RATHNAKALA
SWATI PAI, W/O MR. PRAVEEN K. – Appellant
Versus
STATE OF KARNATAKA – Respondent
Petitioner herein is charge sheeted in respect of the offence punishable under Section 306 of IPC. She is the wife of deceased Praveen K, who committed a suicide on 14.06.2014 in the morning hours, in his flat by hanging himself.
2. The case of the prosecution is, the petitioner and the deceased after a courtship, married in the year 2006 and were residing in a flat at ISRO layout, Bengaluru. The deceased purchased another apartment at ISRO layout during January, 2013 and started residing therein. The parents of the petitioner started living with her which was not to the liking of the deceased. The petitioner threatened him of throwing out of the matrimonial home and to initiate a criminal case against him on the allegation of dowry harassment. She accorded him that he is useless, even if he alive or dead. She necked him out of the matrimonial house on 23.12.2013. On 03.06.2014, the deceased went to the house of the petitioner to meet his girl child, but she did not allow him to meet the child, instead she insulted him to go and die elsewhere. Thereafter, she lodged a complaint against him on 04.06.2014 before the local police station which came to be registered in NCR No. 15
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