- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:47854 CRL.P No. 14587 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 19TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SHIVASHANKAR AMARANNAVAR CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 14587 OF 2025 [439(Cr.PC) / 483(BNSS)] BETWEEN: PRADEEPA @ MARILINGA S/O MARISWAMY, AGED ABOUT 31 YEARS, PERMANENTLY R/AT: MAKALI VILLAGE, CHANNAPATNA TALUK, RAMANAGARA DISTRICT - 562 108. PRESENTLY R/AT: MAHADESWARA NAGARA, SUNKADAKATTE, BENGALURU - 560 091. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. SHARATH J.M., ADVOCATE) AND: STATE OF KARNATAKA BY M K DODDI POLICE STATION, REP. BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT BUILDING, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, BENGALURU -560 001. …RESPONDENT (BY SMT. PUSHPALATHA B., ADDITIONAL SPP) THIS CRL.P IS FILED UNDER SECTION 439 CR.PC (FILED UNDER SECTION 483 BNSS) PRAYING TO RELEASED HIM ON Digitally signed by LAKSHMINARAYANA MURTHY RAJASHRI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:47854 CRL.P No. 14587 of 2025 BAIL, WHO IS ACCUSED NO.7 IN CRIME NO.84/2025 REGISTERED BY RESPONDENT M.K DODDI POLICE STATION FOR THE OFFENCE PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTION 103(1) READ WITH 3(5) OF BNS, 2023, NOW PENDING ON THE FILE OF SENIOR CIVIL JUDGE AND J.M.F.C COURT, CHANNAPATNA, BENGALURU SOUTH 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 by accused No.7 under Section 483 of Bharatiya Nagrika Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 praying to grant bail in Crime No.84/2025 of M.K. Doddi Police Station, registered for offences punishable under Sections 103(1) read with Section 3(5) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. 2. Heard learned counsel for petitioner and learned Additional State Public Prosecutor for respondent - State. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:47854 CRL.P No. 14587 of 2025 3. Learned counsel for petitioner would contend that, there are no serious overtacts are alleged against this petitioner. The petitioner is alleged to have conspired with the other accused to kill the deceased and he intimated the movement of deceased to accused Nos.3 to 6 who have committed the murder of deceased. The name of the petitioner has been disclosed by accused No.2 in his voluntary statement. The motorcycle belonging to this petitioner has been recovered. There are no eye witnesses to the incident and the case of the prosecution is based on circumstantial evidence. With these, he prayed to allow the petition. 4. Per contra, learned Additional State Public Prosecutor for respondent would contend that, this petitioner was having financial transaction with accused No.1 and he conspired with the other accused to kill the deceased at the instance of accused No.1. The petitioner intimated the movement of deceased to accused Nos.3 to 6 who committed the murder of the deceased. The - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:47854 CRL.P No. 14587 of 2025 statement of C.W.2 has been recorded under Section 183 of BNSS. With these, she prayed for dismissal of the petition. 5. Having heard the learned counsels appearing for parties, the Court has perused the charge sheet and other materials placed on record. 6. The case of the prosecution is that, accused No.1 is the wife of deceased and she is having extra marital affair with accused No.2. The deceased who was husband of accused No.1 was intending to sell his property. Therefore, accused No.1 intimated the same to accused No.2 and they conspired to kill the deceased along with other accused. The petitioner and accused No.2 have intimated the movement of deceased to accused Nos.3 to 6 and accused Nos.3 to 6 have made the deceased to consume poison forcibly and committed his murder. Considering the above aspect, the overtact is alleged against the petitioner is conspiracy and intimating - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:47854 CRL.P No. 14587 of 2025 the movement of deceased to accused Nos.3 to 6. No serious overtacts are alleged against this petitioner. The petitioner is in judicial custody since 26.07.2025. There are no criminal antecedents of the petitioner. 7. Considering all the above aspects, the petitioner has made out a case for grant of bail with conditions. In the result, the following; ORDER The Criminal Petition is allowed. The petitioner/accused No.7 is granted bail in Crime No.84/2025 of M.K. Doddi Police Station, subject to following conditions: i) The petitioner shall execute a personal bond for a sum of Rs.1,00,000/- (Rupees One Lakh only) with one surety for the like-sum to the satisfaction of the jurisdictional Court. ii) The petitioner shall not tamper the prosecution witnesses either directly or indirectly. - 6 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:47854 CRL.P No. 14587 of 2025 iii) The petitioner shall appear before the trial Court on all dates of hearing unless exempted by the Court and cooperate for speedy disposal of the case. iv) The petitioner shall not involve in commission of any offence. If the petitioner found involved in commission of any offence, the prosecution is at liberty to make an application for cancellation of bail granted to him. Sd/- (SHIVASHANKAR AMARANNAVAR) JUDGE KLV List No.: 1 Sl No.: 10