IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA CIRCUIT BENCH AT,DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 29 DAY OF JULY. 2011 BEFORE THE HUNBLE MR.JLSTICE B.V.PINTO CRIMINAL PETITIQN NO. 1O94J 2011 BETWEEN: 1. Sri Anand Basappa Mashale, Aged 36 years 0cc’: Advocate 2. Sri Chunappa Basappa Mashaic, Aged 39 years 0cc’: Agriculture 3. Sri Javan Basappa Mashale, Age 34 years 0cc: Agriculture All r/o Rajapur. Tal: Gokak, Dist: Belgaum PETITIONERS (By Shri Santosh B.Malagouclar. Advocate) AND: The State of Karnataka Through PSI Ghataprabha Police Station Represented by its SPP SPP office. Circuit Bench Dharwad. RESPONDENT (By Shri Vinayak S Kulakarni. HCGP) -2- This criminal petition is filed under Section 438 Cr.P.C. seeking to enlarge the petitioners on bail in the event of their arrest in Crime No.169/2011 of Ghataprabha P.S for the offences punishable under Secs.504, 506, 307 r/w Sec.34 1PC. This criminal petition coming on for orders this day, the Court made the foflowing: - ORDER Heard learned Counsel for the petitioners and Sri. Vinayak S. Kulkarni, learned High Court Government Pleader for the State. 2. This petition is filed seeking anticipatory bail in Crime No.169/201 1 of Ghataprabha Police Station, Gokak Taluk, which is registered for the offences punishable under Sections 504, 506, 307 read with Section 34 of IPC on 25.06.2011. 3. It is stated in the complaint of one Bairappa Basappa Yakkundi that he is a member of Gram Panchayat, Rajpur village. It is stated in the complaint that one week prior to the filing of the complaint, there was some dispute between the petitioners and other members. It is in the complaint that there was a complaint against one Anand filed by one Bonappa and in this connection the panchayat members had a meeting and at that time. at about 10.00 am on the said day. the petitioners who are the accused Nos. I to 3 are said to have come with clubs and jambe and are said to have threatened the President and Vice President of the Panchayat and they have also threatened that they would commit murder of both of them. It is seen that no injuries have been caused as stated in the complaint by the complainant. 4. Under the circumstances. the petition is al1oed with the following conditions. i. In the event of arrest of the petitioners by the police in Crime No.169/2011, the) shall be released on bail on their executing a bond for Rs.25.000/- (Twen Five Thousand ‘7 4 Only) each iith one surety for the like sum to the satisfaction of the concerned officer. ii. The petitioners are directed to surrender before the Police within 10 days from today. The Police are at liberty to keep the petitioners in the police custody for a maximum period of three days for the purpose of investigation, interrogation. identification and recovery. During the period when the petitioners are in police custody. they shall be in custody beteen 8.00 am and 6.00 pm. iii. The petitioners shall not tamper with the prosecution itnesses. iv. The petitioners shall file a regular bail application before the jurisdictional Magistrate within four weeks from today and the learned Magistrate shall dispose of the said application on merits without reference to the order passed herein. If any of these conditions are violated. the jurisdictional Magistrate is at libert to cancel the bail and commit them to custod uithout reference to this Court. Sd/a JUDGE gab