- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:14133 CRL.P No. 4089 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 3RD DAY OF APRIL, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 4089 OF 2025 BETWEEN: 1. MARAPPA REDDYGARI SHIVAREDDY S/O LAXMIREDDY AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS. 2. M. RAJESWARI W/O MARAPPA REDDYGARI SHIVAREDDY AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS. BOTH ARE R/AT NO. 12-129 KOTHAPALLI, ANATHAPUR DISTRICT ANDHRA PRADESH - 515 775. 3. VIJAYALAKSHMI @ KOSINEPALLI VIJAYA LAKSHMI W/O KOSINEPALLI NARASIHMA REDDY AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS R/AT NO. 3/706-23, TAILORS COLONY MAIN ROAD, NEAR VIVEKANADA SCHOOL, TADAPATHRI ANATHAPUR DISTRICT ANDRAPRADESH - 515 411. 4. MARAPPA REDDIGARI NARSIHMAREDDY S/O SHIVAREDDY AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS WARD AMENITIES SECREATARU TADAPATRI R/AT NO. 12-129, KOTHAPALLI ANATHAPUR DISTRICT ANDHRA PRADESH - 515 775. Digitally signed by NANDINI MS Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:14133 CRL.P No. 4089 of 2025 5. MARAPPAREDDY @ M. SUREDRA REDDY S/O SUDHAKAR REDDY AGED ABOUT 21 YEARS R/AT NO. 12/220, KOTHAPALLI ANATHAPUR DISTRICT ANDHRA PRADESH - 515 775. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. KIRAN KUMAR H, ADV.) AND: STATE OF KARNATAKA BY MOLAKALMURU POLICE STATION REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, BENGALURU - 560 001. …RESPONDENT (BY SRI VINAY MAHADEVAIAH, HCGP) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 438 CR.PC (FILED U/S 482 BNSS) PRAYING TO GRANT THE BAIL IN THE EVENT OF THEIR ARREST IN CR.NO.7/2025 REGISTERED BY THE MOLAKALMURU P.S. FOR THE ALLEGED OFFENCE P/U/S 80,115(2),352 R/W 3(5) OF BNS 2023 AND SEC.3,4 OF D.P ACT ON THE FILE OF THE PRL.CIVIL JUDGE (JR.DN) AND J.M.F.C COURT AT MOLAKALMURU. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY ORAL ORDER 1. Accused Nos.2 to 6 in Crime No.7/2025 registered by Molakalmuru Police Station, Chitradurga, for the offences punishable under Sections 80, 115(2), 352 read with Section 3(5) of BNS, 2023 and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:14133 CRL.P No. 4089 of 2025 Prohibition Act, 1961, are before this Court under Section 482 of BNSS, 2023, seeking anticipatory bail. 2. Heard the learned counsel for the parties. 3. FIR in Crime No.7/2025 was registered by Molakalmuru Police Station, Chitradurga, for the aforesaid offences against one Marappareddigari Sudarshanareddy and petitioners herein based on the first information dated 08.01.2025 received from Chalapala Venkataranganayakamma, who is the mother of deceased Pravallika. Apprehending arrest in the case, petitioners who are arraigned as accused Nos.2 to 6 had filed Crl.Misc.No.81/2025 before the jurisdictional Sessions Court which was rejected on 18.02.2025. Therefore, they are before this Court. 4. A perusal of the material on record would go to show that marriage of accused No.1 with deceased Pravallika was solemnized on 07.12.2023. In the first information, it is stated that from the month of August, 2024, accused No.1 and his wife/deceased were residing separately in a rented premises. Petitioners herein are the in-laws of deceased. The allegation against them are general and omnibus in nature. Undisputedly, - 4 - NC: 2025:KHC:14133 CRL.P No. 4089 of 2025 they do not have any criminal antecedents. Considering the aforesaid aspects of the matter, I am of the opinion that the prayer made by the petitioners for grant of anticipatory bail needs to be answered affirmatively. Accordingly, the following order:- 5. The petition is allowed. The respondent - Police or any other police in the State of Karnataka are directed to release the petitioners in the event of their arrest in Crime No.7/2025 registered by Molakalmuru Police Station, Chitradurga, for the offences punishable under Sections 80, 115(2), 352 read with Section 3(5) of BNS, 2023 and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961, subject to the following conditions: 1. The Petitioners shall appear before the Investigating Officer within 15 days from the date of receipt of the copy of this order and shall execute a personal bond for a sum of Rs.1,00,000/- each with two sureties for the likesum to the satisfaction of the investigating officer. 2. Petitioners shall regularly appear before the Trial Court without fail unless exempted by the Trial Court for valid reasons. - 5 - NC: 2025:KHC:14133 CRL.P No. 4089 of 2025 3. Petitioners shall not tamper with the prosecution witness and they shall co-operate with the police for investigation and appear before them whenever called upon. 4. The petitioners shall not involve in similar offences in future. Sd/- (S VISHWAJITH SHETTY) JUDGE DN