- 1 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010651472026 NC: 2026:KHC:53732 CRL.P No. 14709 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 28TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 14709 OF 2026 BETWEEN: SHIVAKUMAR @ KUMAR S/O JAVARAIAH AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS R/AT THIRUMALANAHALLI VILLAGE MADIHALLI HOBLI, BELUR TALUK HASSAN DISTRICT - 573 216. …PETITIONER (BY SRI YOGEESH N.C, ADV.) AND: THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY HALEBEEDU POLICE STATION HASSAN DISTRICT - 573 121 (REPRESENTED BY LEARNED STATE 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 BNSS) PRAYING TO ENLARGE THE PETITIONER ON BAIL IN CRIME NO. 143/2026 FOR THE HALEBEEDU POLICE STATION, HASSAN DISTRICT, FOR OFFENCES PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTION 189(2), 191(2), 191(3), 118(1), 352, 351(2), 109, 190 OF BHARATIYA NYAYA SANHITA, 2023, WHICH IS PENDING ON THE FILE OF HONBLE COURT OF II ADDITIONAL DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE AT HASSAN. 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: KAHC010651472026 NC: 2026:KHC:53732 CRL.P No. 14709 of 2026 ORAL ORDER 1. Accused no.2 in Crime No.143/2026 registered by Halebeedu Police Station, Hassan District, for the offences punishable under Sections 189(2), 191(2), 191(3), 118(1), 352, 351(2), 109, 190 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.143/2026 was registered by Halebeedu Police Station, Hassan District, for the aforesaid offences against one Yathish & others based on the first information dated 07.07.2026 received from Chandan, who is one of the injured witnesses in the present case. During the case of investigation, petitioner was arrested on 14.07.2026 and remanded to judicial custody. His bail application filed before the jurisdictional Sessions Court in Crl. Misc. No.774/2026 was rejected on 10.08.2026. Therefore, he is before this Court. 4. Perusal of the material on record would go to show that accused and the victims in the present case have a dispute with - 3 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010651472026 NC: 2026:KHC:53732 CRL.P No. 14709 of 2026 regard to the approach road to their property and civil cases are pending before the jurisdictional Civil Court. In the incident in question that had taken place on 06.07.2026, in the background of the civil dispute, the parties had quarreled with each other and assaulted each other. In respect of the said incident, case and counter case is registered in Crime No.143/2026 and Crime No.144/2026. The injured victim Chandan in the present case is accused no.1 in Crime No.144/2026. Material on record would go to show that petitioner who is the victim in Crime No.143/2026 has also suffered injuries and was admitted in the hospital for a period of more than a week. Only after he was discharged from the hospital on 14.07.2026, he was arrested and remanded to judicial custody. It is brought to the notice of this Court that the injured victims in the present case are also discharged from the hospital. Under the circumstances, 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.143/2026 registered by Halebeedu - 4 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010651472026 NC: 2026:KHC:53732 CRL.P No. 14709 of 2026 Police Station, Hassan District, for the offences punishable under Sections 189(2), 191(2), 191(3), 118(1), 352, 351(2), 109, 190 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; 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