IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 6^TH DAY OF FEBRUARY 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MOHAMMAD NAWAZ CRIMINAL PETITION NO.1688 OF 2026 BETWEEN:

SHARAN @ AKASH BHAVAN SHARAN, AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS, S/O. LATE SADASHIVA POOJARY, R/AT. DOOR NO.4-107, MANIKANTA NILAYA, ANAND NAGARA, AKASHA BAVANA, MANGALURU, DAKSHINA KANNADA-575015 …PETITIONER (BY SRI.DILRAJ ROHIT SEQUEIRA, ADVOCATE)

AND:

THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, REPRESENTED BY STATION HOUSE OFFICER, MANGALURU SOUTH POLICE STATION, REPRESENTED BY THE STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, BENGALURU -560001.

…RESPONDENT Digitally signed by VIJAYALAKSHMI VIJAYALAKSHMI (BY SMT.SOWMYA R, HCGP )

M KANKUPPI M KANKUPPI D 10 a : t 4 e 0 : : 2 5 0 0 2 + 6. 0 0 5 2 3 .1 0 0 THIS CRL.P IS FILED UNDER SECTION 439(1)(B) CR.PC (FILED UNDER SECTION 483(1)(B) OF BNSS, 2023) PRAYING TO PASS AN ORDER OF RELAXATION OF THE CONDITION NO.1 IMPOSED IN CRL.P NO.10203/2025 DATED 17.09.2025 I.E. “HE SHALL EXECUTE A PERSONAL BOND IN A SUM OF RS.2,00,000/- WITH TWO SOLVENT SURETIES FOR THE LIKESUM TO THE SATISFACTION OF THE JURISDICTION COURT.” IN CONNECTION WITH S.C.NO.85/2024 ARISING OUT OF CRIME NO.04/2024, PERTAINING TO MANGALURU SOUTH POLICE STATION, FOR THE OFFENCES PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTION 353, 332 AND 307 OF IPC AND IMPOSE NORMAL SURETIES INSTEAD OF SOLVENT SURETIES, TO MEET THE ENDS OF JUSTICE.

THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS THIS DAY, THGOUGH VIDEO CONFERENCE HEARING AT DHARWAD BENCH, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MOHAMMAD NAWAZ

ORAL ORDER

1. This petition is preferred praying to relax one of the conditions imposed by this Court while enlarging the petitioner on bail in Criminal Petition No.10203/2025 dated

17.09.2025.

2. As per condition No.1, this Court has directed the petitioner to execute a personal bond in a sum of Rs.2,00,000/- with two solvent sureties for the likesum.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that in view of the condition imposed to furnish two solvent sureties, which the petitioner is unable to fulfill, he is still languishing in judicial custody. He submits that the petitioner is a permanent resident of Mangaluru, Dakshina Kannada and he may be permitted to furnish local sureties instead of solvent sureties.

4. This Court while allowing the petition and enlarging the petitioner on bail has imposed several conditions including that he shall mark his attendance in the police station on 1^st and 15^th of every month till conclusion of the trial or until further orders.

5. In light of the above condition already imposed by this Court, the condition to furnish solvent sureties can be modified by directing the petitioner to furnish local sureties.

6. Accordingly, the petition is allowed. Condition No.1 imposed in Criminal Petition No.10203/2025 dated 17.09.2025 insofar as directing the petitioner to furnish two solvent sureties is hereby modified and he is directed to furnish two local sureties, instead.

The other conditions shall remain intact and shall be complied by the petitioner.

SD/-

(MOHAMMAD NAWAZ)

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