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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
SHIVASHANKAR AMARANNAVAR
Sudhakara K E, S/O. K.C. Eshwar Gowda – Appellant
Versus
State Of Karnataka By N.R. Pura Police Station – Respondent
ORDER :
SHIVASHANKAR AMARANNAVAR, J.
Criminal Petition No.17349/2025 is filed by accused No.2 under Section 483 of BNSS seeking to grant bail and Criminal Petition No.17351/2025 is filed by accused Nos.3 and 4 under Section 482 of BNSS seeking anticipatory bail. Both petitions are filed in respect of Crime No.88/2025 of N.R Pura Police Station registered for offences punishable under Sections 80(2), 103(1), 85, 352, 351(2), 351(3), 3(5) of BNS and Sections 3 and 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961.
2. Heard learned counsel for petitioners and learned High Court Government Pleader for the respondent –State.
3. Learned counsel for petitioners would contend that there was love and affection by accused No.2 towards his daughter-in-law and therefore, he had earlier transferred Rs.12,000/- on 29.03.2025 and Rs.36,000/- on 19.05.2025 and therefore, there is no question of any demand of dowry by him. Accused No.2 has admitted the deceased to hospital and paid the hospital bill to the extent of Rs.2,18,600/-. Accused No.2 is retired employee, aged 63 years. Accused No.3 is the mother-in-law of the deceased and she is aged 60 years and she had underwent heart surgery (bypass) on 26.04.2005. The in
The court upheld the necessity of preserving evidence in serious allegations while allowing anticipatory bail to an accused with no direct involvement in the crime.
Anticipatory bail is granted when allegations are general, omnibus, and lack specific overt acts against the petitioners.
Anticipatory bail granted due to lack of specific allegations and the clean antecedents of the petitioners.
Anticipatory bail granted under Section 438 Cr.P.C. when petitioners have no criminal antecedents and face only general allegations without medical evidence.
The main legal point established in the judgment is that for granting anticipatory bail in a case related to dowry, the absence of specific allegations of demand of dowry or causing harassment to the....
Grant of anticipatory bail based on lack of direct connection to the crime, collection of exhibits sent for analysis, and absence of necessity for custodial interrogation.
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