'Bengaluru Traffic Will Teach You Patience': Karnataka High Court Refuses To Quash Road Rage Case Against 23-Year-Old Software Engineer

Refusing to quash a road rage case registered against a 23-year-old software engineer working at Whitefield, the Karnataka High Court emphasised that no one indulging in road rage would be pardoned by the court.The single judge bench of Justice M. Nagaprasanna also orally observed that the accused should have patience and if he doesn't have such patience, the Bengaluru traffic is capable of teaching him the same.“…If you have no patience, Bengaluru traffic would teach you patience. You should have it. No road ragers will be pardoned…”, the court orally remarked.According to the Hindu, the 23-year-old software engineer was arrested in November 2025 for allegedly hitting with his car a family of three riding on a two-wheeler, and fleeing the scene abruptly. The incident involving the accused Sukruth Keshav, a Kodigehalli resident, occurred on the eve of 26th October, 2025 near M.S Ramaiah Hospital. The victims riding the scooter were a businessman, his wife and their minor son.The case was initially registered at Sadashivnagar Traffic Police station. After ascertaining that it was a hit and run, the accused has been booked by Sadashivnagar Police Station (Law & Order) under Section 109(attempt to murder) of the BNS, 2023.At the inception, the counsel appearing for the engineer, Adv. Gopala H M, submitted that it was a road traffic incident.Stopping the counsel, the court corrected him: “It's not a road traffic incident… It's a road rage incident..”. Adv. Gopala further submitted that the FIR was filed and later Section 109[attempt to murder] was added by the police, even without a supplementary statement. He also argued that the software engineer was going for work and he had no motive to harm the riders.The court, however, took the stand that there had been no errors in the registration of FIR. The court, hence, advised the counsel and his client to approach the court again after the filing of chargesheet.“What motive is there in road rage?”, the court orally enquired.At this point, Additional Advocate General B.N Jagadeesha drew the court's attention to the CCTV footage of the accident.After considering the rival arguments, the court noted in the order as below:“…The petitioner seeks leave of this court to approach it again if the final report is filed against him. Reserving such liberty, the petition stands disposed”.Case Title: Sukruth Keshav Gowda v. State And OthersCase No: CRL.P 2753/2026Click Here To Read/Download OrderCitation: 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 137

'Bengaluru Traffic Will Teach You Patience': Karnataka High Court Refuses To Quash Road Rage Case Against 23-Year-Old Software Engineer

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