IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA CIRCUIT BENCH AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 7r11 DAY OF APRIL, 2011 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE V. JAGANNATHAN CRLRNO. 10500/2011 Between: Neelanagouda S/o.Ninganagouda Patil, Age 42 years, 0cc.: Agriculture. R/o.Kalasakoppa, Tq. & Dist.: Bagalkot. Petitioner (By Sri. K.L.Patil, Advocate) And: The State of Karnataka, By Kaladagi P.S., Represented by S.P.P. Respondent (By Sri.Anand K.Navalgimath. HCGP) This criminal petition is filed u/S.439 of Cr.P.C seeking to enlarge the petitioner on bail in (Crime No.84/2010) S.C.No.02/201 i on the file of the Sessions Judge, Bagalkot, which is the charge sheeted for the offences p/u/s. 143, 147, 148. 302, 504, 506 of IPC, This petition coming on for orders this day, the Court made the following: -2- ORDER Heard both sides. 2. The petitioner is said to be accused No.2 in Crime No.84/20 10 in respect of the offences punishable under Sections 143, 147, 148, 302, 504, 506 read with Section 149 of the IPC and the complaint allegations in short are that there was some dispute between the complainant’s father and accused No.1 over purchase of two buffaloes and deceased Basappa was to pay Rs. 14,000/- and in this connection on 07.10.2010, when the complainant’s father was going on the bicycle, accused No.1 assaulted the complainant’s father following which Basappa died. The other accused persons are said to have assisted accused No.1. 3. In view of the submission made by the petitioner’s counsel that A-3 to A-S have been granted bail by this court in Criminal Petition No.10180/2011, this petitioner, who is also similarly placed like A-3 to A-S, therefore, can be granted bail. The above submission is not disputed by the learned High Court Government Pleader for the respondent State and b -3- therefore, on the ground of parity, this petitioner can also be granted bail by imposing conditions. 4. Hence, I pass the following order: The petition is allowed subject to the following conditions: i) The petitioner shall be released on bail on his executing a personal bond for Rs.25,000/- with two sureties for the like sum to the satisfaction of the trial court. ii) He shall not tamper with the evidence and shall not give threat to the prosecution witnesses in any manner. iii) He shall mark attendance before the jurisdictional police station on every Wednesday and Saturday between 10.00 a.m. and 5.00 p.m. iv) He shall not involve himself in like offence in future. -4- it) He shall not go anywhere near the complainant’s village Chikkashelikeri till the trial is over or for six months, whichever is earlier. JUDGE Vnp