- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:23441 CRL.P No. 8579 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 1ST DAY OF JULY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 8579 OF 2025 BETWEEN: REETHAN RAJ S/O N. GOVINDARAJU AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS OCCUPATION SOFTWARE ENGINEER R/O NO.40, 4TH B CROSS KAGGADASAPURA, C.V. RAMAN NAGAR, BANGALORE - 560 093. …PETITIONER (BY SRI SANDESH J. CHOUTA, SR. CONSEL FOR SRI SWAROOP T, ADV.) AND: THE STATE BY POLICE INSPECTOR RAJANKUNTE POLICE STATION DODDABALLAPUR SUB-DIVISION BANGALORE RURAL DISTRICT BANGALORE - 560 064, REPRESENT BY SPP, HIGH COURT BUILDING BANGALORE - 560 001. …RESPONDENT (BY SMT. RASHMI PATEL, HCGP) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 439 CR.PC (FILED U/S 483 BNSS) PRAYING TO ORDER TO RELEASE THE PETITIONER (ACCUSED NO.1) ON BAIL PERTAINING TO FIR NO.150/2025 REGISTERED FOR THE OFFENCE P/U/S 108,85,86 R/W 3(5) OF BNS 2023 PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE HONBLE II A.C.J.M COURT BENGALURU. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: Digitally signed by NANDINI M S Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:23441 CRL.P No. 8579 of 2025 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY ORAL ORDER 1. Accused no.1 in Crime No.150/2025 registered by Rajanukunte Police Station, Bengaluru District, for the offences punishable under Sections 108, 3(5), 85, 86 of BNS, 2023, is 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.150/2025 was registered by Rajanukunte Police Station, Bengaluru District, for the aforesaid offences against the petitioner and others based on the first information dated 17.05.2025 received from Manjula Shivakumar who is the mother of deceased Priyanka. During the course of investigation of the case, petitioner was arrested on 03.06.2025 and subsequently remanded to judicial custody. Bail application filed the petitioner before the jurisdictional Sessions Court in Crl. Misc. No.10107/2025 was rejected on 16.06.2025. Therefore, he is before this court. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:23441 CRL.P No. 8579 of 2025 4. Learned Senior Counsel appearing for the petitioner having reiterated the grounds urged in the petition, submits that deceased had left her matrimonial home on 12.05.2025 and she has committed suicide in her parents house on 17.05.2025. No such incident had happened between 12.05.2025 and 17.05.2025 in which the accused have participated which would have either abetted or instigated the deceased to commit suicide. Petitioner is a qualified person working in a software company. Accordingly, he prays to allow the petition. 5. Per contra, learned HCGP has opposed the petition on the ground that investigation of the case is under progress. 6. Perusal of the material on record would go to show that marriage of the petitioner with the deceased was solemnized on 30.04.2023. It appears that subsequently there was some misunderstanding between the couple and on 12.05.2025, the deceased had left the company of her husband and she had taken shelter in her parents house. Deceased Priyanka had committed suicide in her parents house on 17.05.2025. It is alleged that on 12.05.2025, petitioner and his relatives had - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:23441 CRL.P No. 8579 of 2025 abused and assaulted the deceased and her relatives in her matrimonial home. In respect of the alleged incident that had taken place on 12.05.2025, belatedly FIR in Crime No.104/2025 has been registered by Byappanahalli Police Station, Bengaluru City, based on the first information received on 20.05.2025. There is no material available on record to show that after deceased had left her matrimonial home on 12.05.2025, any such incident had taken place in which the accused persons had participated which could have abetted or instigated the deceased to commit suicide. Deceased had committed suicide in her parents house on 17.05.2025. 7. Petitioner is in custody from 03.06.2025. He is said to be a qualified person working in a software company. The other accused persons are said to have been granted anticipatory bail. Under the circumstances, I am of the opinion that petitioner's prayer for grant of regular bail is required to be answered affirmatively. Accordingly, the following order: 8. The petition is allowed. The petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail in Crime No.150/2025 registered by Rajanukunte Police Station, Bengaluru District, for the offences - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:23441 CRL.P No. 8579 of 2025 punishable under Sections 108, 3(5), 85, 86 of BNS, 2023, subject to the following conditions: a) Petitioner shall execute personal bond for a sum of Rs.1,00,000/- with two sureties for the likesum, to the satisfaction of the jurisdictional Court; b) The petitioner shall appear regularly on all the dates of hearing before the Trial Court unless the Trial Court exempts his appearance for valid reasons; c) The petitioner shall not directly or indirectly threaten or tamper with the prosecution witnesses; d) The petitioner shall not involve in similar offences in future; e) The petitioner 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