- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:20045 CRL.P No. 6085 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 11TH DAY OF JUNE, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 6085 OF 2025 BETWEEN: SMT VENKATESHAMMA AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS W/O RAMAKRISHNAIAH R/AT JOGARADODDI BIDADI, RAMANAGARA DISTRICT - 562 109. …PETITIONER (BY SRI TEJAS H, ADV.) AND: THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY BIDADI POLICE STATION RAMANAGARA, REP BY ITS STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT BUILDING BENGALURU - 560 001. …RESPONDENT (BY SMT. RASHMI PATEL, HCGP) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 438 CR.PC (FILED U/S 482 BNSS) PRAYING TO ENLARGE HER ON ANTICIPATORY BAIL IN THE EVENT OF ARREST IN C.C.NO.31/2024 (CR.NO.50/2022) REGISTERED BY THE BIDADI POLICE, RAMANAGARA FOR THE OFFENCE P/U/S 114,285,420 OF IPC AND SEC.3,4,7 OF ESSENTIAL COMMODITIES ACT PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE HONBLE ADDL.CIVIL JUDGE (SR.DN) AND J.M.F.C COURT RAMANAGARA. 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 M S Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:20045 CRL.P No. 6085 of 2025 ORAL ORDER 1. Accused No.6 in CC No.31/2024 pending before the Court of Addl. Civil Judge (Sr. Dn.) and JMFC, Ramanagara, arising out of Crime No.50/2022 registered by Bidadi Police Station, Ramanagara, for the offences punishable under Sections 114, 285 and 420 of IPC and Sections 3, 4 and 7 of Essential Commodities Act, 1955, is before this Court under Section 438 of Cr.P.C. seeking anticipatory bail. 2. Heard the learned counsel for the parties. 3. FIR in Crime No.50/2022 was registered by Bidadi Police Station, Ramanagara, initially for the offences punishable under Sections 285 and 420 of IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of Essential Commodities Act, 1955, against Kiran and five others. After completing investigation, charge sheet has been filed against six persons. Petitioner is arraigned as accused No.6 in the charge sheet. Apprehending arrest in the case, petitioner had filed Crl.Misc.No.258/2025 before the jurisdictional Sessions Court which was rejected on 27.03.2025. Therefore, she is before this Court. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:20045 CRL.P No. 6085 of 2025 4. Perusal of the material on record would go to show that petitioner's name is not found in the FIR. The allegation in the first information is that persons named in the FIR were illegally refilling gas cylinder in the property bearing No.18 and 19 of Jogaradoddi Village within the jurisdictional of Bidadi Police Station, Ramanagara. Petitioner allegedly is the owner of the aforesaid properties bearing No.18 and 19 of Jogaradoddu Village, which was used by accused Nos.1 to 5 for their purposes of illegal activities. Accused Nos.2 and 4, who are named in the FIR have been granted anticipatory bail by the jurisdictional Sessions Court in Crl.Misc.No.168/2022 and Crl.Misc.No.137/2022 respectively. Petitioner is a married lady having no other criminal antecedents. Investigation in the case is completed and charge sheet has been filed. The alleged offences are triable by the Court of Magistrate and the maximum punishment for the alleged offences is imprisonment for a period of seven years. Under these circumstances, I am of the opinion that the petitioner has made out a case for grant of anticipatory bail. Accordingly, the following order:- - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:20045 CRL.P No. 6085 of 2025 5. 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 her arrest in CC No.31/2024 pending before the Court of Addl. Civil Judge (Sr. Dn.) and JMFC, Ramanagara, arising out of Crime No.50/2022 registered by Bidadi Police Station, Ramanagara, for the offences punishable under Sections 114, 285 and 420 of IPC and Sections 3, 4 and 7 of Essential Commodities Act, 1955, 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 she shall co-operate with the police for investigation and appear before them whenever called upon. - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:20045 CRL.P No. 6085 of 2025 4. The petitioner shall not involve in similar offences in future. Sd/- (S VISHWAJITH SHETTY) JUDGE DN