- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:16000 CRL.P No. 2221 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 16TH DAY OF MARCH, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S RACHAIAH CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 2221 OF 2026 (438(Cr.PC)/482(BNSS)) BETWEEN: VINOD @ VINOD KUMAR K S/O NAGARATHNA, 26 YEARS, RESIDING AT EWS 199, GULABI ROAD, SUBRAMANYANAGARA, METAGALLI POST, MYSURU CITY. PIN – 570 016 …PETITIONER (BY SRI. PADMANABHA J.,ADVOCATE) AND: STATE OF KARNATAKA BY KR SAGARA POLICE STATION, REP BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT BUILDING Digitally signed by PAVITHRA N Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:16000 CRL.P No. 2221 of 2026 HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU – 560 001. …RESPONDENT (BY SMT. ANITHA FIRISH N., HCGP) THIS CRL.P FILED U/S 438 CR.PC (FILED U/S 482 BNSS) BY THE ADVOCATE FOR THE PETITIONER PRAYING TO ENLARGE HIM ON BAIL, IN THE EVENT OF HIS ARREST WHO IS THE ACCUSED NO.4 IN CR.NO.226/2025 REGISTERED BY THE RESPONDENT K.R.SAGARA P.S. NOW PENDING ON PRL. CIVIL JUDGE (JR.DN) AND J.M.F.C, SRIRANGAPATNA, MANDYA FOR THE OFFENCE P/U/S 109, 115(2), 190, 189(2), 118(1), 126(2), 191(2), 351(2), 352 OF BNS 2023. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S RACHAIAH - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:16000 CRL.P No. 2221 of 2026 ORAL ORDER 1. The petitioner/accused No.4 is before this Court seeking anticipatory bail in Crime No.226/2025 of respondent- police for the offence under Sections 109, 115(2), 190, 189(2), 118(1), 126(2), 191(2), 351(2) and 352 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. Brief facts of the case: 2. The case of the prosecution is that, the complainant Niranjan son of Puttaraju was working as a car driver and he is the resident of Kumabakoppalu, Mysore City. On 14.12.2025, he along with his friends had been to party. After having finished the party, they were going to their respective houses. Around 05.00 p.m., when they reached Planet Aquarium situated near Hebbalu check post, accused No.1 and others stopped the complainant and his friends. Accused No.1- Manjunath and Accused No.3-Sagara took two draggers to assault the complainant. On seeing the said draggers, the friends who accompanied the complainant had run away from the place. Thereafter, it is stated that the complainant had been assaulted by accused No.1 and others. Consequently, he - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:16000 CRL.P No. 2221 of 2026 had sustained injuries, later, he was shifted to K.R.Hospital for treatment. After obtaining treatment at K.R.Hospital, and he was shifted to Brindavan Hospital at Mysuru and he is undergoing treatment as an inpatient. The respondent-Police have recorded his statement while he was undergoing treatment. The investigation is under progress. 3. Heard Sri.Padmanabha, learned counsel for the petitioner and Smt.Anitha Girish N., learned High Court Government Pleader for respondent-State. 4. It is the submission of the learned counsel for the petitioner that, petitioner is arraigned as accused No.4. The allegations leveled against the petitioner is that he had accompanied the other accused persons to assault the complainant. However, No overt act is attributed against the petitioner in the FIR. Therefore, the petitioner may be enlarged on bail by imposing suitable conditions. Making such submissions, he prays to allow the petition. 5. Per contra, the learned High Court Government Pleader for respondent-State vehemently submitted that, the - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:16000 CRL.P No. 2221 of 2026 petitioner and others with a common intention to commit murder of the injured, assaulted him with deadly weapons. Consequently, the injured had sustained injuries, which are severe in nature. Therefore, it is not appropriate to grant him bail. Making such submissions, she prays to reject the petition. 6. Heard the learned counsel for the respective parties and perused the averments of the complaint. It appears that the petitioner being one of the accused had been to the place of occurrence along with other accused and it is alleged that the other accused had assaulted the complainant with deadly weapons and caused injuries to him. However, on going through the averments of the complaint, no overt act is attributed against the present petitioner either in the complaint or in the FIR. 7. Having considered the said aspect, it is appropriate to grant him bail by imposing suitable conditions. - 6 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:16000 CRL.P No. 2221 of 2026 8. Hence, I proceed to pass the following: ORDER (i) The petition is allowed. (ii) The petitioner is ordered to be released on bail in the event of his arrest in Crime No.226/2025 of respondent-police for the offence under Sections 109, 115(2), 190, 189(2), 118(1), 126(2), 191(2), 351(2) and 352 of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, on executing personal bond in a sum of Rs.1,00,000/- (Rupees One Lakh only) with one surety for the likesum to the satisfaction of the Trial Court. (iii) The petitioner shall appear before the jurisdictional police within a period of one month from today to execute personal bond and also to furnish surety. (iv) The petitioner shall co-operate with investigation till filing of the final report. (v) The petitioner shall not threaten or tamper with the prosecution witnesses nor hamper the proceedings of the Court. (vi) The petitioner shall appear before the Trial Court on all hearing dates without fail. - 7 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:16000 CRL.P No. 2221 of 2026 (vii) The petitioner shall not commit any criminal cases till disposal of the case. In case, the petitioner violates any of the bail conditions as stated above, liberty is reserved to the prosecution to file necessary application for cancellation of bail. Sd/- (S RACHAIAH) JUDGE NR/- List No.: 1 Sl No.: 41