- 1 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010599602026 NC: 2026:KHC:52030 CRL.P No. 13422 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 21ST DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 13422 OF 2026 BETWEEN: Y.N. RAVI S/O T. NARAYANASWAMY AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS R/AT YANAGUNTE VILLAGE SULIBELE HOBLI, HOSKOTE TALUK BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT - 562 114. …PETITIONER (BY SRI B.R. VISWANATH, ADV.) AND: STATE BY SULIBELE POLICE STATION BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT REPTD. BY ITS SPP HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA BANGALORE - 562 114. …RESPONDENT (BY SRI RAHUL RAI K, HCGP) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 439 CR.PC (FILED U/S 483 BNNS) PRAYING TO ENLARGE THE PETITIONER ON BAIL IN CR.NO.108/2026 REGISTERED BY THE SULIBELE POLICE FOR THE OFFENCES P/U/S 103(1), 351(2) AND 352 OF THE BNS, 2023, PENDING BEFORE THE HONBLE CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC AT HOSAKOTE, BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT. 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: KAHC010599602026 NC: 2026:KHC:52030 CRL.P No. 13422 of 2026 ORAL ORDER 1. Accused in Crime No.108/2026 registered by Sulibele Police Station, Bengaluru, for the offences punishable under Sections 103(1), 351(2) and 352 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.108/2026 was registered by Sulibele Police Station, Bengaluru, for the offences punishable under Sections 109, 351(2) and 352 of BNS, 2023, against the petitioner herein based on the first information dated 29.07.2026 received from Gangadhar, who is the brother of deceased Muniraju. During the course of investigation of the said case, petitioner was arrested on 02.08.2026 and remanded to judicial custody. His bail application filed before the jurisdictional Sessions Court in Crl.Misc.No.1744/2026 was rejected on 20.08.2026. Therefore, he is before this Court. 4. A reading of the first information as well as the remand application of the petitioner would reveal that on 28.07.2026 - 3 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010599602026 NC: 2026:KHC:52030 CRL.P No. 13422 of 2026 when petitioner was at a bar and restaurant, Muniraju, who had gone there, allegedly had demanded payment of arrears of wages for the work done by him. Petitioner allegedly abused and pushed Muniraju and as a result, Muniraju fell down and suffered head injury. Immediately thereafter, he was shifted to a Hospital and FIR was registered against the petitioner invoking the offence punishable under Section 109 of BNS, 2023. It appears that subsequently injured Muniraju, had died in the Hospital while undergoing treatment and therefore, the offence punishable under Section 103 of BNS, 2023, was invoked in the present case. 5. Post-mortem report of the deceased, which is made available to this Court would go to show that except one injury at the hind side of the head, the deceased had no other injuries on his body. Even according to the prosecution, petitioner only had pushed Muniraju and as a result, he fell down and suffered head injury. Considering the background in which the incident in question had taken place and the injury suffered by the deceased, the following order:- - 4 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010599602026 NC: 2026:KHC:52030 CRL.P No. 13422 of 2026 6. The petition is allowed. The petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail in Crime No.108/2026 registered by Sulibele Police Station, Bengaluru, for the offences punishable under Sections 103(1), 351(2) and 352 of BNS, 2023, 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; 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 CNR: KAHC010599602026 NC: 2026:KHC:52030 CRL.P No. 13422 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 DN/List No.: 1 Sl No.: 99