Nagaraj @ Nagureddy v. State of Karnataka

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 17TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 12857 OF 2026 BETWEEN:

NAGARAJ @ NAGUREDDY AGED ABOUT 25 YEARS, S/O SANGAREDDY, R/AT MUTYALAMMA TEMPLE BACKSIDE, ANEKAL TALUK, BENGALURU RURAL

ALSO AT SEDUM ROAD, NEAR HANUMAN TEMPLE, GUNDAGURTHI, GULBARGA – 585 317 …PETITIONER (BY SRI. ABHISHEK HUDDAR.,ADVOCATE)

AND:

STATE OF KARNATAKA BY SARJAPURA POLICE STATION, REPRESENTED BY SPP OFFICE, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, BENGALURU - 01 …RESPONDENT (BY SRI. CHANNAPPA ERAPPA, HCGP)

THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 439 CR.PC (FILED U/S 483 BNSS) PRAYING TO RELEASE THE PETITIONER ON BAIL FOR THE OFFENCE P/U/S 309(4) OF BNS 2023 REGISTERED BY SARJAPURA POLICE IN CR.NO.138/2026, WHICH IS PENDING ON THE FILE OF PRL.CIVIL JUDGE AND J.M.F.C ANEKAL THE III ADDL.DIST. AND SESSIONS JUDGE, BENGALURU RURAL DIST.,

Digitally signed by NANDINI M S Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA

STI AT ANEKAL HAS DISMISSED THE BAIL PETITION ON

25.06.2026 IN CRL.MICS.NO.5300/2026.

THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY

ORAL ORDER

Accused No.1 in Crime No.138/2026 registered by Sarjapura Police Station, Bengaluru District, for the offences punishable under Sections 309(4) and 127(2) of BNS, 2023, is before this Court in this petition filed under Section 483 of BNSS, 2023, seeking regular bail.

¶2Heard the learned counsel for the parties.

¶3FIR in Crime No.138/2026 was registered by Sarjapura Police Station, Bengaluru District for the aforesaid offences against three unknown persons, based on the first information dated 07.06.2026 received from M.D. Rukun Uddin, who is the alleged victim in the present case. During the course of investigation, petitioner was arrested on 08.06.2026 and remanded to judicial custody. His bail application filed before the jurisdictional Sessions

Court in Crl.Misc.No.5300/2026 was rejected on

25.06.2026. Therefore, he is before this Court.

¶4FIR in the present case was registered against three unknown persons based on the first information received from CW-1, who is the alleged victim in the present case. During the course of the investigation, accused Nos.1 to 3 were arrested in the present case and remanded to judicial custody. Investigation of the case is now completed and charge sheet is filed.

¶5As per the charge sheet allegations, accused Nos.1 to 3 had decided to rob the driver of a Rapido vehicle and in furtherance of their conspiracy, accused No.2 had booked a Rapido vehicle through his mobile phone No.8088074484. After CW-1 came in his vehicle to the pickup point, accused No.1 sat on the said vehicle and accused Nos.2 and 3 allegedly followed the said vehicle. Subsequently, accused Nos.2 and 3 intercepted the vehicle in which CW-1 and accused No.1 were travelling and after

threatening CW-1 by showing a knife, they demanded money. Since CW-1 stated that he was only having a sum of Rs.3,500/- in his account, they asked him to get money transferred to his account from his friends. Accordingly, CW-1 contacted his friend CW-6 and got transferred an amount of Rs.12,000/- to his account. Subsequently, accused persons withdrew an amount of Rs.5,500/- in cash from ATM and got transferred another sum of Rs.10,000/- to their account from the account of CW-1 and after criminally intimidating CW-1, they released him and went away.

¶6It is not in dispute that petitioner herein, who is arrayed as accused No.1 does not have any criminal antecedents. The money robbed by them has been recovered in the present case during the course of investigation. The alleged offences are not punishable with death or imprisonment for life. Under the circumstances, I am of the opinion that the prayer made by the petitioner for grant of regular bail needs to be answered

affirmatively, subject to appropriate conditions. Accordingly, the following: O R D E R

i) The Criminal Petition is allowed.

ii) The petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail in Crime No.138/2026 registered by Sarjapura Police Station, Bengaluru District for the offences punishable under Sections 309(4) and 127(2) of BNS, 2023, subject to the following conditions:

a) The petitioner shall execute a personal bond for a sum of Rs.1,00,000/- with two sureties for the likesum, to the satisfaction of the jurisdictional Court;

b) The petitioner shall appear regularly on all the dates of hearing before the Trial Court unless the Trial Court exempts hsi appearance for valid reasons;

c) The petitioner shall not directly or indirectly threaten or tamper with the prosecution witnesses;

d) The petitioner shall not involve in similar offences in future;

e) The petitioner shall not leave the jurisdiction of the Trial Court without permission of the said Court until the case registered against him is disposed off.

Sd/- (S VISHWAJITH SHETTY) JUDGE

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