IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 27^TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE G BASAVARAJA CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.60 OF 2026 BETWEEN:

NAVEEN KUMAR @ NAVEEN @ BANG NAVEEN S/O LATE CHANDRASHEKAR, AGED ABOUT 24 YEARS, R/AT NO.263, NEAR SHANI MAHATHMA TEMPLE, ULLALU UPANAGAR, BENGALURU-560056 ...APPELLANT (BY SRI TIGADI VEERANNA GADIGEPPA, ADV.)

AND:

1. STATE OF KARNATAKA BY CHHANNAMANAKERE ACHUKATTU P.S.

REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, BENGALURU-560001

2. SRI. LAKSHMINARAYANASWAMY S/O LATE MUNINANJAPPA, AGED ABOUT 75 YEARS, 3. SMT. DHANALAKSHMI G W/O LAKSHMI NARAYANASWAMY AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS, RESPONDENTS NO.2 AND 3 ARE R/AT NO.32, 3^RD MAIN, 3^RD CROSS, PAPAIAH GARDEN, BANAGIRI NAGAR, BANASHANKARI III STAGE, BENGALURU CITY-560085 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. R.K. BHAT, SPL. PP FOR R1, V/O DTD: 12/2/26 - R2 PRESENT BEFORE COURT, SRI. D.S. LINGARAJA GOWDA, ADV. FOR R3.)

THIS CRL.A. IS FILED U/S 14(A)(2) OF SC/ST (POA) ACT, 2015 PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE ORDER DTD 11.12.2025 ON BAIL APPLICATION FILED BY THE ACCUSED NO.6/ APPELLANT U/S 483 OF BNSS, 2023, PASSED BY THE HON'BLE PRINCIPAL CITY CIVIL AND SESSIONS JUDGE AT BENGALURU.

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