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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU

DATED THIS THE 4^TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2021

BEFORE

THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE K.NATARAJAN

CRIMINAL PETITION NO.8596/2021

C/W

CRIMINAL PETITION NO.8546/2021

IN CRIMINAL PETITION NO.8596/2021

BETWEEN

K.S.N. RAJESH

S/O LATE K N SEETARAMAIAH

AGED 44 YEARS,

ADVOCATE

R/A NO. 4-35/4(9)

SARVASHREE SANKAIGUDDE

BEJAI NEW ROAD

MANGALORE

D.K. DISTRICT - 575 004.

... PETITIONER

(BY SRI DILRAJ JUDE ROHIT SEQUEIRA, ADVOCATE)

AND

THE STATE

BY THE MANGALORE WOMEN POLICE STATION

REPRESENTED BY THE

PUBLIC PROSECUTOR

HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA

BANGALORE - 560 001.

... RESPONDENT

(BY SRI H.S. SHANKAR, HCGP)

THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED UNDER SECTION 438

OF THE CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE, PRAYING TO

ENLARGE THE PETITIONER ON BAIL IN THE EVENT OF HIS

ARREST IN CR.NO.78/2021 OF MANGALORE WOMEN P.S.,

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MANGALORE CITY FOR THE OFFENCES PUNISHABLE UNDER

SECTIONS 376, 376(2)(f), 376(2)(k), 376(c), 511, 354(A),

354(B), 354(D), 506, 384, 388, 389 READ WITH 34 OF IPC.

IN CRIMINAL PETITION NO.8546/2021

BETWEEN

K.S.N. RAJESH

S/O LATE K N SEETARAMAIAH

AGED 44 YEARS

KSNR ASSOCIATES

ESSEL CHAMBERS

KARANGAL PADY

MANGALORE

D.K.575 004

... PETITIONER

(BY SRI DILRAJ JUDE ROHIT SEQUEIRA, ADVOCATE)

AND

THE STATE

BY THE MANGALORE

WOMEN POLICE STATION

REPRESENTED BY THE

PUBLIC PROSECUTOR

HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA

BANGALORE - 560 001

... RESPONDENT

(BY SRI H.S. SHANKAR, HCGP)

THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED UNDER SECTION 438

OF THE CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE, PRAYING TO

ENLARGE THE PETITIONER ON BAIL IN THE EVENT OF HIS

ARREST IN CR.NO.79/2021 OF MANGALORE WOMEN P.S.,

MANGALORE CITY FOR THE OFFENCES PUNISHABLE UNDER

SECTIONS 504, 506, 363, 384 READ WITH 34 OF IPC.

THESE CRIMINAL PETITIONS COMING ON FOR ORDERS

THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:

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ORDER

These petitions are filed by the petitioner-accused

No.1 in Crl.P.No.8596/2021 under Section 438 of Cr.P.C.,

for granting anticipatory bail in Crime No.78/2021 of

Mangalore Women Police Station, Mangalore city for the

offences

punishable

under

Sections

376,

376(2)(f),

376(2)(k), 376(c), 511, 354(A), 354(B), 354(D), 506, 384,

388, 389 read with 34 of Indian Penal Code, 1860 (for

short 'IPC') and in Crl.P.No.8546/2021 he is an accused

No.2 in Crime No.79/2021 filed under Section 438 of

Cr.P.C., for granting anticipatory bail by Mangalore Women

Police Station, Mangalore city for the offences punishable

under Sections 504, 506, 363, 384 read with 34 OF IPC.

2.

Heard the arguments of learned counsel for the

petitioner and learned High Court Government Pleader for

the respondent-State.

3.

The

case

of

the

prosecution

in

Crl.P.No.8596/2021 is that the prosecutrix aged about 20

years filed a complaint to the police on 18.10.2021 alleging

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that she is second year Law Student studying in SDM Law

College,

Mangaluru

and

working

at

K.S.N.R.

Law

Associates office where the present petitioner is practicing

advocate and also a Special Public Prosecutor appearing

for the Lokayukta cases. At the request she was

introduced to the petitioner through Dhruva Hegde her

classmate and friend and joined in the office of the

petitioner. The accused also said to have offered salary of

Rs.6000/- to her per month and she started working there

from 18.8.2021. The accused was manipulating the

complainant by telling her that he will support her fatherly.

Later the accused casually used to send CCTV footage in

mobile and pictures. He used to watch her private

movements like combing hair, washing face through CCTV

footage through his mobile phone. Once he also asked her

for taking selfie for which she denied stating that it was

inappropriate. Thereafter he always kept telling her that he

is missing her and likes her most amongst others in the

office and he tried to manipulate her telling her that he is

having enough money and also to