GOPI Vs. STATE OF KARNATAKA

JUDGEMENT

(1.) Petitioner has been arraigned as accused No. 4 in Crime No. 74/11 of Parappana Agrahara Police Station, Bangalore City, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 341, 332, 353, 307 r/w 149 of Indian Penal Code and Section 3 and 25 of the Arms Act.

(2.) According to the case of the prosecution, during the night of 19.03.2011 when Thimma Raju, Assistant Sub Inspector of Parappana Agrahara Police Station along with his staff was on patrolling duty in Hoysala Vehicle with the limits of Parappana Agrahara Police Station, at 10.20 p.m. they saw a person coming towards them running mad on enquiry with the said person, he informed that one J.C.B. Narayan and his four companions are trying to rob the persons who come on the road and that he came running by escaping from their clutches. Immediately, Assistant Sub Inspector and his staff went near a TATA safari Vehicle parked at a distance and there they sew J.C.B. Narayan along with four others trying to rob the people moving on the road and when the Police Party tried to Catch hold of J.C.B. Narayan and his Companions, those persons tried to assault the police staff. J.C.B. Narayan fired with the pistol at the ASI, however, the bullet did not hit him and all of them managed to escape from the place. Assistant Sub Inspector was able to note the registration number of the vehicle. On the basis of the report lodged by the Assistant Sub Inspector case was registered and investigation was taken up. During the investigation, this Petitioner was apprehended on 13.06.2011 and since then he has been in judicial custody. His prayer made before the learned Sessions Judge for bail came to be rejected, therefore, Petitioner is before this Court.

(3.) I have heard the learned Counsel appearing for the Petitioner as well as the learned High Court Government Pleader and perused the records made available.