- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:7169 CRL.P No. 101607 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH DATED THIS THE 8TH DAY OF MAY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE G BASAVARAJA CRIMINAL PETITION NO.101607 OF 2025 (439(Cr.PC)/483(BNSS) BETWEEN: PRAKASH S/O. BHARAMAPPA BALLARY, AGE: 38 YEARS, OCC: COOLIE, R/O: ANJALI VILLAGE, TQ: RATTIHALLI, DIST: HAVERI, PIN CODE: 581 116. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. V. M. BANAKAR, ADVOCATE) AND: THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, THROUGH RATTIHALLI POLICE STATION, REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH AT DHARWAD – 580 011. …RESPONDENT (BY SRI. RAMESH CHIGARI, AGA) THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED UNDER SECTION 483 OF BNSS, 2023 SEEKING THAT ENLARGE THE PETITIONER/ACCUSED NO.1 ON REGULAR BAIL IN CONNECTION WITH RATTIHALLI PS CR NO.132/2024 REGISTERED FOR THE OFFENCES PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTIONS 108 AND 85 OF BNS, PENDING ON THE FILE OF CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC, RATTIHALLI IN CC NO.282/2025 TO MEET THE ENDS OF JUSTICE. THIS CRIMINAL PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THERIEN AS UNDER: Digitally signed by MALLIKARJUN RUDRAYYA KALMATH Location: High Court of Karnataka, Dharwad Bench, Dharwad - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:7169 CRL.P No. 101607 of 2025 ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE G BASAVARAJA) This petition is filed under Section 483 of Bharatiya Nagarika Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (hereinafter referred to as ‘BNSS’, for short) for grant of regular bail as the accused is in judicial custody i.e., from 12.02.2025. 2. Learned AGA has filed written objections. 3. I have heard the arguments on both the sides. 4. On the basis of complaint filed by one Girijamma Chandrappa Bharki, police have registered the case in Crime No.132/2024 against accused No.1-Prakash bharamappa Ballari, accused No.2-Smt. Chandramma Bharamappa Ballari and accused N.3-Bharamappa Ballari for the commission of offences punishable under Sections 108, 85, 3(5) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. 5. After investigation, the Investigating Officer has submitted charge sheet against the accused No.1 only and dropped the charges against accused Nos.2 and 3 as there - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:7169 CRL.P No. 101607 of 2025 are no evidence against them. In the charge sheet it is alleged as under: “F zÉÆõÁgÉÆÃ¥Àt ¥ÀvÀæ, PÁ®A £ÀA§gÀ 12 gÀ°, £ÀªÀÄÆzÀ ªÀiÁrzÀ DgÉÆævÀ£ÀÄ gÀnÖúÀ½î ¥ÉǰøÀ oÁuÉAiÀÄ ªÁå¦Û Ctf UÁæªÀÄzÀ°è, EzÀgÀ°èAiÀÄ ¦AiÀiÁð¢AiÀÄ 03 £Éà ªÀÄUÀ¼ÀÄ ªÀÄÈvÀ¼ÀÄ ±ÁgÀzÁ UÀAqÀ ¥ÀæPÁ±À §¼Áîj ªÀAiÀiÁ-34 ªÀµÀð eÁw »AzÀÆ ªÁ°äà GzÉÆåÃUÀ ªÀÄ£É PÉ®¸À ¸Á ; Ctf vÁ : gÀnÖúÀ½î EªÀ¼À£ÀÄß PÀ¼ÉzÀ 08 ªÀµÀðUÀ¼À »AzÉ ªÀÄzÀÄªÉ ªÀiÁrPÉÆnÖzÀÄÝ CªÀgÀ PËnA©PÀ fêÀ£ÀzÀ°è JgÀqÀÄ ¸ÀtÚ UÀAqÀÄ ªÀÄPÀ̼ÀÄ d¤¹zÀÄÝ EgÀÄvÀÛzÉ. EzÀgÀ°èAiÀÄ ¦AiÀiÁð¢AiÀÄ ªÀÄUÀ¼À ªÀÄzÀÄªÉ DzÀ PÉ®ªÀÅ ªÀµÀð DgÉÆæ CªÀ¼À UÀAqÀ ¸ÀjAiÀiÁV £ÉÆÃrPÉÆArzÀÄÝ EwÛvÀÛ¯ÁV ¦AiÀiÁð¢AiÀÄ ªÀÄUÀ½UÉ DgÉÆævÀ£ÀÄ ¥Àæw ¢ªÀ¸À ªÀiÁ£À¹PÀ zÉÊ»PÀ avÀæ »A¸Éì ¤Ãr QgÀÄPÀļÀ ¤ÃqÀÄvÁÛ, ¨ÉÊzÁqÀĪÀzÀÄ, ºÉÆr §r ªÀiÁqÀĪÀzÀÄ ªÀiÁqÀÄvÁÛ §A¢zÀÄÝ DgÉÆævÀ£ÀÄ PÉÆqÀÄwÛzÀÝ QgÀÄPÀļÀPÉÌ ¦AiÀiÁð¢AiÀÄ ªÀÄUÀ¼ÀÄ £À®ÄV ºÉÆÃVzÀÄÝ, DgÉÆævÀ£ÀÄ ¤vÁå¤gÀAvÀgÀ ¤ÃqÀÄwÛzÀÝ QgÀÄPÀļÀ¢AzÀ ¦AiÀiÁð¢AiÀÄ ªÀÄUÀ¼ÀÄ gÉÆù ºÉÆÃVzÀÄÝ, DgÉÆævÀ£ÀÄ ¥ÀzÉà ¥ÀzÉà dUÀ¼À ªÀiÁr vÀ£Àß ºÉAqÀw ªÀÄÈvÀ¼À£ÀÄß vÀªÀgÀÄ ªÀÄ£ÉAiÀiÁzÀ ºÀ®UÉÃj UÁæªÀÄPÉÌ PÀ¼ÀÄ»¸ÀÄvÁÛ §A¢zÀÄÝ, ªÀÄvÉÛ ¦AiÀiÁ𢠺ÁUÀÆ CªÀgÀ ªÀÄ£ÉAiÀĪÀgÀÄ ªÀÄÈvÀ½UÉ PÀgÉzÀÄPÉÆAqÀÄ ºÉÆÃV Ctf UÁæªÀÄzÀ°è gÁf ¥ÀAZÁ¬Äw ªÀiÁr DgÉÆævÀ¤UÉ §Ä¢Ý ºÉý ºÉÆÃUÀÄwÛzÀÄÝ. DzÀgÀÆ ¸ÀºÀ DgÉÆævÀ£ÀÄ ªÀÄÈvÀ¼ÁzÀ ±ÁgÀzÁ UÀAqÀ ¥ÀæPÁ±À §¼Áîj ªÀAiÀiÁ-34 ªÀµÀð EªÀjUÉ ¤Ã£ÀÄ ¸ÀÄAzÀgÀªÁV®è. ªÀÄzÀĪÉAiÀÄ PÁ®PÉÌ ªÀgÀzÀQëuÉAiÀÄ£ÀÄß ºÉZÁÑV vÀgÀ°®è, ¤£Àß ©lÄÖ ¨ÉÃgÉ ªÀÄzÀÄªÉ ªÀiÁrPÉƼÀÄîvÉÛãÉ, CzÀPÉÌ ¤Ã£ÀÄ ¸Á¬Ä CAvÁ ¥ÀzÉà ¥ÀzÉà ªÀÄÈvÀ¼ÉÆA¢UÉ dUÀ¼À ªÀiÁqÀÄvÁÛ §A¢zÀÄÝ DzÀgÀÆ ¸ÀºÀ ªÀÄÈvÀ¼ÀÄ ªÀÄPÀ̼À ªÀÄÄR £ÉÆÃr CªÀgÀ ¨sÀ«µÀåPÁÌV DgÉÆævÀ£ÀÄ PÉÆqÀÄwÛzÀÝ »A¸ÉìAiÀÄ£ÀÄß ¸À»¹PÉÆAqÀÄ ¨Á¼Éé ªÀiÁrPÉÆAqÀÄ EgÀÄwÛzÀݼÀÄ. DgÉÆævÀ£ÀÄ PÀ¼ÉzÀ CPÉÆÖçgÀ wAUÀ¼À°è, ¦AiÀiÁð¢AiÀÄ ªÀÄUÀ¼ÀÄ ªÀÄÈvÀ¼ÉÆA¢UÉ dUÀ¼À ªÀiÁr ¦AiÀiÁð¢AiÀÄ ªÀÄUÀ¼À£ÀÄß Ctf UÁæªÀÄ¢AzÀ ºÀ®UÉÃjUÉ PÀ½¹zÀÄÝ, ªÀÄÈvÀ¼ÀÄ 01 wAUÀ¼ÀÄ ºÀ®UÉÃj UÁæªÀÄzÀ ¦AiÀiÁð¢AiÀÄ EzÀÄÝ, £ÀAvÀgÀ ¢£ÁAPÀ : 06-11-2024 gÀAzÀÄ vÀ£Àß UÀAqÀ£À ªÀÄ£ÉAiÀiÁzÀ Ctf UÁæªÀÄPÉÌ ¦AiÀiÁð¢ PÀ½¹PÉÆnÖzÀÄÝ, ¦AiÀiÁð¢AiÀÄ ªÀÄUÀ¼ÀÄ ªÀÄÈvÀ¼ÀÄ - 4 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:7169 CRL.P No. 101607 of 2025 EzÀgÀ°èAiÀÄ DgÉÆævÀ£ÀÄ PÉÆqÀÄwÛzÀÝ »As¸ÉìAiÀÄ£ÀÄß ¸À»¸À¯ÁUÀzÉà ªÀÄ£À£ÉÆÃAzÀÄ ¢£ÁAPÀ : 10-11-2024 gÀAzÀÄ ªÀÄÄAeÁ£É 10-00 UÀAmɬÄAzÀ ªÀÄzÁåºÀß 02-00 UÀAmÉAiÀÄ ªÀÄzÀåzÀ CªÀ¢üAiÀÄ°è Ctf UÁæªÀÄzÀ vÀ£Àß UÀAqÀ£À ªÀÄ£ÉAiÀÄ°è ªÉÄïÁÒªÀuÉUÉ ºÁQzÀ PÀ©âtzÀ ºÁåAUÀ°èUÉ ¹ÃgÉAiÀÄ£ÀÄß PÀnÖ PÀÄwÛUÉUÉ £ÉÃtÄ ©VzÀÄPÉÆAqÀÄ ªÀÄÈvÀ¥ÀqÀĪÀAvÉ ªÀiÁrzÀ C¥ÀgÁzsÀ. PÁgÀt F zÉÆõÁgÉÆÃ¥Àt ¥ÀvÀæ PÁ®A £ÀA 12 gÀ°è £ÀªÀÄÆ¢¹zÀ 01 £Éà DgÉÆævÀ£ÁzÀ ¥ÀæPÁ±À vÀAzÉ ¨sÀgÀªÀÄ¥Àà §¼Áîj ªÀAiÀiÁ-38 ªÀµÀð eÁw- »AzÀÆ ªÁ°äÃQ GzÉÆåÃUÀ- ªÀåªÀ¸ÁAiÀÄ ¸Á; Ctf vÁ: gÀnÖúÀ½î, FvÀ£À «gÀÄzÀÞ PÀ®A: 85, 108, BNS Act 2023. £ÉÃzÀÝgÀ CrAiÀÄ°è. F zÉÆõÁgÉÆÃ¥Àt ¥ÀvÀæªÀ£ÀÄß ªÀiÁ£Àå £ÁåAiÀiÁ®AiÀÄPÉÌ ¸À°è¹PÉÆArzÀÄÝ EgÀÄvÀÛzÉ.” 6. It is submitted by the learned counsel for petitioner that since from the date of arrest i.e., 12.02.2025, the petitioner is in judicial custody. Petitioner is not required for further investigation as the charge sheet is already filed. The alleged offences are not punishable with death or imprisonment for life. After lapse of eight years from the date of marriage, the deceased has committed suicide. The accused is having two minor children aged 6 and 4 years and he has to look after them. Considering the nature and gravity of the offences and previous antecedents of the petitioner, it is just and proper - 5 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:7169 CRL.P No. 101607 of 2025 to release the petitioner on bail. Hence, I proceed to pass the following : ORDER The Criminal Petition filed by the petitioner/accused No.1 under Section Sections 483 of BNSS is hereby allowed. The petitioner/accused No.1 shall be released on bail in Crime No.132/2024 of Rattihalli Police Station subject to following conditions: i) Petitioner/accused No.1 shall execute a personal bond for a sum of Rs.1,00,000/- for the like sum to the satisfaction of the jurisdictional Magistrate. ii) Petitioner/accused No.1 shall not directly or indirectly make any inducement, threat or promise to any person acquainted with the facts of the case so as to dissuade him from disclosing such fact to the court or to any police officer. - 6 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:7169 CRL.P No. 101607 of 2025 iii) Petitioner/accused No.1 shall not tamper the prosecution witnesses in any manner. Sd/- (G BASAVARAJA) JUDGE NAA CT-ASC List No.: 1 Sl No.: 31