- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:14259 CRL.P No. 4211 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. 4211 OF 2025 BETWEEN: MR. ABHILASH N S/O LAKSHMAMMA AGED ABOUT 24 YEARS R/AT NO. 10, 3RD CROSS CHANNAPATNA, WARD NO.3 AMBEDKAR NAGAR, RAMANAGARA DISTRICT - 562 160. …PETITIONER (BY SRI SHANKAR H.S, ADV.) AND: STATE BY KARNATAKA BY NAGAMANGALA RURAL POLICE STATION, MANDYA DISTRICT REPRESENTED BY THE STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, AT BANGALORE - 560 001. …RESPONDENT (BY SRI VINAY MAHADEVAIAH, HCGP) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 438 CR.P.C (U/S 482 BNSS) PRAYING TO ENLARGE HIM ON ANTICIPATORY BAIL IN CR.NO.133/2024 OF NAGAMANGALA RURAL P.S., FOR THE OFFENCE P/U/S 85,108,190 OF THE BNS, 2023, PENDING ON THE FILE OF HONBLE PRL. CIVIL JUDGE (JR.DN) AND JMFC COURT, NAGAMANGALA. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY Digitally signed by NANDINI MS Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:14259 CRL.P No. 4211 of 2025 ORAL ORDER 1. Accused no.1 in Crime No.133/2024 registered by Nagamangala Police Station, Mandya District, for the offences punishable under Sections 85, 108, 190 of BNS, 2023, is 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.133/2024 was registered by Nagamangala Police Station, Mandya District, for the aforesaid offences against the petitioner and others based on the first information dated 26.11.2024 received from Prashanth Kumar.D.V. - brother of deceased Sanjushri. Apprehending arrest in the said case, petitioner had filed Crl. Misc. No.35/2025 before the jurisdictional Sessions Court, which was rejected on 07.02.2025. Therefore, he is before this Court. 4. Perusal of the material on record would go to show that the marriage of the petitioner with the deceased was a love marriage which had taken place about five to six months prior to the date on which the deceased had committed suicide. In the first information, it is stated that after the marriage, - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:14259 CRL.P No. 4211 of 2025 deceased was not properly taken care of in her matrimonial house and her in-laws were teasing and ill-treating her on petty issues. It appears that subsequently deceased had left her matrimonial house and had taken shelter in the house of the first informant. On 25.11.2024, deceased had committed suicide by hanging herself in the house of the first informant. 5. There is no mention in the first information of any such incident which had taken place immediately prior to the death of the deceased which would have abetted her or instigated her to commit suicide. The other accused persons are said to have been already granted anticipatory bail in the present case. Petitioner has undertaken to cooperate with the police for the purpose of investigation. Petitioner has no other criminal antecedents. Considering the aforesaid aspects of the matter, I am of the opinion that petitioner's prayer for grant of anticipatory bail requires to be answered affirmatively. Accordingly, the following order: 6. The petition is allowed. The respondent - Police or any other police in the State of Karnataka are directed to release the petitioner in the event of his arrest in Crime No.133/2024 - 4 - NC: 2025:KHC:14259 CRL.P No. 4211 of 2025 registered by Nagamangala Police Station, Mandya District, for the offences punishable under Sections 85, 108, 190 of BNS, 2023, subject to the following conditions: 1. The Petitioner 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/- with two sureties for the likesum to the satisfaction of the investigating officer. 2. Petitioner shall regularly appear before the Trial Court without fail unless exempted by the Trial Court for valid reasons. 3. Petitioner shall not tamper with the prosecution witness and he shall co-operate with the police for investigation and appear before them whenever called upon. 4. The petitioner shall not involve in similar offences in future. Sd/- (S VISHWAJITH SHETTY) JUDGE KK