IN THE HIGH COURT OF ICARNATAKA CIRCUIT BENCH AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 21 DAY OF JULY, 2011 BEFORE THE HONT3LE MR.JUSTICE B.V.PINTO CRLNO.1O1291 Between: Subraa a, Subravagowda. S/o. Govindagowda, Age: 34 \ears. 0cc: Surveyor. R/o. Kakarmath. Ankola. District: Karwar. . . . Petitioner (By Shri S.S.Yaclrami. Advocate) And: The State of Karnataka. By Ankola Police, Dist: Uttara Kannada, Rep. by the State Public Prosecutor. High Court of Karnataka. Circuit Bench. Dharwacl. ... Respondent (By Shri Anand Kumar Navalgimath. H.C.G.P.) This criminal petition is filed under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure seeking to enlarge the petitioner on bail in Ankola Police Station Crime No.1 J/20 11 (in Criminal Case No. 159/2011) for the alleged offences punishable under Sections 302, 201 of the Indian Penal Code. This criminal petition coming on for orders this day, the Court made the following: lb -2- ORDER Heard Shri S.S.Yadrami. the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and Shri Anand Kumar Navalgimath, learned H.C.G.P. for the State. 2. It is seen from the postmortem report that the death of the victim, who is the wife of the petitioner, is due to manual strangulation. 3. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the offence under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code is not clearly made out and that the deceased had committed suicide. The said defence is available to the petitioner at the time of trial. At this stage, prima facie it is seen that the petitioner has committed murder of his wife. Hence, he is not entitled to bail. petition is dismissed. Sd/ Rsh JUDGE