IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 8^TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V SRISHANANDA CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 2425 OF 2024 BETWEEN:

1. SMT. ASHA A C W/O YOGENDRA P, AGED ABOUT 33 YEARS, RESIDING AT NO.22058, B2-T2, PRESTIGE JINDAL CITY, TUMKUR ROAD, BANGALORE-560 073 … APPELLANT (BY SRI. SRINIVAS V., ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. STATE BY CHITHRAHALLI GATE POLICE, HOLALKERE CIRCLE, CHITHRADURGA, Digitally REPRESENTED BY signed by MALATESH STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, K C HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, Location:

BANGALORE-560 001.

HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA

2. SMT. MANJULA W/O RAGHAVENDRA, AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS, PRINCIPAL R/AT IUDC LAYOUT, 9^TH CROSS, CHITRADURGA-577 501 … RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. CHANNAPPA ERAPPA, ADVOCATE FOR R1)

THIS CRL.A. IS FILED U/S.14(A) (2) OF SC/ST (POA)

ACT, PRAYING TO GRANT ANTICIPATORY BAIL, DIRECT THE RESPONDENT - POLICE TO IMMEDIATELY RELEASE HER ON BAIL IN THE EVENT OF ARREST FOR THE ALLEGED OFFENCES P/U/S 318 OF THE BHARATHIYA NYAYA SAMHITHA, 2023 AND U/S 3 OF THE SC/ST (POA) ACT, 1989, BASED ON A FALSE COMPLAINT GIVEN BY ONE SMT.MANJULA C/O RAGHAVENDRA.

THIS APPEAL COMING ON FOR ADMISSION THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'B