswamy and asked him to leave his wife and children and stay with her otherwise to go and die. On the next day, it appears that Rangaswamy had consumed poison and he was admitted to hospital. However, while undergoing treatment, he died in the hospital on 07.07.2026. Thereafter, offence punishable under Section 108 of BNS, 2023 was invoked and accused No.6, whose name is not found in the FIR was also arraigned as an accused in the present case. 6. Considering the reason for which the incident had taken place on 23.06.2026 and the circumstances under which Rangaswamy had consumed poison and committed suicide, I - 5 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010525492026 NC: 2026:KHC:46833 CRL.P No. 11527 of 2026 am of the opinion that the prayer made by the petitioners, who are in custody, for grant of regular bail needs to be answered affirmatively subject to appropriate conditions. 7. Accordingly, the following: ORDER The criminal petition is allowed. The petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail in Crime Crime No.94/2026 registered by Parashurampura Police Station, Chitradurga District, for the offences punishable under Sections 108, 189(2), 191(2), 191(3), 115(2), 118(1), 351(2) and 190 of BNS, 2023, subject to the following conditions: a) The petitioners shall execute a personal bond for a sum of Rs.1,00,000/- each with two sureties for the likesum, to the satisfaction of the jurisdictional Court; b) The petitioners shall appear regularly on all the dates of hearing before the Trial Court unless the Trial Court exempts their appearance for valid reasons; c) The petitioners shall not directly or indirectly threaten or tamper with the prosecution witnesses; - 6 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010525492026 NC: 2026:KHC:46833 CRL.P No. 11527 of 2026 d) The petitioners shall not involve in similar offences in future. . Sd/- (S VISHWAJITH SHETTY) JUDGE ND List No.: 1 Sl No.: 17