—1— IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA CIRCUIT BENCH AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 281H DAY OF MARCH, 2011 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE V. JAGANNATHAN CRL.P.NO.10374/201 1 Between: Sri.Aravind S/o.Sadanand, Age 40 years, 0cc.: Private Service, R/o.Vishveshwarnagara, Hubli, District Dharwad. Petitioner (By Sri.Srinand A.Pachhapure, Advocate) And: The State of Karnataka, Through Women Police Station, Hubli, Now rep. by SPP. Respondent (By Sri. Anand Navalgimath, HCGP) This criminal petition is filed u/S.438 of Cr.P.C. seeking to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner in Crime No.13/2010 registered for the offences p/u/s. 498-A. 302, 306 r/w. 34 of IPC, by the respondent women police station, Hubli. This petition coming on for orders this day, the Court made the following: -2- ORDER Heard the petitioner’s counsel and also the learned High Court Government Pleader for the State in respect of the anticipatory bail sought by the petitioner. 2. The prosecution case in short is that, this petitioner had married the complainant’s daughter Nirmala about three years back and later on there was harassment by the petitioner demanding more money from his wife and this lead to the wife being assaulted by this petitioner and fmally on 31.03.2010 the wife committed suicide by hanging herself and offences alleged under Sections 498-A, 302 and 306 read with Section 34 of the IPC against the petitioner. 3. Though, the petitioner’s counsel submitted that, Section 302 may not be attracted and Section 304-B may be attracted, in my view having regard to the nature of allegations made. notwithstanding the other accused A-i and A-3 are on bail, this petitioner cannot be granted anticipatory bail pending investigation. U,’— -1 4. Petition is therefore rejected. In the event of petitioner moving the application for bail before the trail Court, if application is filed it may be considered at the earliest, preferable on the same day. The observations made herein above, he shall not have any bearing on the merits of the case. Sd! JUDGE Vnp *