Sri Yogeesh K v. State of Karnataka

O R D E R

i) The Criminal Petition is allowed.

ii) The petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail in Crime No.346/2026 registered by Yelahanka New Town

Police Station, Bengaluru City for the offences punishable under Sections 123 of BNS, 2023 and Sections 32 and 34 of Karnataka Excise Act, 1965, subject to the following conditions:

a) The petitioner shall execute 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 his 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 SHS List No.: 1 Sl No.: 86

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 28TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 14241 OF 2026 BETWEEN: SRI. YOGEESH K S/O AITHAPPA, AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS KUCHIKKAD HOUSE, KUNJATHUR POST, VIA MANJESHWAR, KUNJATHUR POST, KASARAGOD DIST., KERALA. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. SHETTY DEEPAK, ADVOCATE) AND: STATE OF KARNATAKA BY YELAHANKA NEW TOWN POLICE STATION, BENGALURU, REPRESENTED BY THE STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, BENGALURU - 560 001. …RESPONDENT (BY SRI. CHANNAPPA ERAPPA, HCGP) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 439 OF CR.PC (FILED U/S 483 BNSS) PRAYING TO ENLARGE THE PETITIONER ON BAIL IN CR.NO.346/2026 REGISTERED BY THE YELAHANKA NEW TOWN P.S. BENGALURU FOR THE OFFENCE P/U/S 123 OF BNS AND by NANDINI M S Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA SEC.32, 34 OF KARNATAKA EXCISE ACT PENDING ON THE FILE OF LEARNED BEFORE COURT LV ADDL.CJM COURT BENGALURU CITY. 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.5 in Crime No.346/2026 registered by Yelahanka New Town Police Station, Bengaluru City for the offences punishable under Sections 123 of BNS, 2023 and Sections 32 and 34 of Karnataka Excise Act, 1965, is before this Court in this petition filed under Section 483 of BNSS, 2023, seeking regular bail. 2. Heard the learned counsel for the parties. 3. FIR in Crime No.346/2026 was registered by Yelahanka New Town Police Station, Bengaluru City for the aforesaid offences against Subramanya M and Smt. Manjula, based on the first information dated 09.08.2026 received from Madusudhan L., Inspector of Police attached to Yelahanka New Town Police Station, Bengaluru City. During the course of investigation of the said case, the petitioner was arrested on 14.08.2026 and remanded to judicial custody. His bail application filed before the jurisdictional Sessions Court in Crl.Misc.No.8453/2026 was rejected on 01.09.2026. Therefore, he is before this Court. 4. A reading of the typed first information dated 09.08.2026 submitted by the first informant, who is a Police Officer, would reveal that, based on the credible information received, a raid was conducted by the police at the house of accused Nos.1 and 2 and 125 litres of spirit, which was illegally stocked, was recovered. Accused Nos.1 and 2 were arrested and remanded to judicial custody. 5. During the course of interrogation, accused Nos.1 and 2 appears to have stated that the seized spirit was stocked for the purpose of preparing liquor and supplying the same to accused No.5. It is under these circumstances accused No.5 was arrested on 14.08.2026 and remanded to judicial custody. 6. Accused Nos.1 and 2, who were arrested in the present case have been granted regular bail by this Court in Crl.P.No.14310/2026, vide order dated 22.09.2026. Undisputedly, there is no seizure of any article in the present case at the instance of the petitioner. Major portion of the investigation is already completed. 7. Considering the nature of the allegations found against the petitioner and also since accused Nos.1 and 2 are already enlarged on bail in the present case, the following: