SHIVASHANKAR AMARANNAVAR
Kaveri – Appellant
Versus
State of Karnataka – Respondent
JUDGMENT
1. This petition is filed by accused No.2 under Sec. 439 of The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (hereinafter referred to as the 'Cr.P.C .', for brevity) seeking bail in Crime No.193/2021 of Garag Police Station, registered for the offences punishable under Ss. 302, 120(B), 109 read with Sec. 34 of The Indian Penal Code (hereina fter referred to as the 'IPC', for brevity).
2. The case of the prosecution as per the charge sheet is that, complainant Siddappa is residing with his elder son Yallappa and his family members in the farm house at Mulamuttal Village and his younger son Bhimappa (deceased) was residing separately in the house at Bhajantri Oni in Mulamuttal Village with his wife Kaveri (accused No.2) and their children. The house of Shivanand (accused No.1) is ad jacent to the house of deceased Bhimappa. Since one year accused No.1 developed illicit relationship with accused No.2 who is the wife of the deceased Bhimappa which had come to the notice of complainant, Bhimappa and other family members. The said Bhimappa became angry over the said illicit relationship of his wife with accused No .1 and as a result, there were frequent quarrels between the deceased Bhimappa
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