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ITEM NO.33 COURT NO.2 SECTION II-C
S U P R E M E C O U R T O F I N D I A
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
Petition for Special Leave to Appeal (Crl.) Nos. 2417-2418/2022
(Arising out of impugned final judgment(s) and order(s) dated 13-12-2021
and 23-12-2021 in CRLA No. 100156/2017 passed by the High Court of
Karnataka Circuit Bench at Dharwad)
BHARMANNA Petitioner(s)
VERSUS
STATE OF KARNATAKA Respondent(s)
(FOR ADMISSION)

WITH
Diary No. 30989/2023 (II-C)
(IA No.227181/2023-CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING and IA No.227182/2023-
CONDONATION OF DELAY IN REFILING / CURING THE DEFECTS)

Date : 16-01-2024 These matters were called on for hearing today.
CORAM : HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJIV KHANNA
HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE DIPANKAR DATTA
For Petitioner(s) Mr. Rajivkumar, AOR

Mr. Rahul Kaushik, Adv.
Mr. T.R.B. Sivakumar, AOR
Mr. Anil C. Nishani, Adv.
Mr. Krishna M Singh, Adv.
Mr. Meenesh Dubey, Adv.
Mr. Vishwesh Murnal, Adv.
For Respondent(s)
Mr. V.N. Raghupathy, AOR
Mr. Manendra Pal Gupta, Adv.
Mr. M. Bangaraswamy, Adv.
Mr. Premnath Mishra, Adv.

Mr. D.L. Chidananda, AOR
Mr. Ravindera Kumar Verma, Adv.

UPON hearing the counsel the Court made the following
O R D E R
SLP(Crl.) Nos. 2417-2418/2022
Leave granted.
Our attention has been drawn to the three dying declarations and it is submitted that the appellant Bharmanna was named in only one of the dying declarations. Further, the appellant Bharmanna is a distant relative of the family, in which the deceased had got married.
In view of the aforesaid, we direct that the appellant Bharmanna will be released on bail/suspension of sentence during the pendency of present appeals.

The appellant Bharmanna will furnish bail bonds on the terms and conditions to be fixed by the trial Court. In addition, the appellant Bharmanna will ensure that the counsel for the appellant appears when the appeals are taken up for hearing. Re-list the appeals in due course.
SLP(Crl.) @ Diary No. 30989/2023
Delay condoned
Leave granted.
Appellant no. 2 Hirabai, who is stated to be 70 years of age, is directed to be released on bail/suspension of sentence during the pendency of the present appeals. The appellant Hirabai will furnish bail bonds on the terms and conditions to be fixed by the trial Court. In addition, the appellant Hirabai will ensure that her counsel appears when the appeals are taken up for hearing.
Prayer for grant of bail/suspension of sentence to appellant no. 1 Vasudev is rejected.
Re-list the appeals in due course.
(DEEPAK GUGLANI) (R.S. NARAYANAN)
AR-cum-PS ASSISTANT REGISTRAR