- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:28528 CRL.P No. 74 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 25TH DAY OF JULY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 74 OF 2025 BETWEEN: RENUKA G @ RENUKAMBA, D/O GURULINGACHARI, AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS, R/AT GOWDAHALLI VILLAGE, YALANDUR TALUK, CHAMARAJANAGAR. …PETITIONER (BY SMT. VIJAYAKUMARI., ADVOCATE) AND: STATE OF KARNATAKA, BY WOMEN POLICE STATION, CHAMARAJANAGAR. …RESPONDENT (BY SRI.RANGASWAMY R., HCGP) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 439 CR.PC (FILED U/S 483 BNSS) PRAYING TO ALLOW THIS PETITION AND ENLARGE THE PETITIONERS / ACCUSED NO.2 ON BAIL WITH THE RESPONDENT POLICE FOR THE OFFENCE P/U/S 498A, 323, 324, 504, 506 R/W 34 OF IPC AND SEC.75 OF JUVENILE JUSTICE (CARE AND PROTECTION OF CHILDREN) ACT, CR.NO.09/2024, POLICE STATION CHAMARAJANAGAR WOMEN P.S., COURT NAME PRINCIPAL DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE AT CHAMARAJANAGARA, CRL.MISC.272/2024, PRL. DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE AT CHAMARAJANAGAR, CRL.418/2024THE PRL.DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE, CHAMARAJANAGAR HAS REJECTED THE BAIL PETITION ON 08.03.2024 IN CRL.MISC.NO.272/2024. Digitally signed by NANDINI M S Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:28528 CRL.P No. 74 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 Accused No.2 Crime No.9/2024 registered by Chamrajanagar Women Police Station, Chamarajanagara District, for offences punishable under Sections 498A, 323, 324, 504, 506 read with Section 34 of IPC and Section 75 of Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015, is before this Court under Section 482 of BNSS, 2023 seeking anticipatory bail. 2. Heard the learned counsel for the parties. 3. FIR in Crime No.9/2024 was registered by Chamrajanagar Women Police Station, Chamarajanagara District for the aforesaid offences against Kumarachari and the petitioner herein, based on the first information dated 13.02.2024 received from Ramya who is wife of accused No.1 Kumarachari. Apprehending arrest in the said case, petitioner had filed Crl.Misc.No.272/2024 before the - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:28528 CRL.P No. 74 of 2025 Jurisdictional Sessions Court which was rejected on 08.08.2024. Therefore, petitioner is before this Court. 4. First informant who is the wife of accused No.1 has alleged that accused No.1 has a illicit relationship with the petitioner and on 12.02.2024 when first informant had gone to the house of the petitioner herein, her husband who was inside the house of the petitioner allegedly had abused and assaulted her and as a result, she has suffered injuries. Allegation of abusing and assaulting the first informant is found in the first information against her husband who is arraigned as accused No.1. Petitioner allegedly had pushed the first informant and also criminally intimidated her. 5. Learned HCGP has fairly submitted that first informant and her child have only suffered simple injuries in the incident in question. Petitioner is a lady aged about 44 years. She has no criminal antecedents. Investigation of the case is completed and charge sheet is already filed. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:28528 CRL.P No. 74 of 2025 Therefore, I am of the opinion that the prayer made by the petitioner for grant of anticipatory bail needs to be answered affirmatively. Accordingly, the following: ORDER The Criminal Petition is allowed. The respondent - Police or any other police in the State of Karnataka are directed to release the petitioner in the event of her arrest registered by Chamarajanagara District, for offences punishable under Sections 498A, 323, 324, 504, 506 read with Section 34 of IPC and Section 75 of Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015, subject to the following conditions: 1. The Petitioner shall appear before the Investigating Officer within 15 days from the date of receipt of the copy of this order and shall execute a personal bond for a sum of Rs.50,000/- with one surety for the likesum to the satisfaction of the Jurisdictional Court. - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:28528 CRL.P No. 74 of 2025 2. Petitioner shall regularly appear before the Trial Court without fail unless exempted by the Trial Court for valid reasons. 3. Petitioner shall not tamper with the prosecution witness and she shall co-operate with the police for investigation and appear before them whenever called upon. 4. The petitioner shall not involve in similar offences in future; Sd/- (S VISHWAJITH SHETTY) JUDGE KVR List No.: 1 Sl No.: 13