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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
DATED THIS THE 13TH DAY OF JUNE, 2022
BEFORE
THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE H.P. SANDESH
CRIMINAL PETITION NO.4153/2022
BETWEEN:
VENKATESH,
S/O LATE YELLAPPA,
AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS,
R/AT NO.225, C/O AJAY, 5TH CROSS,
NEAR BYRAVESHWARA TEMPLE ROAD,
BASAPPANA KATTE, RAJGOPALNAGAR,
BANGALORE-560 058.
...PETITIONER
(BY SRI GOPAL, ADVOCATE)
AND:
STATE OF KARNATAKA,
BY RAJGOPALNAGAR P S,
BENGALURU,
REP BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR,
HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA,
BENGALURU-560 001.
...RESPONDENT
(BY SRI MAHESH SHETTY, HCGP)
THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED UNDER SECTION 439 OF
CR.P.C. PRAYING TO ENLARGE THE PETITIONER ON BAIL IN
CR.NO.72/2022 OF RAJAGOPAL NAGAR P.S., BENGALURU CITY FOR
THE OFFENCE PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTIONS 354(B), 323, 307,
504 AND 506 OF IPC, PENDING ON THE FILE OF VIII ACMM,
BENGALURU.
THIS CRIMINAL PETITION COMING ON FOR ORDERS THIS
DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:
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This petition is filed under Section 439 of Cr.P.C. seeking
regular bail of the petitioner in Crime No.72/2022 of Rajagopal
Nagar Police Station, Bengaluru City, for the offence punishable
under Sections 354B, 323, 307, 504 and 506 of IPC.
2.
Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the
learned High Court Government Pleader appearing for the
respondent-State.
3.
The factual matrix of the case of the prosecution is
that the complainant in the complaint has stated that her
husband is working as a mason and this petitioner used to come
and make galata for trivial matters under the influence of alcohol
and the said fact was brought to the notice of her husband on
07.03.2022 after he retuned from the work and when husband
went and questioned him, he took out the iron rod and inflicted
injury on his left hand, leg and on head with an intention to take
away his life and immediately he was taken to KC General
Hospital and now he is taking treatment at Victoria Hospital.
4.
The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that
this petitioner is in custody from 08.03.2022 and the injured is
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discharged from the hospital and he is out of danger and hence
the petitioner may be enlarged on bail and for trivial matter, the
scuffle was taken place.
5.
Per contra, the learned High Court Government
Pleader appearing for the respondent-State submits that the
victim had sustained grievous injury since iron rod was used for
assaulting him on the vital part on the head and also caused
deformities to the forearm and also injuries sustained by him is
on the left temporal region and hence there is a prima facie case
against the petitioner.
6.
Having heard the learned counsel for the petitioner
and the learned High Court Government Pleader appearing for
the respondent-State and also on perusal of the material
available on record and taking note of the nature of injuries, no
doubt, the injures are grievous in nature and whether with an
intention to take away the life, the petitioner inflicted the injury
or not has to be considered during the course of trial. Taking
note of for trivial issues the incident was taken place, the Court
has to take note of the circumstances under which the incident
was taken place and the petitioner is in custody from 08.03.2022
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and no further custodial investigation is required and injured is
out of danger. Hence, it is a fit case to grant bail in favour of
the petitioner with conditions.
7.
In view of the discussions made above, I pass the
following:
ORDER
The petition is allowed. Consequently, the petitioner shall
be released on bail in connection with Crime No.72/2022 of
Rajagopal Nagar Police Station, Bengaluru City, for the offence
punishable under Sections 354B, 323, 307, 504 and 506 of IPC,
subject to the following conditions:
(i)
The petitioner shall execute his personal bond
for a sum of Rs.2,00,000/- (Rupees Two Lakhs
only) with two sureties for the like-sum to the
satisfaction of the jurisdictional Court.
(ii)
The petitioner shall not indulge in tampering
the prosecution witnesses.
(iii)
The
petitioner
shall
appear
before
the
jurisdictional Court on all the future hearing
dates, unless exempted by the Court for any
genuine cause.
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(iv)
The petitioner shall not leave the jurisdiction of
the Trial Court without prior permission of the
Court till the case registered against him is
disposed of.
Sd/-
JUDGE
MD
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