NC: 2026:KHC:20749 CRL.P No. 15773 of 2025…
Anticipatory bail granted with conditions: Rs.1,00,000 personal bond with one surety, appearance before IO/court within 10 days, no witness tampering, attendance at hearings, no travel without permiss
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NC: 2026:KHC:20749 CRL.P No. 15773 of 2025
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
DATED THIS THE 16TH DAY OF APRIL, 2026
BEFORE
THE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE K.S. HEMALEKHA
CRIMINAL PETITION NO.15773 OF 2025
BETWEEN:
Digitally signed by MAHALAKSHMI B M Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA
BOTH ARE R/AT DODDADENAHALLI VILLAGE JADIGENAHALI HOBLI HOSAKOTE TALUK BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT
(BY SRI MARUTHI G, ADVOCATE FOR SMT. VEENAKUMARI M, ADVOCATE)
…PETITIONERS
AND:
STATE OF KARNATAKA REP. BY PSI HOSKOTE POLICE STATION BANGALORE RURAL DISTRICT THROUGH STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR
…RESPONDENT
(BY SMT. SOWMYA R, HCGP)
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THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 438 CR.PC (FILED U/S 482 BNSS) PRAYING TO GRANT ANTICIPATORY BAIL IN FAVOUR OF THE PETITIONERS, IN THE EVENT OF THEIR ARREST IN CRIME NO.287/2025, FOR THE OFFENCE UNDER SECTION SECTIONS 115(2), 118(1), 191 (2), 189(2), 352, 190, 76 WHICH IS REGISTERED BY THE HOSKOTE POLICE STATION AND ETC.
THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:
CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE K.S. HEMALEKHA
ORAL ORDER
The present Criminal Petition is filed by accused Nos.2 and 8 under Section 482 of the BNSS seeking anticipatory bail in Crime No.287/2025 registered by the Hosakote Police Station, Bengaluru Rural District.
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intention assaulted the complainant and her family members. It is further alleged that accused No.1 attempted to outrage the modesty and caused threat while others are stated to have assaulted the inmates with a club.
that,
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the State submits that the allegations are serious in nature, involve assault and threat to outrage the modesty and there are specific allegation of participation and possibility of tampering the witnesses, if bail is granted.
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released on bail by this Court in Crl.P.No.15526/2025. The petitioners/accused Nos.2 and 8 are similarly placed with lesser specific overt act. Once accused No.1 was granted bail under Section 439 of Cr.P.C, the co-accused could not be denied bail merely because he is applying under Section 482 of BNSS and this view is fortified by the decision of the Madhya Pradesh in Kailash vs State of M.P.1 (Kailash) and Co-Ordinate Bench of this Court in Isral Bhovi vs The State of Karnataka2 (Isral Bhovi) It is also not in dispute that the charge sheet has already been filed and therefore, the presence of the accused for the purpose of custodial interrogation does not arise. Further, the offences alleged are not punishable with death or imprisonment for life and having regard to the nature of punishment prescribed, the continued apprehension of arrest is not warranted.
1 2012 (3) Crimes 453 (MP)
2 Crl.P.101103/2021 and connected petitions, DD 07.07.2021.
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petitioners are granted anticipatory bail, they are likely to threaten the complainant and other prosecution witnesses. The apprehension of the State can be set right by imposing strict and stringent conditions.
the petitioners have made out a valid ground for grant of anticipatory bail subject to the following conditions and, this Court pass the following:
ORDER
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Violation of any of the conditions shall entail
cancellation of bail.
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__________________________ JUSTICE K.S. HEMALEKHA
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1 issue framed by the court
Whether anticipatory bail should be granted to accused Nos.2 and 8 for omnibus allegations in Crime No.287/2025 under BNSS offences not punishable with death or life imprisonment?
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Kailash vs State of M.P.Relied on¶5
2012 (3) Crimes 453 (MP)
Isral Bhovi vs The State of KarnatakaRelied on¶5
Crl.P.101103/2021 and connected petitions, DD 07.07.2021
4 provisions across 2 enactments
N Anand
Murali Mohan N
State of Karnataka rep. by PSI Hoskote Police Station Bangalore Rural District through State Public Prosecutor
K.S. Hemalekha
As recorded by the court registry
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