Smt Geetha Agarwal v. The State of Karnataka

ORDER a) Petition is allowed. b) In the event of petitioner being arrested by the respondent/police, in connection with Cr.No.59/2020 of Cubbon Park Police Station, Bengaluru, she shall be released on bail, on

obtaining from her a bond for Rs.1,00,000/- (Rupees One Lakh Only) and two sureties for the likesum to the satisfaction of the investigating officer. c) Till investigation is completed, the petitioner shall mark her attendance before the respondent-police once in 15 days. d) She shall appear before the investigating officer as and when her presence is required for investigation. e) She shall not threaten the witnesses and destroy the evidence in whatsoever manner. f) She shall produce her permanent address proof, copy of Aadhar card and photo identity proof. g) If she has got a passport, the same shall be surrendered to the investigating officer.

Sd/- (SREENIVAS HARISH KUMAR) JUDGE

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NC:(2024:KHC:32101( CRL.P(No.(1207(of(2024( ( ( ( ( IN(THE(HIGH(COURT(OF(KARNATAKA(AT(BENGALURU( THDATED(THIS(THE(9 (DAY(OF(AUGUST,(2024( BEFORE( ( THE(HON'BLE(MR(JUSTICE(SREENIVAS(HARISH(KUMAR( ( CRIMINAL(PETITION(NO.(1207(OF(2024((438)( ( BETWEEN:(( ( SMT.,GEETHA,AGARWAL, D/O.,ASHOK,AGARWAL, AGED,ABOUT,41,YEARS, BLUE,ORCHIDS, ST RESIDING,AT,NO.,7,,1 ,FLOOR, RR,SREEPATHAM,APARTMENT, OPP.,ANGAPPA,SCHOOL,,KUNDAMPALAYAM, COIMBATORE, TAMIL,NADU,–,641,030., …PETITIONER, (BY,SRI.,RAJKUMAR,V,C,,ADVOCATE), AND:( ( THE,STATE,OF,KARNATAKA, BY,CUBBON,PARK,POLICE,STATION, BENGALURU,Digitally signedtiby REP.,BY,STATE,PUBLIC,PROSECUTOR, VEERENDRA KUMAR0K0M HIGH,COURT,OF,KARNATAKA, Location: BENGALURU-560,001., HIGH COURT0OF …RESPONDENT, KARNATAKA (BY,SRI.DIWAKAR,MADDUR,,HCGP), , THIS, CRL.P, IS, FILED, U/S.438, CR.P.C, PRAYING, TO, DIRECT, THE, RESPONDENT, -CUBBON, PARK, POLICE,, BENGALURU,TO,ENLARGE,THE,PETITIONER,ON,BAIL,ON,THE, COMPLAINT,DATED,02.07.2020,AND,F.I.R,NO.59/2020,DATED, 24.07.2020, (ANNEXURE-A), REGISTERED, BY, THE, RESPONDENT-CUBBON, PARK, P.S., U/S, 420, OF, IPC,, 1860, ON, THTHE,FILE,OF,8 ,ACMM,,BENGALURU., , THIS, PETITION, COMING, ON, FOR, ORDERS,, THIS, DAY,, ORDER,WAS,MADE,THEREIN,AS,UNDER:, CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE SREENIVAS HARISH KUMAR ORAL ORDER Heard Sri Rajkumar V C, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri Diwakar Maddur, learned HCGP, for the respondent/State. 2. This is a petition for anticipatory bail by accused No.4 in Crime No. 59/2020 registered by respondent/police for the offence punishable under section 420 of IPC. Defacto complainant is one Dr.Rohit C P. The allegations are about supplying inferior quality Nitrile Gloves to the defacto complainant and another person namely Diraj Anand Unchil. 3. It is submitted by the petitioner's counsel that the investigation is underway. It is pertinent to mention here that the first accused in the crime, namely Vinuj Noor Mohammed approached this court by filing Criminal Petition 4066/2020 for grant of anticipatory bail and it was allowed by order dated 5.10.2020. The petitioner has filed copy of order in Criminal Miscellaneous Petition 394/2021 passed by the Principal District and Sessions Judge at Coimbatore to submit that in relation to the same offence, the defacto complainant approached the District Crime Branch police station at Coimbatore and made another complaint which was registered in Crime No. 24/2020. In connection with that case also the Sessions Court has granted bail under section 439 of Cr.P.C to the petitioner. 4. Two complaints appear to have been registered for the same offence. Moreover this court has already granted bail to the first accused. The allegations against the petitioner are also the same. Petitioner is a woman. Her presence may be secured for investigation purpose. For all these reasons petition can be allowed. Hence, the following :