IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
DATED THIS THE 28th DAY OF DECEMBER 2017
BEFORE
THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE N.K. SUDHINDRARAO
CRIMINAL PETITION No.10212/2017
BETWEEN
Prashanth H,
S/o late Hanumanthappa,
Aged about 22 years,
Occ: Coolie,
Residing at No.806, Budal Road,
2nd Cross, SMK Nagara,
Davanagere City,
Davanagere District – 577004 …PETITIONER
(By Sri Ajay C Advocate)
AND
The State of Karnataka
By Davanagere Women Police Station,
P.J. Extension,
Davanagere District 577002
Represented by:
State Public Prosecutor,
High Court Buildings,
Bengaluru 560001 …RESPONDENT
(By Sri K.Nageshwarappa, HCGP)
This Criminal Petition is filed under section 439 Cr.PC
praying to enlarge the petitioner on bail in Cr.No.129 /2017 (CC
No.1048/2017)of Women Police Station, Davanagere District
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for the offence punishable under sections 498-A, 306, 304(B) ,
r/w Section 34 of IPC.
This Criminal Petition coming on for Orders this day, the
Court made the following:
ORDER
The substance of the complaint is that about one year
prior to the filing of the compliant, the complainant got her
daughter Sushma married to the petitioner. Their family life
was said to be cordial and smooth going for one month.
Thereafter, the petitioner, his mother-Karibasamma, his sister-
Baby and her husband-Lakshmana started harassing Sushma,
the daughter of the complainant and made her family life
miserable. On 10.8.2017 at about 11.20 A.M. the deceased
committed suicide by hanging in her husband’s house at
Davanagere. It is stated that the petitioner, his mother, sister
and her husband have brought abnormal circumstances and
being fed up with the demand for dowry and harassment made,
the deceased has committed suicide.
2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that
other accused persons have already been released on bail.
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3. Learned HCGP opposed grant of relief and would
submit that the deceased committed suicide in the house of the
petitioner.
4. The petitioner is said to be in custody from
11.8.2017. The entire family of the petitioner is booked for the
offences punishable under Sections 498A and 306 read with
Section 34 of IPC. In the context and circumstances, it is just
and proper to enlarge the petitioner on bail.
5. Accordingly, the petition is allowed. The petitioner is
ordered to be enlarged on bail on his executing a personal bond
in a sum of Rs.1,00,000/- with a surety for like sum to the
satisfaction of the trial court, subject to the following
conditions:-
i) The petitioner-accused shall not terorrize the
witnesses nor tamper the prosecution evidence in
any manner.
ii) The petitioner-accused shall not leave the
jurisdiction of the trial Court without prior
permission till the completion of the trial.
Sd/-
JUDGE
*alb/-.