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.

THIS APPEAL HAVING BEEN HEARD AND RESERVED FOR JUDGMENT ON 26.02.2026 AND COMING ON FOR "PRONOUNCEMENT OF ORDERS" THIS DAY, THE COURT, DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE G BASAVARAJA

CAV JUDGMENT

1. The appellant/accused No.6 has preferred this appeal against the order dated 11.12.2025 passed in Special C.C No.2147/2025 by the Principal City Civil and Sessions Judge, Bengaluru (for short 'the trial Court').

2. Brief facts leading to this appeal are that, on the basis of the complaint filed by Smt. Dhanalakshmi.G, Channammanakere Achukattu Police have registered case in Crime No.34/2025 against accused No.1 and his Associates for the commission of offence under section 2(A) of the Prevention of Destruction and Loss of Property Act, 1981, section 25-1(B)(b) of the Arms Act, 1959 and sections 109, 3(5), 324(5), 326(f), 332(c), 351(2), 351(3), 352 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.

3. During the course of investigation, the Investigating Officer has arrested the present appellant/accused No.6 and produced before the Court and he has been remanded to judicial custody. Till this day, the accused is in judicial custody.

4. After investigation, the Investigating Officer has submitted charge sheet against accused Nos.1 to 6 for the commission of offence under sections 3(1)(r), 3(2)(v), 3(1)(s), 3(2)(va), 3(2)3 of the SC and ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, section 2(A) of the Prevention of Destruction and Loss of Property Act, 1981, section 25-1(B)(b) of the Arms Act, 1959 and sections 109, 3(5), 324(5), 326(f), 332(b), 351(2), 351(3), 352, 61(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and sections 3(1)(i), 3(4)

of the Karnataka Control of Organized Crime Act, 2000.

5. The accused had filed application under Section 483 of BNSS, 2023. Same came to be rejected by the Principal City Civil and Sessions Judge, Bengaluru. Being aggrieved by the rejection of bail, appellant has preferred this appeal.

6. Sri R.K. Bhat, learned Special Public Prosecutor appointed by the State under KCOCA Act has filed written objection to the appeal, in which it is stated that, the Criminal appeal seeking bail by accused No.6 is contrary to true facts of the case. The appellant has not approached the Court with clean hands and concealed material facts in the appeal. Hence, the petition is liable to be dismissed.

7. The accused No.6-the appellant filed a Criminal Miscellaneous No.2351/2025 before the special court under section 483 of BNSS, 2023, which was heard on merits and was dismissed by the special court constituted under the KCOCA Act. Later the accused No.6-appellant filed another successive bail application before the special court suppressing the rejection of the bail petition, against the guidelines of the Hon'ble Supreme Court. The said bail petition was devoid of c