IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 31st DAY OF JULY 2017 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MRS.JUSTICE RATHNAKALA CRIMINAL PETITION NO.6126/2017 BETWEEN:
1. SRI RAMANI AIYER S/O LATE C.A.RAMA KRISHNA AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS 2. SMT.PREMA AIYER W/O RAMANI AIYER AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS BOTH ARE R/AT ‘BEVERLY’ SITE NO.7, FLAT NO.002, HAL 2ND STAGE DOOPANAHALLI GARDENS BENGALURU – 560 008. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI RAMACHANDRA H., ADV.) AND:
THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE W-22, ALL WOMEN POLICE STATION MYLAPUR CHENNAI – 600 004 REP. BY SPP HIGH COURT BUILDING BENGALURU – 560 001. ...RESPONDENT (NOTICE IS DISPENSED WITH V/O DATED 31/07/2017) THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED UNDER SECTION 438 OF CR.P.C., PRAYING TO ENLARGE THE PETITIONERS ON BAIL IN THE EVENT OF THEIR ARREST IN CR.NO.12/2017 OF SRINGERI POLICE STATION, CHIKKAMAGALURU, WHICH 2-22 ALL WOMEN POLICE STATION, MYLAPUR, CHENNAI WHICH IS REGISTERED FOR THE OFFENCES P/U/S 498(A), 354(C) AND 417 OF IPC.
THIS CRIMINAL PETITION COMING ON FOR ORDERS THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:
O R D E R Heard the learned counsel appearing for the petitioners/accused and the learned High Court Government Pleader appearing for the respondent-State.
2. I.A.1/2017 for dispensation of production of certified copies of documents is allowed.
3. The petitioners are arraigned as accused persons in Cr.No.12/2017 registered by the respondent- police in respect of the offences under Sections 498-A, 354-C and 417 of IPC.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners were granted anticipatory bail till filing of the FIR. Now FIR is filed and the benefit of anticipatory bail is of no avail for them. If fresh anticipatory bail is granted for a limited period, they will surrender before the jurisdictional Sessions Court and participate in the proceedings.
Having regard to the circumstance, the petition is allowed. Petitioners are granted anticipatory bail for a period of four weeks. Within the above period, they shall move the jurisdictional Sessions Court for the relief. Till disposal of the anticipatory bail petition by the concerned Court, this order will be in force. If they are arrested by the respondent-Investigating Officer within the above period, they shall be released on bail on each of them executing a self bond for Rs.50,000/- with one surety for the likesum.
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Sd/- JUDGE