ORDER :

1. This petition is filed under Section 438 of Cr.P.C. praying to enlarge the petitioner/accused No. 1 on bail, in the event of his arrest in respect of Crime No. 69/2022 registered by Basavanagudi Women Police Station, Bengaluru City, for the offence punishable under Sections 498-A, 354(A), 504 and 506 read with Section 149 of IPC, Sections 3 and 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 and Section 67 of Information Technology Act, 2008.

2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned High Court Government Pleader appearing for the respondent-State.

3. The factual matrix of the case of the prosecution is that the marriage of this petitioner was solemnized with the complainant in 2015 and they were not having any issues. It is the allegation that the husband and his family members started harassing her both mentally and physically and started demanding dowry. The petitioner is also addicted to bad vices and he was harassing to take nude photo of the complainant and also took the same causing fear to her and also threatened her parents. That on 04.12.2021, the husband of the complainant took her near the Starbucks, Koramangala and made her to talk with his friend with a