- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:49181 CRL.P No. 14478 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 27TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SHIVASHANKAR AMARANNAVAR CRIMINAL PETITION No. 14478 OF 2025 (439(Cr.PC) / 483(BNSS) BETWEEN: 1. MARUTHI DOMBARA AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS SON OF BASAVARAJ NEAR MARAMMA TEMPLE DOMMASANDRA BENGALURU -560 087. PERMANENT RESIDENT OF SIDDARAMESHWARANAGAR GOPANAKOPPA DHARWAD – 580 023. …PETITIONER (BY SRI SHIVAREDDY K.N, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER VARTHUR POLICE STATION BANGALORE CITY REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA HIGH COURT BUILDING BENGALURU-560 001. …RESPONDENT (BY SRI CHANNAPPA ERAPPA, HCGP) Digitally signed by LAKSHMINARAYANA MURTHY RAJASHRI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:49181 CRL.P No. 14478 of 2025 THIS CRL.P IS FILED UNDER SECTION 439 Cr.PC (FILED U/S 483 BNSS) PRAYING TO ENLARGE THE PETITIONER ON REGULAR BAIL IN CRIME No.0442/2025, FOR THE OFFENCES PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTIONS 3(5) BNS, REGISTERED BY THE VARTHUR POLICE. 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.1 under Section 483 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 praying to grant bail in Crime No.442/2025 of Varthuru Police Station registered for the offence punishable under Section 80 and Section 3(5) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. 2. Heard the learned counsel for petitioner and learned High Court Government Pleader for respondent/State. 3. The learned counsel for petitioner would contend that, the marriage of the petitioner and the deceased was a love marriage, and the parents of the deceased have not agreed for the said marriage. The - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:49181 CRL.P No. 14478 of 2025 petitioner and the deceased were working in Bangalore, and residing in a rented house. There was no any demand by the petitioner, and his mother of any dowry. The deceased after her marriage had not gone to the house of her parents. There was no any complaint by the deceased prior to her death against the petitioner. The petitioner is in judicial custody since 28.08.2025, and therefore, he is not required for custodial interrogation. With this, he prayed to allow the petition. 4. Per contra, the learned High Court Government Pleader for respondent/State would contend that, the charge sheet has been filed. The offence alleged against the petitioner is Section 80 of BNS, 2023. It is punishable with imprisonment for a period of not less than seven years. The death of the deceased is within seven years of the marriage. The deceased committed suicide due to harassment and ill-treatment given by the petitioner demanding to bring site and dowry from her parents. If the petitioner is granted bail, there are chances of he - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:49181 CRL.P No. 14478 of 2025 tampering the prosecution witnesses. With this, he prayed to reject the petition, 5. Having heard the learned counsel, the Court has perused the FIR, complaint and other materials placed on record. 6. The marriage of the petitioner and the deceased was a love marriage. The averments of first information indicate that, the parents of the deceased have not agreed for the marriage of petitioner with the deceased. It is further stated that, the deceased was in contact with the first informant over phone. The deceased was residing with her husband in a rented house in Bangalore. There was no any complaint against the petitioner by the deceased regarding any demand of dowry or harassment prior to her death. The petitioner is in judicial custody since 28.08.2025, and as charge sheet is filed, he is not required for custodial interrogation. There are no criminal antecedents of the petitioner. - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:49181 CRL.P No. 14478 of 2025 7. Considering the above aspects, the petitioner has made out a case for grant of bail with conditions. In the result, the following ORDER i) The petition is allowed. ii) The petitioner is granted bail in Crime No.442/2025 of Varthuru Police Station registered for the offence punishable under Section 80 and Section 3(5) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 subject to following conditions: a) The petitioner shall execute a personal bond for a sum of Rs.1,00,000/- with one surety for the like sum to the satisfaction of the jurisdictional Court. b) The petitioner shall not tamper the prosecution witnesses either directly or indirectly. - 6 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:49181 CRL.P No. 14478 of 2025 c) The petitioner shall attend the Trial Court on all dates of hearing, unless exempted and co- operate for speedy disposal of the case. Sd/- (SHIVASHANKAR AMARANNAVAR) JUDGE BKM List No.: 1 Sl No.: 6