- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:19797 CRL.P No. 7160 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 10TH DAY OF JUNE, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 7160 OF 2025 BETWEEN: 1. RAVI S.M S/O LATE MUNIYAPPA AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS. 2. TEJAS R S/O RAVI R AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS. BOTH ARE R/AT MALLASANDRA KASABA HOBLI, HOSAKOTE TALUK BENGALURU - 560 067. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI RAGHAVENDRA A.V, ADV., FOR SRI UDAYA KUMAR M, ADV.) AND: STATE OF KARNATAKA BY THIRUMALASHREETYHALLI POLICE STATION, BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT, REP. BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT COMPLEX BENGALURU - 560 001. …RESPONDENT (BY SMT. WAHEEDA M.M, HCGP) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 439 CR.P.C (U/S 483 BNSS) PRAYING TO GRANT REGULAR BAIL TO THE PETITIONERS IN CR.NO.91/2025 REGISTERED BY THE THIRUMALASHETTYHALLI POLICE AGAINST THE PETITIONERS, PENDING ON THE FILE OF LEARNED ADDL. CIVIL JUDGE (JR.DN) AND JMFC, AT HOSAKOTE, FOR THE OFFENCE P/U/S 108 OF BNS. Digitally signed by NANDINI M S Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:19797 CRL.P No. 7160 of 2025 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.1 & 2 in Crime No.91/2025 registered by Thirumalashettihalli Police Station, Bengaluru District, for the offence punishable under Section 108 of BNS, 2023, are before this Court under Section 483 of BNSS, 2023, seeking regular bail. 2. Heard the learned Counsel for the parties. 3. FIR in Crime No.91/2025 was registered by Thirumalashettihalli Police Station, Bengaluru District, for the aforesaid offence against the petitioners herein based on the first information submitted by Gowramma - mother of deceased Geethanjali on 18.04.2025. During the course of investigation, the petitioners were arrested. Bail application filed by the petitioners before the jurisdictional Sessions Court in Crl. Misc. No.787/2025 was rejected on 12.05.2025. Therefore, they are before this Court. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:19797 CRL.P No. 7160 of 2025 4. Perusal of the material on record would go to show that the mother of the victim had borrowed a sum of Rs.8 lakhs from accused no.1 herein and the accused persons were allegedly demanding repayment of the said amount from the first informant who is the mother of the deceased. On 18.03.2025 deceased Geethanjali had gone to the house of accused nos.1 & 2 when they were not in the house and from the mobile phone of Pavithra - wife of accused no.1, a sum of Rs.10,000/- was transferred to the mobile phone belonging to the deceased through Phonepe. Accused nos.1 & 2, thereafter, allegedly had abused the deceased for the said reason, and it appears that thereafter deceased had locked herself inside a room and had committed suicide by hanging herself. It is in this background, the mother of the deceased had approached the police alleging that petitioners were the cause for her daughter committing suicide. 5. In the first information itself, it is stated that a sum of Rs.10,000/- was transferred from the mobile phone of the wife of accused no.1 through Phonepe to the mobile phone of the deceased and the same was without the knowledge of Pavithra - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:19797 CRL.P No. 7160 of 2025 - wife of accused no.1. It is in this background, accused nos.1 & 2 had allegedly abused the deceased. That itself cannot be considered as an abetment or instigation for the deceased to commit suicide. Under the circumstances, 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: 6. The petition is allowed. The petitioners are directed to be enlarged on bail in Crime No.91/2025 registered by Thirumalashettihalli Police Station, Bengaluru District, for the offence punishable under Section 108 of BNS, 2023, are before this Court under Section 483 of BNSS, 2023, subject to the following conditions: a) Petitioners shall execute personal bond for a sum of Rs.1,00,000/- each with two sureties for the likesum, to the satisfaction of the jurisdictional Court; b) The petitioners shall appear regularly on all the dates of hearing before the Trial Court unless the Trial Court exempts their appearance for valid reasons; - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:19797 CRL.P No. 7160 of 2025 c) The petitioners shall not directly or indirectly threaten or tamper with the prosecution witnesses; d) The petitioners shall not involve in similar offences in future; e) The petitioners shall not leave the jurisdiction of the Trial Court without permission of the said Court until the case registered against him is disposed off. Sd/- (S VISHWAJITH SHETTY) JUDGE KK