I S. IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA CIRCUIT BENCH AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 14Th DAY OF MARCH, 2011 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE V. JAGANNATHAN CRL.P. NO.10255/2011 BETWEEN: SHRI SHIDDALINGAPPA S/O BASAPPA BHAJANTRI, AGE: 22 YEARS, 0CC: AGRICULTURAL COOLIE, R/O GODACHI, TQ: RAMDURG, DIST: BELGAUM. .PETITIONER (BY SRI.SHRIKANT T.PATIL, ADV.) AND: THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, R/P BY S P P, DHARWAD, MURGOD PS. .RESPONDENT (BY SRI.ANAND K.NAVALGIMATH, HCGP) THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED UNDER SECTION 439 OF CR.P.C. SEEKING THAT THE PETITIONER BE ENLARGED ON BAIL ON ANY OF THE CONDITIONS DEEMED FIT BY THIS HON’BLE COURT IN SESSIONS CASE NO.398/2009 ON THE FILE OF THE PRINCIPAL DISTRICDT AND SESSIONS JUDGE, BELGAUM, U/S 141, 341,366,354,506 R/W 149 OF IPC. THIS APPEAL COMING ON FOR ORDERS THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING: ORDER Heard the petitioner’s counsel Sri.Srikant T. Patil and also Sri.Anand K. Navalgimath, learned High Court Government Pleader br the State and also perused the statement of objections. 2. The petitioner seeks bail in respect of the case registered against him under Sections 143, 341, 366, 354, 506 r/w 149 of IPC and the complainant’s allegations are that, the victim who happens to he the woman having five children and she lodged complaint that, on 02.09.2009, when she left for government school for preparing food, on the way accused took her to the hilicock and attempted to rape her and knowing he complainant was in her periods, the accused thereafterwords bit her cheeks and pressed her breasts. Thereafterwords complainant shouted but nobody came and thereafter petitioner ran away from the spot. It is also mentioned in the complainant that, earlier on 03.7.2009. the accused attempted to rape the complainant’s daughter also and in that regard, a complaint has been registered at the instance of the complainant’s husband against the petitioner. 3. Petitioner’s counsel submitted that, the offences alleged are not serious enough to reject the bail. The learned High Court Government Pleader filed statement of objections and submits that, this petitioner said to have tried to rape complainant’s daughter on 03.07.2009 and subsequently, on 02.09.2009 petitioner again tried to commit raphe mother i.e., present complainant. tt is not a fit case to grant bail, as the petitioner may tamper the evidence and threatening the witnesses cannot be ruled out. 4. For the above reasons, petition is rejected and the trial Court shall take up the trial at the earliest and complete it, as far as possible. within six months. Sd! jUDGE MBS/