- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:41746 CRL.P No. 12530 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 23RD DAY OF OCTOBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SHIVASHANKAR AMARANNAVAR CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 12530 OF 2025 (438(Cr.PC) / 482(BNSS)) BETWEEN: 1. THANGAMMA W/O RAJENDRA AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS R/AT NO.270/1, RATHNAMMA BUILDING, BANAHALLI ROAD, NEAR NANJAREDDY BUILDING, BANAHALLI, CHANDAPURA, BENGALURU 560 099 …PETITIONER (BY Smt. ANUSHKA ROY FOR SRI. VIJAY B.K, ADVOCATES) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY SURYANAGAR POLICE STATION, BENGALURU- 562 106 REPRESENTED BY THE SPP. HIGH COURT BUILDING, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, BENGALURU- 560 001 …RESPONDENT (BY SMT.B PUSHPALATHA, ADDL.SPP) THIS CRL.P IS FILED UNDER SECTION 438 CR.PC (FILED U/S 482 BNSS) PRAYING TO GRANT ANTICIPATORY BAIL TO THE Digitally signed by LAKSHMINARAYANA MURTHY RAJASHRI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:41746 CRL.P No. 12530 of 2025 PETITIONER BY DIRECTING THE RESPONDENT TO ENLARGE THE PETITIONER ON BAIL IN THE EVENT OF HIS ARREST IN CONNECTION WITH THE CR.NO.313/2025 FILED BY SURYANANGAR POLICE STATION FOR THE ALLEGED OFFENCE PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTIONS 108, 115(1), 118(1), 84, 352, 351(3) OF THE BHARATIYA NYAYA SANHITA, 2023 PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE II ADDITIONAL CIVIL JUDGE (JR.DN) AND JMFC COURT, ANEKAL BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SHIVASHANKAR AMARANNAVAR ORAL ORDER This petition is filed under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 praying to grant anticipatory bail in Crime No.313/2025 of Suryanagar Police Station registered for the offences punishable under Sections 108, 115(1), 118(1), 84, 352, 351(3) of BNS, 2023. 2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Additional State Public Prosecutor for the respondent - State. 3. The learned counsel for the petitioner would contend that, the petitioner is the mother-in-law of the deceased. There is no serious allegation against the - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:41746 CRL.P No. 12530 of 2025 petitioner abetting the deceased to commit suicide. The allegation against the petitioner is that she was supporting her son, who is the husband of the deceased in spite of marrying another lady. She further submits that the statement given by the deceased in the hospital that there is no allegation against the petitioner, and the deceased had stated that, due to financial problem, she committed suicide. She further submits that, the petitioner is ready to cooperate with the police in the investigation, and abide by any conditions that may be imposed by this Court. With this, she prayed to allow the petition. 4. Per contra, the learned Additional State Public Prosecutor for the respondent - State would contend that, the case is under investigation. The petitioner stated to have supported her son - accused No.1 even after he marrrying another lady during lifetime of his wife. The petitioner has not appeared before the Investigating Officer for investigation. With this, she prayed for dismissal of the petition. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:41746 CRL.P No. 12530 of 2025 5. Having heard the learned counsel, the Court has perused the FIR, complaint and other materials placed on record. 6. The deceased was the wife of the accused No.1, who is the son of the petitioner/accused No.2. In the FIR, there is an allegation that the accused No.1 demanded additional dowry along with his mother. The accused No.1 had illicit relationship with the lady, and subsequently married her by tying thali, and the petitioner has got removed the said thali, and put it in a hundi of the temple, and asked her son not to contact with the said lady, in spite of that, he continued to contact with the said lady. The allegation against the petitioner is that when the deceased intimated the same to the petitioner, she did not support her and abused her. Whether the act of petitioner amounts to abetting to commit suicide is the matter of investigation and trial. The petitioner has undertaken to cooperate with the police in the investigation, and abide by the terms and - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:41746 CRL.P No. 12530 of 2025 conditions to be imposed by this Court. The petitioner has made out a case for grant of anticipatory bail with the conditions: In the result, the following: ORDER i) The petition is allowed. ii) The petitioner is ordered to be released in the event of her arrest in Crime No.313/2025 of Suryanagar Police Station subject to the following conditions: a) The petitioner shall execute a personal bond for a sum of Rs.One lakh with one surety for the likesum to the satisfaction of the Investigating Officer; b) The petitioner shall appear before the Investigating Officer within fifteen days from this day and execute bail bond and furnish surety; c) The petitioner shall cooperate with the police in the investigation; - 6 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:41746 CRL.P No. 12530 of 2025 d) The petitioner shall not tamper the prosecution witnesses either directly or indirectly. Sd/- (SHIVASHANKAR AMARANNAVAR) JUDGE BKM List No.: 1 Sl No.: 10