- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:2529 CRL.P No. 17354 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 19TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SHIVASHANKAR AMARANNAVAR CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 17354 OF 2025 (439(Cr.PC) / 483(BNSS)) BETWEEN: 1. VINOD @ VINOD KUMAR S/O NAGARAJU AGE ABOUT 28 YEARS RESIDING AT RAMU RENTED HOUSE MUNIMARANADODDI ROAD SHANBHOGANAHALLI VILALGE JIGANI HOBLI ANEKAL TALUK BENGALURU - 560105. NATIVE ADDRESS: VINAYAKANAGARA 7TH CROSS, 2ND MAIN ROAD WILSON GARDEN BENGALURU - 560027. …PETITIONER (BY SMT. JAYANTHI R.,ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA BY BANNERGHATTA PS REP. BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGHCOURT OF KARNATAKA BENGALURU - 560001. …RESPONDENT (BY SRI.MOHD. AYUB ALI, ADDL.SPP) Digitally signed by LAKSHMINARAYANA MURTHY RAJASHRI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:2529 CRL.P No. 17354 of 2025 THIS CRL.P IS FILED UNDER SECTION 439 CR.PC (FILED U/S 483 BNSS) PRAYING TO KINDLY BE RELEASED ON BAIL IN CR.NO.114/2025 (S.C.NO.5092/2025) PENDING BEFORE THE HONBLE COURT III ADDITIONAL DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE AT ANEKAL PERTAINING TO THE BANNERGHATTA P.S. FOR THE OFFENCE PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTIONS 189(2), 11(3), 351(2), 351(3), 352, 103(1), 190 OF BNS ACT. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SHIVASHANKAR AMARANNAVAR ORAL ORDER This petition is filed by accused No.4 under Section 483 of Bharatiya Nagarika Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 praying to grant bail in Crime No.114/2025 of Bannerghatta Police Station registered for the offences punishable under Sections 189(2), 191(3), 351(2), 351(3), 352, 103(1), 190 of BNS pending in SC No.5092/2025 on the file of the learned III Additional District and Sessions Judge, Anekal. 2. Heard the learned counsel for petitioner and the learned Additional State Public Prosecutor for respondent/State. 3. The learned counsel for petitioner would contend that, the overt act of assault with knife on the - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:2529 CRL.P No. 17354 of 2025 chest, stomach and hand is alleged against accused No.1. There is no overt act alleged against the petitioner assaulting the deceased with the knife. The allegation against this petitioner and other accused is that, they assaulted the deceased and held him. As the charge sheet is filed, the petitioner is not required for custodial interrogation. There are no criminal antecedents of the petitioner. With this, she prayed to allow the petition. 4. Per contra, the learned Additional State Public Prosecutor would contend that the petitioner, along with the other accused, dragged the deceased out of the house, caught hold of him, and assaulted him with their hands, during which accused No.1 stabbed the deceased on his stomach and chest with a knife, resulting in his death. The charge-sheet materials disclose a prima facie case against the petitioner for the offences alleged. CW-1, the wife of the deceased, is an eyewitness to the incident. With this, he prayed to reject the petition. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:2529 CRL.P No. 17354 of 2025 5. Having heard the counsels, the Court perused the charge sheet and other materials placed on the report. 6. As per the charge sheet, the case of the prosecution is that there was a quarrel between accused No.1 and the deceased when they were drinking alcohol in a bar and restaurant. Thereafter, the deceased went to his house. At about 10.45 p.m., accused Nos.1 to 4 along with a juvenile accused went to the house of the deceased. When the door was opened, accused No.1 dragged the deceased out of the house and assaulted him, and at that time, the deceased tried to resist and stop the assault. At that time, accused Nos.2 to 4 and the juvenile accused held the deceased and assaulted him with their hands, while accused No.1 assaulted the deceased with a knife on his chest, stomach, and hands, thereby causing his death. The overt act against this petitioner is holding the deceased and facilitating the accused No.1 to assault with a knife. There is no overt act of assault by the petitioner with a knife. The cause of death as per postmortem report - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:2529 CRL.P No. 17354 of 2025 is shock and hemorrhage as a result of stab injury sustained to the chest. The allegation of assault on the chest with a knife is against accused No.1. There are no criminal antecedents of the petitioner. The petitioner is in judicial custody since 29.04.2025 and as the charge sheet is filed, he is not required for further custodial interrogation. 7. Considering the above aspects the petitioner has made out a case for grant of bail with conditions: In the result, the following: ORDER. i) The petition is allowed. ii) The petitioner is granted bail in Crime No.114/2025 of Bannerghatta Police Station registered for the offences punishable under Sections 189(2), 191(3), 351(2), 351(3), 352, 103(1), 190 of BNS pending in SC No.5092/2025 on the file of the learned III Additional District and Sessions Judge, Anekal subject to following conditions. - 6 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:2529 CRL.P No. 17354 of 2025 (a) The petitioner shall execute a personal bond for a sum of Rs.1,00,000/- with one surety for the like sum to the satisfaction of the jurisdictional Court. (b) The petitioner shall not tamper the prosecution witnesses either directly or indirectly. (c) The petitioner shall attend the Trial Court on all dates hearing unless exempted and co- operate for speedy disposal. SD/- (SHIVASHANKAR AMARANNAVAR) JUDGE BKM List No.: 1 Sl No.: 15