State petition to cancel regular bail granted to three accused in a murder case based on circumstantial evidence arising from a property dispute. Court noted no bail condition violations and no criminal antecedents; found no ground to interfere and dismissed the petition.
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NC: 2026:KHC:31960 CRL.P No. 13393 of 2025
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 29TH DAY OF JUNE, 2026
BEFORE
THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 13393 OF 2025
BETWEEN:
STATE OF KARNATAKA, BY CHANNAGIRI POLICE STATION, BENGALURU CITY, REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT BUILDING, BENGALURU - 560 001.
…PETITIONER
(BY SRI.RANGASWAMY R., HCGP)
AND:
Digitally signed by NANDINI M S Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA
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…RESPONDENTS THIS CRL.P. IS FILED U/S 439(2) CR.PC (FILED U/S 483(3) OF BNSS) PRAYING TO A. CANCEL THE ORDER GRANTING BAIL TO RESPONDENT/ACCUSED VIDE ORDER DATED 04.04.2025, PASSED BY THE I ADDL.DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE, DAVANAGERE IN CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS NO.307/2025 OF CHANNAGIRI P.S. IN CR.NO.508/2024 FOR THE OFFENCE P/U/S 103(1), 61(2), 238, 3(5) OF BNS 2023; B. DIRECT THAT ACCUSED-RESPONDENT BE ARRESTED AND COMMITTED TO CUSTODY.
THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:
CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY
ORAL ORDER
This petition under Section 483(3) of BNSS 2023 is
filed by the State with a prayer to cancel the regular bail granted to the respondents herein, in Crime No.508 of 2024 by the Court of 1st Additional District and Sessions
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Judge, Davangere in Crl.Misc.No.307 of 2025 vide order dated 04.04.2025.
2. Heard the learned HCGP on behalf of the
Petitioner-State.
3. FIR in Crime No.508 of 2024 was registered by Channagiri Police Station in Davanagere for offences punishable under Sections 103(1), 238, 3(5) of BNSS, 2023 against respondents herein and another, based on the first information dated 23.11.2024 received from Smt. Doddamma, niece of deceased Siddalingappa. In the said case, respondents herein were arrested and remanded to judicial custody. After completing investigation, chargesheet has been filed in the said case against the respondents and others. Bail application filed by the respondents herein before the Trial Court in Crl.Misc.307 of 2025 was allowed on 04.04.2025. Assailing the same, the State is before this Court.
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4. Perusal of the material on record would go to
show that the entire case of the prosecution is based on circumstantial evidence. Undisputedly, the respondents herein do not have any criminal antecedents. During the course of investigation, the respondents were arrested and charge-sheet has been filed as against the respondents and others. It appears that, family of the deceased and the accused persons have a long-standing civil dispute with regard to certain immovable property and allegation against the accused persons is that, in the background of the said civil dispute, accused No.1 allegedly had contacted accused Nos.2 and 3 and had given supari to them to commit the murder of the said accused. The learned Sessions Judge, having appreciated the material collected as against the accused persons and also taking into consideration that the case of the prosecution is entirely depending upon circumstantial evidence, by a reasoned order has granted regular bail to the respondents herein who are arraigned as accused Nos. 1
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to 3 in Crime No.508 of 2024. It is not in dispute that the respondents have not violated any of the bail conditions imposed by the learned Sessions Judge, while granting regular bail to them. Under the circumstances, I do not find any good ground to entertain this petition. Accordingly, petition is dismissed.
Sd/(S VISHWAJITH SHETTY) JUDGE
DH List No.: 1 Sl No.: 46
1 issue framed by the court
Should regular bail granted to the respondents in Crime No.508 of 2024 be cancelled under Section 483(3) BNSS?
4 provisions across 2 enactments
State of Karnataka, by Channagiri Police Station
Sathish K.S.
Prabhu R @ Masti
Prashanth Nayak B.S. @ Pilli
S Vishwajith Shetty
As recorded by the court registry
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