Accused No.1 in a cheating case for pledging spurious gold and availing bank loans sought anticipatory bail. The court found she was absconding and required custodial interrogation, holding it not a fit case and dismissing the petition.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
DATED THIS THE 3RD DAY OF JUNE, 2024
BEFORE
THE HON'BLE MRS JUSTICE M G UMA
CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 3221 OF 2024
BETWEEN:
Digitally signed by R MANJUNATHA Location: high court of karnataka
SUNITA .D.N. W/O VISHAL AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS, R/AT: JUTTANAHALLI, BANGALORE RURAL - 562 123
…PETITIONER (BY SRI. VINOD .N., ADVOCATE)
AND:
STATE BY DEVANAHALLI POLICE STATION, REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA BANGALORE - 560 001
…RESPONDENT (BY SMT. WAHEEDHA, HCGP)
THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 438 CR.PC PRAYING TO ENLARGE ANTICIPATORY BAIL TO PETITIONER I.E., ACCUSED NO.1 IN CR.NO.24/2024 PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE COURT OF CJ AND JMFC, DEVANAHALLI REGISTERED BY RESPONDENT DEVANAHALLI POLICE STATION, FOR THE OFFENCE P/U/S 420 OF IPC AND IN THE EVENT OF ARREST RELEASE THE PETITIONER.
THIS CRL.P, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:
ORDER
Petitioner- accused No.1 is before this Court seeking grant of anticipatory bail in Crime No.24/2024 of Devanahalli Police Station, pending on the file of the learned Court of Civil Judge and JMFC, Devanahalli, registered for the offences punishable under Section 420 of Indian Penal Code (for short 'IPC') on the basis of the first information lodged by the complainant- Sri Krishna Kumar.
“Whether the petitioner is entitled for grant of bail under Section 438 of Cr.P.C.?”
My answer to the above point is in ‘Negative' for the following:
R E A S O N S
Sd/JUDGE
PN List No.: 1 Sl No.: 18
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the petitioner, accused of pledging spurious gold to avail bank loans, is entitled to anticipatory bail under Section 438 Cr.P.C.
2 provisions across 2 enactments
SUNITA .D.N.
STATE BY DEVANAHALLI POLICE STATION
M G Uma
As recorded by the court registry
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