IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA CIRCUIT BENCH AT DHARWAD DATED THIS ‘1,1 I F: I I ‘ DAY ( )E Ataats: . 2(’ 1 1 [3EF’ORE THE HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE B.V.PINTO CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 10931 /2011 BETWEEN: • Vvnkatcsh s!o Yariaiipp;i Raihucl Nzc(I 28 cars ccc: (.nuIIL’ 2. (‘i11ra*p.et s ci Yamt:i.spp.t R.ab’I :c 22 years (icc niiilic 1. Unwsh •a f3agga s \.it;tpct R•ni’’c! Agc. livcars tx’c’ U. 4. Sharanappa S/n Sh!\;sj)pa Rathod aged 26 years ocr: (1oolie 5. Ravi sb Tavarappa Pawar aged 24 years 0cc: Coolie h. Ramu sb Pandapp;i Chawan aged 19 years ocr: Coolie . Ravi : Clnindnpp;t Rut Md aucci .30 vcars oct : (nuIie S. F1an;inanth s;0 P:inisupna Kuchiri a I’aiar. .ittccl lii v(.rs ‘‘cc: (‘nolic L Lhitlri _u Bhadrapi;i S I•i Nugapp. Rathod, aged 25 iars dcc: CooLic All are r/ L3alakundi Tanda Tq. Ilumnabad. Dist. Bagalkot. Petitioners (By Sri. Anand R Kohl, Advocate) AND: The State of Karnaiakai SPP High Court of Karnataka Circuit Bench, Dharwud i reptd. By PSI Ilkal. [)ist. Bagalktitj Respondent (By Shri V.S.Kulakarni, H.C.G.P.) This criminal petition is filed under Section 43(3 of the Code of Criminal Procedure seeking to enlarge the petitioners in Crime No. 90; 2011 of Ilakal Police Station. This criminal petition coining on for orders this day. the Court made the following: - ORDER This petition is filed seeking bail in Crime No. NJ 2011 of Ilakal Police Staition rrgistered for olfrnees under Sec.457 and .&) IPC on 5 n.201 1. 2. Li is the case of the complainant that there was theft in the premises of the complainant where the electric detonator and gun powder was kept for the PtIIV)SL’ blasting the rocks. The petitioners arc alleged to have trespassed into the said shed during the night time and A -3- have committed the theft of the property worth ahotit Rs.2,28,54Q/-. On the arrest of the petitioners, the entire property has been seized on the information given In them. The accused have also been charged for having nitninit ted offence under Set’.5 of the Explosive Substances Act since they had no licence or permit to possess the said explosive substance. The learned counsel for the pe, it ioners submits that the petitioners are eoolies and that out of poverty they have committed the offenees. 3. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned High Court Government Pleader for the Suite. The learned HCGP filed statement of objections. lie submits that petitioners 1,5,7 and 9 are habitual offenders and that there is one more ease registered against them. 4. However, in view of the nature of the offence, I am of the opinion that the petitioners can be enlarged on bail. Accordingly, this petition is allowed. The petitioners are directed to be enlarged on bail on their executing a I)ond for Rs.25.000/— with one surety for the likesum each to the satisfaction of the court below. .4- Petitioners I . 5. 7 and C) are dirceted to appear belirr the Police Station twice in a week for a period of 3 months. The other petitioners are directed to appear before the Police Station twice in a month till the completion of investigation. The petitioners are at liberty to file application before the learned Magistrate seeking for relaxation of the conclit ion regarding appearance before the Pollee Station after completion of the investigationtof after 3 nmnths whichever is earlier. sd/a JUDGE esg