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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
DATED THIS THE 5TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2018
BEFORE
THE HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE BUDIHAL R.B.
CRIMINAL PETITION NO.109/2018
BETWEEN:
1. Gudivada Rajesh
S/o Vijayakumar
Aged about 30 years
R/at No.39, CKB Layout
Munnekolleda
Marthahalli
Bangalore-560 037.
2. Gudivada Vijayakumar
S/o Late Marranna
Aged about 54 years
3. G Sujatha
W/o Vijayakumar
Aged about 47 years
4. G Bhargavi Devi
D/o Vijayakumar
Aged about 25 years
Petitioners No.2 to 4 are
R/at No.10-3-272/2RT
Amulya Enclave
Vijaya Nagar Colony
Hyderabad-500 057
Telangana State. … PETITIONERS
(By Sri Bhaskar Reddy M, Adv.)
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AND:
State of Karnataka
By Marathahalli Police Station
Through Public Prosecutor
High Court Building
Bengaluru-560 001. …RESPONDENT
(By Sri Chetan Desai, HCGP)
This Criminal Petition is filed under Section 438 of the
Cr.P.C. praying to enlarge the petitioners on bail for
nonbailable offence P/U/S 498A of IPC and Sections 3 and 4
of D.P. Act in Crime/Criminal complaint may ought to be
filed by the defacto complainant before the respondent
Marathahalli Police Station, Bangalore.
This Criminal Petition coming on for Orders this day,
the Court made the following:
ORDER
Learned counsel appearing for the petitioners has
filed a Memo seeking withdrawal of the petition in
respect of petitioner No.4. Memo is placed on record.
In view of the Memo, petition in respect of petitioner
No.4 is disposed of as withdrawn.
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2. This petition is filed by the petitioners/accused
Nos.1 to 3 under Section 438 of Cr.P.C. seeking
anticipatory bail, to direct the respondent-police to
release the petitioners on bail in the event of their arrest
for the offences punishable under Section 498A of IPC
and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act
registered in respondent police station Crime
No.614/2017, registered subsequently.
3. Heard the arguments of the learned counsel
appearing for the petitioners/accused Nos.1 to 3 and
also the learned High Court Government Pleader
appearing for the respondent-State.
4. I have perused the grounds urged in the bail
petition, FIR, complaint and other materials placed on
record.
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5. It is the case of the petitioners herein that
petitioner No.1 is the husband of the complainant and
he has lodged the complaint against his wife on
24.7.2017 itself. Copy of the same is produced as per
Annexure ‘A’. I have perused the said complaint. It is
also the case of the petitioners that accused
No.1/petitioner No.1 herein also filed petition under
Section 13(ia) and (ii) of the Hindu Marriage Act seeking
divorce of the marriage of petitioner No.1 with the
complainant. Hence, it is the contention of the
petitioners herein that since such complaint was made
prior to the complaint of the complainant herein, false
allegations are made against the petitioners by filing a
this complaint.
6. Perusing the materials placed on record though
there are allegations in the complaint that the
petitioners herein were giving ill-treatment and
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harassment to the complainant both physical and
mental, those allegations were denied by the petitioners
stating that there is a false implication. They are ready
to abide by any reasonable conditions to be imposed by
the Court. The alleged offences are also triable by the
Magistrate Court and are not exclusively punishable
with death or imprisonment for life. In view of the
materials produced by the petitioners i.e., copy of the
complaint and the copy of the petition filed seeking
divorce as against the complainant, I am of the opinion
that petitioners have made out a case for admitting
them to anticipatory bail.
7. Accordingly, petition is allowed. The
respondent-Police are directed to enlarge the petitioners
on bail in the event of their arrest for the alleged
offences punishable under Section 498A of IPC and
Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act registered
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in respondent police station Crime No.614/2017,
subject to the following conditions:
i. Petitioners shall execute a personal
bond for a sum of Rs.50,000/- each
and shall furnish one surety for the
likesum to the satisfaction of the
arresting authority.
ii. Petitioners shall not tamper with any of
the prosecution witnesses, directly or
indirectly.
iii. Petitioners shall make themselves
available before the Investigating
Officer for interrogation, as and when
called for and to cooperate with the
further investigation.
iv. Petitioners shall appear before the
concerned Court within 30 days from
the date of this order and to execute
the personal bond and the surety
bond.
Sd/-
JUDGE
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