- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:18023 CRL.P No. 5893 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 2ND DAY OF MAY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 5893 OF 2025 BETWEEN: 1. RADHAMMA ANUMARAJ W/O ANUMARAJU D AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS R/O NO.2, 279 MARUDEVANAPALLI CHEMBARASANAPALLI KRISHNAGIRI TAMIL NADU - 635 001. 2. VEERABADRARAJ N S/O NARAYANA RAJ AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS R/O NO.6-23, PEDDA GOLLAPALLI VILLAGE, CHINNAGOLLAPALLI GUDIPALLE, GUDIPTE, CHITTIOR ANDHRAPRADESH, PIN - 517 001. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI JEEVAN K, ADV.) AND: STATE OF KARNATAKA BY BETHAMANGALA POLICE STATION KOLAR - 563 116, REPRESENTED BY THE HIGH COURT GOVT PLEADER 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 BNNS) PRAYING TO ENLARGE THE PETITIONERS ON BAIL IN THE EVENT OF THEIR ARREST BY THE RESPONDENT BETHAMANGALA POLICE KOLAR DISTRICT IN CRIME NO 36/2025 ON THE FILE OF ADDITIONAL CIVIL Digitally signed by NANDINI D Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:18023 CRL.P No. 5893 of 2025 JUDGE (SR.DN) AND C.J.M COURT KOLAR DISTRICT KGF UNDER SECTION 108, 3(5) OF THE BHARATIYA NYAYA SANHITHA (BNS) 2023. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY ORAL ORDER Accused Nos.1 and 3 in Crime No.36/2025 registered by Bethamangala Police Station, K.G.F, for the offence punishable Section 108 R/w 3(5) of BNS, 2023 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.36/2025 was registered by Bethamangala Police Station, K.G.F against Smt. Radhamma and two others, on the basis of first information dated 22.03.2025 received from Sri Anjaraju S/o Late Gopalappa. Apprehending arrest in the said case, the petitioners had filed Crl.Misc.No.269/2025 before the jurisdictional Sessions Court, which was rejected on 05.04.2025. Therefore, they are before this Court. - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:18023 CRL.P No. 5893 of 2025 4. Perusal of the material on record would go to show that, petitioner No.1 herein is the mother of Smt. Poornima, who is the wife of deceased Manohar Raju. It appears that, after marriage, the relationship between the deceased and his wife was not good. 5. On 22.03.2025, Manohar Raju had committed suicide in his house by hanging himself. In the first information it is alleged that he had left behind a death note stating that his mother-in-law and her son Sai Babu (accused No.2) and uncle of his wife, Veerabhadra Raju (accused No.3) were the cause for his death and the aforesaid three persons used to give false information to his wife and as a result the relationship between his wife and himself was not cordial. 6. Except the aforesaid allegation there is no other allegation as against the accused persons in the first information. Considering the aforesaid aspects of the matter and since the material on record do not prima-facie show about any act committed by accused persons - 4 - NC: 2025:KHC:18023 CRL.P No. 5893 of 2025 immediately prior to the deceased committing suicide, which would have either aided or abetted the deceased to commit suicide, I am of the opinion that the petitioners have made out a case for grant of anticipatory bail. Accordingly, the following: ORDER The Criminal 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.36/2025 registered by Bethamangala Police Station, K.G.F, for the offence punishable Section 108 R/w 3(5) of BNS, 2023 subject to the following conditions: 1. The petitioners shall appear before the Investigating Officer in the present case within fifteen days from the date of this order on executing a personal bond for a sum of Rs.1,00,000/- (Rupees One Lakh only) each with one surety for the likesum to the satisfaction of the investigating officer/jurisdictional Court. - 5 - NC: 2025:KHC:18023 CRL.P No. 5893 of 2025 2. The petitioners shall regularly appear before the Trial Court without fail unless exempted by the Trial Court for valid reasons. 3. The 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 NMS