- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:46714 CRL.P No. 11734 of 2026 CNR: KAHC010532632026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 28TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 11734 OF 2026 BETWEEN: 1. DEEPAK C S/O LATE CHANDRU AGED ABOUT 21 YEARS RESIDING AT NO.13/B BEHIND RAGI MILL, SASUVEGHATTA MAIN ROAD, SOLADEVANAHALLI BENGALURU - 560 107. 2. VEERESH PATEL S/O SUBHASH AGED ABOUT 21 YEARS R/AT ACHARYA CAFE 3RD CROSS, A.R.P.G. SOLADEVANAHALLI BENGALURU - 560 107. 3. PRADEEP KUMAR Digitally S/O PRAKASH signed by AGED ABOUT 28 YEARS NANDINI M S RESIDING AT NO.20Location: HIGH COURT CHAMUNDESHWARI OF FLOUR MILL, SASUVEGHATTAKARNATAKA MAIN ROAD SOLADEVANAHALLI BENGALURU - 560 107. 4. DIWAKAR S/O MANJAPPA AGED ABOUT 22 YEARS R/AT. ACHARYA COLLEGE MAIN ROAD, BEHIND MASJID SOLADEVANAHALLI BENGALURU - 560 107 PERMANENTLY R/AT MALLASINGANAHALLI VILLAGE HOLALKERE TALUK - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:46714 CRL.P No. 11734 of 2026 CNR: KAHC010532632026 CHITRADURGA DISTRICT PIN - 577 526. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI RAMESHA H.N, ADV.) AND: STATE OF KARNATAKA BY SOLADEVANAHALLI POLICE STATION REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT COMPLEX BENGALURU - 560 001. …RESPONDENT (BY SRI RANGASWAMY R, HCGP) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 439 CR.P.C (U/S 483 BNSS) PRAYING TO ENLARGE THE PETITIONERS/ACCUSED NOs.1 TO 4 ON REGULAR BAIL IN CR.NO.226/2026 REGISTERED BY

SOLADEVANAHALII P.S., FOR THE OFFENCES P/U/S 109,324(4),329 R/W 3(5) OF BNS, 2023, PENDING BEFORE THE HONBLE CJM, BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT, BENGALURU. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY ORAL ORDER 1. Accused Nos.1 to 4 in Crime No.226/2026 registered by Soladevanahalli Police Station, Benglauru, for the offences punishable under Sections 109, 324(4), 329 read with Section 3(5) of BNS, 2023, are before this Court in this petition filed under Section 483 of BNSS, 2023, seeking regular bail. 2. Heard the learned counsel for the parties. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:46714 CRL.P No. 11734 of 2026 CNR: KAHC010532632026 3. FIR in Crime No.226/2026 was registered by Soladevanahalli Police Station, Benglauru, for the aforesaid offences against three unknown persons based on the first information dated 03.07.2026 received from Akhil Naik, who is one of the injured in the present case. During the course of investigation, petitioners herein were arrested on 03.07.2026 and subsequently, remanded to judicial custody. Their bail application filed before the jurisdictional Sessions Court in Crl.Misc.No.1503/2026 and Crl.Misc.No.1478/2026 were rejected on 21.07.2026. Therefore, they are before this Court.

4. Perusal of the material on record would go to show that on the intervening night of 02.07.2026 and 03.07.2026 at about 12.30 a.m. when the first informant and his friends were near Acharya School of Technology within the jurisdiction of Soladevanahalli Police Station, three persons, who came there allegedly asked them for a drop in their car. It is stated that accused persons were fully drunk and since the first informant and his friends refused to give them drop, they allegedly quarreled with them and thereafter assaulted them. In the incident in question, first informant Akhil Naik, has suffered two injuries out of which, one injury is said to be grievous injury. He was admitted in the Hospital on 03.07.2026 and was discharged on 04.07.2026 and his medical records would go to show that his condition is stable. Other injured persons in the present case have - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:46714 CRL.P No. 11734 of 2026 CNR: KAHC010532632026 suffered only simple injuries. It is not in dispute that petitioners, who are youngsters have no other criminal antecedents. Major portion of investigation is already completed. Accordingly, the following order:- 5. The petition is allowed. The petitioners are directed to be enlarged on bail in Crime No.226/2026 registered by Soladevanahalli Police Station, Benglauru, for the offences punishable under Sections 109, 324(4), 329 read with Section 3(5) of BNS, 2023, subject to the following conditions:

a) Petitioners shall execute a personal bond for a sum of Rs.1,00,000/- each with two sureties for the likesum, to the satisfaction of the jurisdictional Court; b) The petitioners shall appear regularly on all the dates of hearing before the Trial Court unless the Trial Court exempts their appearance for valid reasons; c) The petitioners shall not directly or indirectly threaten or tamper with the prosecution witnesses; d) The petitioners shall not involve in similar offences in future; Sd/- (S VISHWAJITH SHETTY) JUDGE DN/List No.: 1 Sl No.: 78

- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:46714 CRL.P No. 11734 of 2026 CNR: KAHC010532632026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 28TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 11734 OF 2026 BETWEEN: 1. DEEPAK C S/O LATE CHANDRU AGED ABOUT 21 YEARS RESIDING AT NO.13/B BEHIND RAGI MILL, SASUVEGHATTA MAIN ROAD, SOLADEVANAHALLI BENGALURU - 560 107. 2. VEERESH PATEL S/O SUBHASH AGED ABOUT 21 YEARS R/AT ACHARYA CAFE 3RD CROSS, A.R.P.G. SOLADEVANAHALLI BENGALURU - 560 107. 3. PRADEEP KUMAR Digitally S/O PRAKASH signed by AGED ABOUT 28 YEARS NANDINI M S RESIDING AT NO.20Location: HIGH COURT CHAMUNDESHWARI OF FLOUR MILL, SASUVEGHATTAKARNATAKA MAIN ROAD SOLADEVANAHALLI BENGALURU - 560 107. 4. DIWAKAR S/O MANJAPPA AGED ABOUT 22 YEARS R/AT. ACHARYA COLLEGE MAIN ROAD, BEHIND MASJID SOLADEVANAHALLI BENGALURU - 560 107 PERMANENTLY R/AT MALLASINGANAHALLI VILLAGE HOLALKERE TALUK - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:46714 CRL.P No. 11734 of 2026 CNR: KAHC010532632026 CHITRADURGA DISTRICT PIN - 577 526. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI RAMESHA H.N, ADV.) AND: STATE OF KARNATAKA BY SOLADEVANAHALLI POLICE STATION REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT COMPLEX BENGALURU - 560 001. …RESPONDENT (BY SRI RANGASWAMY R, HCGP) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 439 CR.P.C (U/S 483 BNSS) PRAYING TO ENLARGE THE PETITIONERS/ACCUSED NOs.1 TO 4 ON REGULAR BAIL IN CR.NO.226/2026 REGISTERED BY

SOLADEVANAHALII P.S., FOR THE OFFENCES P/U/S 109,324(4),329 R/W 3(5) OF BNS, 2023, PENDING BEFORE THE HONBLE CJM, BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT, BENGALURU. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY ORAL ORDER 1. Accused Nos.1 to 4 in Crime No.226/2026 registered by Soladevanahalli Police Station, Benglauru, for the offences punishable under Sections 109, 324(4), 329 read with Section 3(5) of BNS, 2023, are before this Court in this petition filed under Section 483 of BNSS, 2023, seeking regular bail. 2. Heard the learned counsel for the parties. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:46714 CRL.P No. 11734 of 2026 CNR: KAHC010532632026 3. FIR in Crime No.226/2026 was registered by Soladevanahalli Police Station, Benglauru, for the aforesaid offences against three unknown persons based on the first information dated 03.07.2026 received from Akhil Naik, who is one of the injured in the present case. During the course of investigation, petitioners herein were arrested on 03.07.2026 and subsequently, remanded to judicial custody. Their bail application filed before the jurisdictional Sessions Court in Crl.Misc.No.1503/2026 and Crl.Misc.No.1478/2026 were rejected on 21.07.2026. Therefore, they are before this Court.

4. Perusal of the material on record would go to show that on the intervening night of 02.07.2026 and 03.07.2026 at about 12.30 a.m. when the first informant and his friends were near Acharya School of Technology within the jurisdiction of Soladevanahalli Police Station, three persons, who came there allegedly asked them for a drop in their car. It is stated that accused persons were fully drunk and since the first informant and his friends refused to give them drop, they allegedly quarreled with them and thereafter assaulted them. In the incident in question, first informant Akhil Naik, has suffered two injuries out of which, one injury is said to be grievous injury. He was admitted in the Hospital on 03.07.2026 and was discharged on 04.07.2026 and his medical records would go to show that his condition is stable. Other injured persons in the present case have - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:46714 CRL.P No. 11734 of 2026 CNR: KAHC010532632026 suffered only simple injuries. It is not in dispute that petitioners, who are youngsters have no other criminal antecedents. Major portion of investigation is already completed. Accordingly, the following order:- 5. The petition is allowed. The petitioners are directed to be enlarged on bail in Crime No.226/2026 registered by Soladevanahalli Police Station, Benglauru, for the offences punishable under Sections 109, 324(4), 329 read with Section 3(5) of BNS, 2023, subject to the following conditions:

a) Petitioners shall execute a personal bond for a sum of Rs.1,00,000/- each with two sureties for the likesum, to the satisfaction of the jurisdictional Court; b) The petitioners shall appear regularly on all the dates of hearing before the Trial Court unless the Trial Court exempts their appearance for valid reasons; c) The petitioners shall not directly or indirectly threaten or tamper with the prosecution witnesses; d) The petitioners shall not involve in similar offences in future; Sd/- (S VISHWAJITH SHETTY) JUDGE DN/List No.: 1 Sl No.: 78