- 1 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010645222026 NC: 2026:KHC:53435 CRL.P No. 14337 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. 14337 OF 2026 BETWEEN: LAKSHMANA RAO @ JAKOB S/O NARASIAH AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS NO. 82, 4TH CROSS, VIVEKANANDA BLOCK, NEAR SHANI MAHATHMA TEMPLE MALLESHWARAM, VYALIKAVAL BENGALURU - 560 003. ALSO AT NO. 103, 5TH CROSS HANUMANTHAPPA COLONY SHESHADRIPURAM BENGALURU - 560 020. …PETITIONER (BY SRI M.P. VISHWANATH, ADV.) AND: THE STATE BY VYALIKAVAL POLICE STATION, BENGALURU REPRESENTED BY ITS STATION HOUSE OFFICER, REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA BENGALURU - 560 001. …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 CRIME NO.109/2026, OF RESPONDENT VYALIKAVAL POLICE STATION, BENGALURU, REGISTERED FOR THE OFFENCES P/U/S 109, 118(1), 352, 351(2) R/W 3(5) OF BNS, 2023 OF IPC, PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE LEARNED 1ST ADDL. CJM, BENGALURU, PENDING DISPOSAL OF THE CASE. Digitally signed by NANDINI M S Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010645222026 NC: 2026:KHC:53435 CRL.P No. 14337 of 2026 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 no.1 in Crime No.109/2026 registered by Vyalikaval Police Station, Bengaluru City, for the offences punishable under Sections 109, 118(1), 352, 351(2) 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.109/2026 was registered by Vyalikaval Police Station, Bengaluru City, for the aforesaid offences against the petitioner and his wife based on the first information dated 02.08.2026 received from Shivalingamma, who is one of the injured victim in the present case. During the course of investigation of the said case, petitioner and his wife had voluntarily appeared before the police on 02.08.2026 and subsequently they were arrested and remanded to judicial custody. Bail application filed by the petitioner before the - 3 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010645222026 NC: 2026:KHC:53435 CRL.P No. 14337 of 2026 jurisdictional Sessions Court in Crl. Misc. No.7882/2026 was rejected on 10.08.2026. Therefore, he is before this Court. 4. Perusal of the material on record would go to show that the accused persons and the victims in the present case are residing in adjacent houses and they have a dispute between them with regard to a common passage. It is in this background, on 01.08.2026, parties had fought against each other and petitioners had allegedly assaulted the first informant and her son Vishwas. As a result of the said assault, Vishwas has suffered grievous injuries and the first informant had suffered simple injuries. The records would reveal that Vishwas has already been discharged from the hospital and his condition is stated to be stable. Petitioner and his wife had voluntarily appeared before the police immediately after the incident in question. According to the learned Counsel for the petitioner, even petitioner and his wife have suffered injuries as a result of the incident that had taken place on 01.08.2026. Accused no.2 has already been granted regular bail by the jurisdictional Sessions Court. Petitioner, who is a married man has no other criminal antecedents. Considering the aforesaid aspects of the - 4 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010645222026 NC: 2026:KHC:53435 CRL.P No. 14337 of 2026 matter, I am of the opinion that petitioner's prayer for grant of regular bail is required to be answered affirmatively. Accordingly, the following order: 5. The petition is allowed. The petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail in Crime No.109/2026 registered by Vyalikaval Police Station, Bengaluru City, for the offences punishable under Sections 109, 118(1), 352, 351(2) read with 3(5) of BNS, 2023, subject to the following conditions: a) Petitioner shall execute 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: KAHC010645222026 NC: 2026:KHC:53435 CRL.P No. 14337 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 KK