Sri Rohan S/O Rajeshkumar Patil v. State of Karnataka
Case brief
What is this about?
Regular bail, S.483 BNSS 2023 (439 CrPC analogy); accused Nos.5 & 6 - Rohan s/o Rajeshkumar Patil and Ashutosh s/o Maruti Patil, students and tenants of the farm house land (Nisarga Farm House), Belagavi; Crime No.95/2025, Market PS Belagavi; Spl. Case No.460/2025, Addl. District and Sessions Judge-FTSC-I, Belagavi; offences: BNS 2023 ss.137(2), 309(4), 65(1), 64(2)(m), 70(2), 352, 351(3), 238, 79, 127(2) r/w 3(6); POCSO 2012 ss.4(2), 6, 8, 12, 17; JJ Act 2015 s.77; prosecution contention: tenants accommodated accused No.1 on rent facilitating alleged gang rape of victim aged about 14; defence: names absent from FIR and victim's statement, included only in charge sheet, not present at spot; Court held tenants unaware of incident; bail allowed with Rs.1,00,000/- bond each plus conditions; Judge: S.RACHAIAH; decided 07-11-2025; NC: 2025:KHC-D:15276.
What did the court decide?
Petitioners/accused Nos.5 and 6 enlarged on regular bail in Crime No.95/2025 on personal bond of Rs.1,00,000/- each with one surety each for the likesum, subject to conditions of no threatening/tampering with prosecution witnesses, remaining within the Court's jurisdiction till disposal, and appearing before the Trial Court on all hearing dates; prosecution may seek cancellation on violation.