KABC010229552023
IN THE COURT OF XLV ADDL. CITY CIVIL & SESSIONS
JUDGE, BENGALURU CITY (CCH-46)
DATED THIS THE 7TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2023
PRESENT:
Sri. Manjunatha, B.A., LL.B.,
XLV Addl. City Civil & Sessions Judge, Bengaluru.
CRL.MISC. No.8358/2023
Petitioners
1.Darshan Singh
S/o Late Laxminarayana,
Singh/Rajput, a/a 31 Yrs.,
2.Smt. Meera Singh Rajput
W/o late Laxminarayana
Singh/Rajput, a/a 55 Yrs.,
3.Dheeraj Singh
S/o Late Laxminarayana
Singh/Rajput, a/a 35 Yrs.,
All are r/a No.47, 17th B Cross,
Asha Township, Beleshivale,
Doddagubbi Post,
Bengaluru-560 077.
(By Sri/Smt:G. H. Ravikumar,
Adv.,)
AND
Respondent
State by Kothanur P. S.,
Bengaluru City.
(By the learned Public
Prosecutor)
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ORDER ON BAIL PETITION FILED U/S.438 OF Cr.P.C.,
The learned counsel for the Petitioners has filed bail
petition U/s.438 of Cr.P.C., to grant anticipatory bail in favour
of the Petitioners and also direct the Respondent Police to
release them on bail in the event of their arrest in their Crime
No.198/2023 in the interest of justice.
2. The brief facts of the bail petition is that on the basis of
the information of Smt.Rakhi Singh, a/a 28 Yrs., w/o petitioner
No.1, the Respondent Police have registered a case in Crime
No.198/2023 against the Petitioners for an offences punishable
U/s.498A, 323, 504 and 506 r/w Sec.34 of IPC. The Petitioners
being accused persons apprehending their arrest at the hands
of respondent police and constrained to file this petition to grant
bail.
3. The learned Public Prosecutor has filed objection in
detail by reiterating the contents of the Complaint and
contended that this bail petition is not maintainable in law or on
facts of the case since the investigation of the case is in
progress. Further, she has reiterated the contents of Complaint
and also contended that if Petitioners are granted bail then they
again will involve in causing mental and physical harassment to
the Complainant and also chance of destroying the evidence,
tamper the prosecution witnesses and hamper the investigation.
Accordingly, prayed for dismissal of the bail petition.
4. Heard the arguments. Perused the materials on record.
The defacto complainant appeared through her counsel filed
application U/s.301(2) of Cr.P.C., submitted written arguments
along with documents etc.,
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5. The following points are arises for consideration of this
Court:
1. Whether the Petitioners have made out sufficient
grounds for granting Anticipatory bail in their
favour in Cr. No.198/2023 of Kothanur P. S., at
this stage as sought for?
2. What order?
6. This court has answered the above points are as
under:
Point No. 1
:
In the Affirmative
Point No. 2
:
As per final order
for the following:-
REASONS
7. Point No.1: On considering the papers on record, it is
evident to note that the Respondent Police have registered a
Crime No.198/2023 against the Petitioners for the offences
punishable U/s.498A, 323, 504 and 506 r/w Sec.34 of IPC and
on the Complaint of Smt.Rakhi Singh, a/a 28 Yrs., Admittedly
the petitioner No.1 is the husband and petitioners No.2 and 3
are the relatives of the husband of the alleged complainantSmt.Rakhi Singh, which is not in dispute.
8.It is the case of the complainant that on 20.05.2019 the
marriage
of
accused
No.1
was
solemnized
with
the
complainant, and after the marriage the accused No.1 at the
instigation of accused No.2 to 4 by demanding valuable gifts,
and the accused No.1 forcibly got transferred Rs.2,00,000/from her through on line.

The accused No.1 under the
influence of alcohol used to assault her, and when informed the
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same to accused No.2, she also supported the act of accused
No.1, and accused No.3 and 4 have also co-operating the
accused No.1 for the same. She and accused No.1 started to
reside separately, as there is property dispute in between
accused No.1 and 2. Every day the accused No.1 under the
influence of alcohol used to assault her, by abusing, assaulting
her, used to bring his friends for drink alcohol, and then she
question the same, by assaulting pressed her neck, and
attempted to kill her. When she filed divorce petition before the
Family Court, the accused assured to take care of her, again
the accused No.1 continued to harass her under the influence
of alcohol, and on 20.08.2023 the accused No.1 has assaulted
her. Unable to bear the physical and mental cruelty caused by
the accused persons, complainant constrained to file complaint
against the petitioners before respondent police.
9.The contention of petitioners is that they are innocent of
the offences alleged and there is absolutely no case made out
against them for the alleged offences. But, as pointed out by the
learned Public Prosecutor, investigation is not yet completed, at
this stage if the bail is granted in favour of the petitioners, then
they may abscond and also tamper the prosecution witnesses
and hamper the investigation, and this stage when investigation
is under process, this Court cannot come to the conclusion that
the petitioners are innocent of the offences alleged against
them. Hence, at this stage the contention of petitioners that they
are innocent of the offences alleged against them does not
stand for consideration. It is not desirable on the part of this
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Court at this stage to come to the conclusion that the petitioners
are innocent of the offences alleged against them.
10. It is pertinent to note that even for the sake of
argument, it is accepted that there is prima-facie case against
the Petitioners for the offences punishable U/s.498A, 323, 504
and 506 r/w Sec.34 of IPC, the said offences are not punishable
with death or imprisonment for life. But the offence U/s.498A of
IPC is though non-bailable, but exclusively triable by the
Magistrate.
11.It is well settled principle of law that the granting of bail
is discretionary power of the Court and every case should be
considered on the basis of facts of each case. The certified
copies complaint and FIR produced by the petitioners discloses
that a complaint has been lodged by the complainant, at
Kothanur P. S., in Crime No.198/2023 on 22.08.023 at 20.00
hours for the offences punishable U/s.498A, 323, 504 and 506
r/w Sec.34 of IPC.

On perusal of the documents, would
disclose that there is a matrimonial dispute between first
petitioner and the complainant. Admittedly, the petitioner No.1
is the husband and petitioners No.2 and 3 are the relatives of
the husband of the alleged complainant-Smt.Rakhi Singh,
against whom the filing of the complaint is sufficient to draw
apprehension in the minds of the petitioners regarding their
arrest in non-bailable offence.
12.Whether the petitioners have committed the alleged
offences as contended by the complainant is a matter, which
has to be decided only at the time of full-fledged trial. At this
juncture, when the petitioners are ready to abide by the terms
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and conditions imposed by the court and when they are ready
to offer due and adequate surety for their release on bail, then
this court is of the opinion that no purpose will be served by
allowing the respondent police to apprehend the petitioners and
to keep them in custody. The petitioners are the permanent
residents as shown in the cause title and this fact has not been
disputed by the prosecution, as such the presence of petitioners
can be secured easily, hence, the question of absconding of the
petitioners does not arise at all. The objections raised by the
learned Public Prosecutor can be met by imposing stringent
conditions. Absolutely there is no grounds made out by the
prosecution to reject this bail petition. Hence, under these
circumstances, the petitioners have made out sufficient ground
for granting anticipatory bail in their favour at this stage as
prayed for as there exist reason to believe that they may be
arrested in non-bailable offences. Accordingly, I answer Point
No.1 in the affirmative.
13. Point No. 2: In view of answer of this Court on point
No.1, this court pass the following:ORDER
The bail petition filed by the petitioners U/s.438
of Cr.P.C. is hereby allowed.
The petitioners are ordered to be released on bail
on their executing personal bond for Rs.1,00,000/each with two sureties for the like sum to the
satisfaction of the concerned I.O.,/Magistrate in the
event of their arrest in the case in Crime No.198/2023
of Kothanur P. S., subject to following conditions:-
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1.The Petitioners shall make themselves available for
interrogation by the I.O. as and when required till
the final report is filed. Further, they shall assist
the I.O. in further investigation of the case.
Further the petitioner No.1 shall mark his
attendance twice in a month, i.e., first and third
Sunday of every month in between 10.00 a.m.
and 2.00 p.m. before the I.O., till filing of final
report or further orders whichever is earlier.
2.The Petitioners shall surrender before the
concerned Police within 30 days from the date of
this order without fail.
3.They shall not directly or indirectly make any
inducement, threat or promise to any person
acquainted with the facts of the case so as to
dissuade him/ her from disclosing such facts to
the Court or to the concerned I.O.,
4.They shall not hamper further investigation of the
case and tamper with prosecution witnesses in
any manner and shall not intimidate the
complainant.
5.They shall not commit similar offences or any
offences during the pendency of case,
6.They shall appear before the concerned Magistrate
Court as and when directed.
7.They shall not leave the jurisdiction of the
Bangalore City without prior permission,
8.They shall not change their place of residence
outside the jurisdiction of Bangalore City without
prior intimation, and
9.They shall furnish the notarized copies of their
residential id address proof.
(Typed to my dictation by the Stenographer directly on Computer, corrected by me
and then pronounced in open Court on this the 7th day of September, 2023)
(Manjunatha)
XLV Addl. CC & SJ, Bengaluru.

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Order pronounced in the open court
vide its separate order
ORDER
The bail petition filed by the petitioners
U/s.438 of Cr.P.C. is hereby allowed.
(Manjunatha)
XLV Addl. CC & SJ, Bengaluru.