JUDGMENT

1. This petition is filed by the petitioner/Accused No.3 under Sec. 439 of Cr.P.C. seeking regular bail in Crime No.115/2020 of Ramdurga Police Station, registered for the offences punishable under Ss. 120(B), 302 and 301 read with sec. 34 of IPC, pending on the file of IX Additional District and Sessions Judge, Belagavi in SC No.248/2020.

2. The brief factual matrix leading to the case are that the mother of deceased by name Smt. Basavva has lodged a complaint regarding her son-Shivaputrappa being murdered by unknown persons.

3. It is the case of prosecution that, the son of the complainant by name Shivaputrappa had married Accused No.4-Shantha and she is working as Home Nurse at Belagavi. The deceased was addicted to bad vces and he was a chronic alcoholic. It is alleged that, on 11/7/2020 he did not return home and on enquiry, the complainant received an information that, he had been to Yeragatti to meet his wife ie., Accused No.4- Shantha and on 12/7/2020 at 7.15 am., she got an information regarding the death of her son Shivaputrappa in the accident and when she visited the spot, she found that the dead body of her son was lying and she found certain ligature marks on