Mohammed Tousif vs State of Karnataka

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2023 Supreme(Kar) 612

V SRISHANANDA
Mohammed Tousif – Appellant
Versus
State of Karnataka – Respondent

Advocates appeared:
Shakeel Ahmad, Advocate, S Vishwa Murthy, Advocate

JUDGMENT/ORDER

V Srishananda, J. - Heard Sri. Shakeel Ahamed, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri. S. Vishwa Murthy, learned High Court Government Pleader for the respondent-State.

2. Present petition is filed under Section 438 of Cr.P.C. with the following prayer:

'WHEREFORE, the above named petitioner most humbly prays that this Hon'ble Court may be pleased to enlarge the petitioner on bail in Crime No.136/2022 punishable u/s 498(A) of the Indian Penal ode read with Section 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961, of respondent Bharathi Nagar police pending before the XI Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court at Bangalore, in the interest of justice."

3. The brief facts of the case are as under:

Shyamir Khan lodged a complaint with Bharathi Nagar Police on 05.12.2022 against the petitioner, which was registered in Crime No.136/2012 for the offence punishable under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (hereinafter referred to as 'IPC' for short) and under Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 (hereinafter referred to as 'DP Act' for short).

4. Gist of the complaint averments reveal that the present petitioner was married to the daughter of the comp

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