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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
DATED THIS THE 13TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2017
BEFORE
THE HON’BLE MRS.JUSTICE RATHNAKALA
CRIMINAL PETITION No.7512 OF 2017
BETWEEN:
1. Sri Ravikumara,
S/o Shivanna,
Aged about 40 years,
2. Sri Rajendra,
S/o Shivanna,
Aged about 52 years,
3. Subramanya,
S/o Shivanna,
Aged about 50 years,
4. Shivakumar,
S/o Shivakumar,
Aged about 48 years,
5. Krishnegowda,
S/o S.Shivanna,
Aged about 38 years,
6. Nethravati,
W/o Rajendra S.,
Aged about 40 years,
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7. Anupama,
W/o Subramanya K.S.,
Aged about 38 years,
8. Poornima,
W/o Krishnegowda,
Aged about 30 years,
All are R/at Kudalakuppe Village,
K. Shettahalli Hobli,
Srirangapatna Taluk,
Mandya District.
Pin – 570 011.
… Petitioners
(By Sri. Puttamadegowda N.M., for
Sri. N.P. Manu, Advocates)
AND:
The State by
Srirangapatna Rural Police Station,
Srirangapatna Taluk,
Mandya District,
Rep: Addl. Public Prosecutor,
High Court of Karnataka,
Bengaluru – 560 001.
… Respondent
(By Sri S. Vishwamurthy, HCGP)
This Criminal Petition is filed u/s 438 Cr.P.C
praying to enlarge the petitioners on bail in the event of
their arrest in Cr.No.233/2017 of Srirangapatna Rural
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P.S., Mandya District, for the offences P/U/S 143, 147,
323, 341, 498A R/w 149 of IPC.
This criminal petition coming on for Orders this
day, the Court passed the following:
ORDER
Heard the learned counsel for the
petitioners/accused Nos.1 to 8 and the learned High
Court Government Pleader for respondent-state.
2. Petitioners apprehend their arrest in Crime
No.233/2017 registered by the respondent-police in
respect of the offences punishable under Sections 143,
147, 341, 323, 498A and 149 of IPC.
3. The 1st petitioner is the husband of the
complainant and petitioner nos.2 to 8 are his family
members. In fact they were granted anticipatory bail by
the Sessions Court with a direction to appear before the
respondent-police within 7 days of the said order.
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4. Sri.N.M.Puttamade Gowda, learned counsel
appearing for the petitioners submits that because of ill-
health of petitioners No. 1, 4 and 5 they could not
surrender before the Investigating Officer within seven
days of the order of learned Sessions Court. If
anticipatory bail is granted, they will appear before the
Investigating Officer and co-operate with the
investigation.
5. Accepting the reasons assigned for non
compliance of the conditions imposed on them by the
Sessions Court, petition is allowed. Petitioners are
granted anticipatory bail in Crime No.233/2017 subject
to the condition that the petitioners 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5
shall appear before the Investigating Officer forthwith.
In that event, Investigating Officer is at liberty to
interrogate them.
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6. In the event of arrest of the petitioners No.1
to 8, they shall be released on bail on each of them
executing a self bond for Rs.50,000/- with one surety
for the likesum to the satisfaction of the concerned
Court. They shall not dispossess the complainant from
her matrimonial home and shall not threaten or prevail
upon her.
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JUDGE
SV