Sri. Arun H S v. State of Karnataka
Case brief
What is this about?
CRL.P No. 5426 of 2025 (NC: 2025:KHC:17321), decided 26.04.2025 by Justice S Vishwajith Shetty, High Court of Karnataka at Bengaluru. Regular bail granted under Section 483 BNSS (earlier sought under S.439 Cr.PC) to Accused Nos.1 and 2 in Cr.No.9/2025, Basaralu Police Station, Mandya, for offences u/ss.126(2), 352, 115(2), 118(1), 109, 190 BNS 2023. Key grounds: no criminal antecedents; custody from 06.03.2025; investigation substantially complete; informant suffered simple injury; grievously injured victim Vishwas Gowtham discharged and clinically stable; death of Accused No.1's father post-FIR; prior rejection of bail in Crl.Misc.No.198/2025 by Sessions Court on 01.04.2025. Conditions: personal bond Rs.1,00,000/- each with two sureties each, regular attendance, no witness tampering, no similar offences, no leaving Trial Court jurisdiction without permission.
What did the court decide?
Petitioners enlarged on regular bail in Cr.No.9/2025 of Basaralu Police Station, Mandya, subject to conditions including personal bond of Rs.1,00,000/- each with two sureties each for the likesum, regular appearance before the Trial Court, abstention from tampering with witnesses and similar offences, and restriction on leaving the Trial Court's jurisdiction without permission until disposal of the case.