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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU

DATED THIS THE 25TH DAY OF APRIL, 2017

BEFORE

THE HON’ BLE MRS. JUSTICE RATHNAKALA

CRIMINAL PETITION NO.1753/2017

BETWEEN

SRI. GIRISHA @ HALAPPA
S/O VEERABHADRAPPA
AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS
R/O SHIRADHANAHALLI VILLAGE
ARAKALGUD TALUK
HASSAN DISTRICT – 573 102
… PETITIONER
(BY SRI. K. RAHUL RAI, ADVOCATE)

AND

THE STATE OF KARNATAKA
THROUGH KANANUR POLICE STATION
HASSAN
REPRESENTED BY ITS
STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR
HIGH COURT BUILDING
BANGALORE – 560 001
… RESPONDENT
(BY SRI.K. NAGESHWARAPPA, HCGP)

THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED UNDER SECTION
439 OF CR.P.C. PRAYING TO ENLARGE THE PETITIONER ON
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BAIL IN CR.NO.148/2015 OF KONANUR POLICE STATION,
HASSAN, FOR THE OFFENCE P/U/S 498(A), 304(B), 302 OF
IPC AND SECTIONS 3, 4 AND 6 OF DOWRY PROHIBITION
ACT.

THIS CRIMINAL PETITION COMING ON FOR ORDERS
THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:

ORDER

Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the

learned HCGP for the respondent – State.

2. The petitioner is charge sheeted for the offence

punishable under Sections 498A, 304B and 302 of IPC and

Sections 3, 4 and 6 of Dowry Prohibition Act, for invading

cruelty on his wife, subjecting her to homicidal death within

seven years of marriage and also causing the murder of his

child. His previous petitions for bail was rejected by this

court in Crl.P.No.2182/2016 dated 26.04.2016. This time,

he is before this court seeking bail on humanitarian ground.

3. Sri.Rahul Rai. Learned counsel for the petitioner

submits that that parents of the petitioner who were
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arrayed as accused Nos. 2 and 3 in the FIR, are given up by

the investigating officer at the time of filing of charge sheet.

Subsequently, his father expired on 12.10.2016. Petitioner

has no other sibling or anybody to take care of his

handicapped, aged mother. Her condition is quite serious

and she is in bad need of assistance of this petitioner.

4. If that is so, it is for the trial court to grant bail

for a limited period. Since the sessions court fixes the trial

dates, it is for the said court to consider his application and

pass suitable order which shall not intervene with the trial.

With this observation, this petition is disposed of.

However the trial court is directed to consider the request

of the petitioner in the light of the grounds urged by the

petitioner.

Sd/-

JUDGE
Bsv