- 1 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010628712026 NC: 2026:KHC:53369 CRL.P No. 13906 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 25TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 13906 OF 2026 BETWEEN: VENKATESH C @ DASHARATH S/O LATE CHIDANANDA AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS R/AT NO. 1325, 2ND FLOOR 7TH CROSS, BEML 3RD STAGE RAJARAJESHWARINAGAR BANGALURU - 560 098. …PETITIONER (BY SRI K.A. CHANDRASHEKARA, ADV.) AND: THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY THE POLICE OF RAJARAJESHWARI NAGARA POLICE STATION BENGALURU CITY - 560 098 REPRESENTED BY SPP HIGGH COURT OF KARNATAKA BENGALURU - 560 001. …RESPONDENT (BY SRI RAHUL RAI K, HCGP) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 439 CR.P.C (U/S 483 BNSS) PRAYING TO PASS THE ORDER GRANT HIM BAIL IN CR.NO.123/2026 (SC.NO.1225/2026) REGISTERED BY RAJARAJESHWARI NAGAR P.S., BENGALURU CITY, PENDING BEFORE THE LEARNED LXXI ADDL. CITY CIVIL AND SESSIONS JUDGE, BENGALURU CITY (CCH-72) FOR THE OFFENCE P/U/S 103(1) OF BNS, 2023. 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: KAHC010628712026 NC: 2026:KHC:53369 CRL.P No. 13906 of 2026 ORAL ORDER 1. Accused in SC No.1225/2026 pending before the Court of LXXI Addl. City Civil and Sessions Judge, Bengaluru, arising out of Crime No.123/2026 registered by Rajarajeshwari Nagar Police Station, Bengaluru, for the offence punishable under Section 103(1) of BNS, 2023, is before this Court in this petition filed under Section 483 of BNSS, 2023, seeing regular bail. 2. Heard the learned counsel for the parties. 3. FIR in Crime No.123/2026 registered by Rajarajeshwari Nagar Police Station, Bengaluru, for the aforesaid offences against petitioner herein based on the first information dated 15.04.2026 received from Vikram S/o late Ravindranath, who is the owner of the house in which petitioner was residing. In the said case, petitioner was arrested during the course of investigation on 15.04.2026 and remanded to judicial custody. After completing investigation, charge sheet is filed against him for the aforesaid offence. His bail application filed before the jurisdictional Sessions Court in Crl.Misc.No.8105/2026 was rejected on 18.08.2026. Therefore, he is before this Court. - 3 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010628712026 NC: 2026:KHC:53369 CRL.P No. 13906 of 2026 4. The allegation against the petitioner is that he had taken his bedridden mother to the second floor of the house in which they were residing, dropped her and committed her murder. First information in the present case is received from the owner of the house, who had received information about the dead body of a lady lying near his house. When he came out of his house, he had seen the petitioner coming down the stairs of their house and on enquiry, petitioner, had informed him that he had taken his mother to the terrace of the building for the purpose of exposing her to sun rays and she fell down accidentally. In the first information, it is alleged that petitioner had confessed that he had deliberately thrown his mother from second floor of the building and had committed her murder. It is under these circumstances, FIR was registered against the petitioner. 5. A reading of the entire charge sheet material would go to show that petitioner's mother was bedridden for the last nearly ten years. Petitioner and his wife used to clean her and feed her regularly. Considering the fact that petitioner and his wife - 4 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010628712026 NC: 2026:KHC:53369 CRL.P No. 13906 of 2026 have taken care of the deceased for the last ten years, the explanation offered by the petitioner immediately after the incident in question had taken place, to the first informant cannot be completely brushed aside. Investigation of the case is now completed and charge sheet is filed. Undisputedly, petitioner has no other criminal antecedents. He is required to take care of his family members. Under the circumstances, without expressing any opinion on merits and demerits of the case, the following order:- 6. The petition is allowed. The petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail in SC No.1225/2026 pending before the Court of LXXI Addl. City Civil and Sessions Judge, Bengaluru, arising out of Crime No.123/2026 registered by Rajarajeshwari Nagar Police Station, Bengaluru, for the offence punishable under Section 103(1) 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; - 5 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010628712026 NC: 2026:KHC:53369 CRL.P No. 13906 of 2026 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; 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.: 63