Case brief
What is this about?
CRL.P No. 4281 of 2026, High Court of Karnataka at Bengaluru (Hon'ble Mr. Justice M.G.S. Kamal), oral order dated 24.04.2026. Criminal Petition under Section 483 of BNSS, 2023 (corresponding to Section 439 CrPC) by accused Nos.1 and 2 – Kahaja Pasha @ Khaja (aged about 20) and John Perer @ Jayaram (aged about 21) – seeking bail in Crime No.69/2026 of Hebbagodi Police Station, Electronic City Sub-Division, pending before the Learned II Addl. Civil Judge and JMFC Court, Anekal, for offences punishable under Sections 109, 115(2), 309(4), 140(2), 118(1), 351(2), 352 read with Section 3(5) of BNS Act, 2023. Prosecution case: complainant Basavaraju, a goods-vehicle driver, allegedly assaulted by hands, golf stick and knife, Rs.1,500/- snatched and Rs.50,000/- demanded on 30.01.2026. Arrested 31.01.2026; earlier Section 483 bail application rejected by order dated 23.02.2026; charge sheet filed. Bail allowed because the further statement of the complainant recorded on 08.02.2026 showed he took no treatment in any hospital and merely rested at his hometown for a week; with no wound certificate, the Court held the substance of the allegation stood taken away. Petitioners had no criminal antecedents and, given their age and prima facie case, were enlarged on bail on a personal bond of Rs.1,00,000/- each with one local surety each, with conditions of regular appearance, no witness tampering, no similar offences, and no departure from Trial Court jurisdiction without permission.