Netravathi W/o Somashekar Killikyatar vs The state of Karnataka — 105/2026

Court Summary The Principal District and Sessions Judge, Bagalkote granted bail to Smt. Netravati in a murder case (Section 103(1) BNS, 2023) where she was accused of instigating her husband's murder. The court found that the prosecution's case relied solely on circumstantial evidence and the accused's voluntary statement, with no concrete evidence directly linking the petitioner to the crime. Considering she is a woman with responsibility for three minor children and no specific allegations of direct involvement, the court ordered her release on a Rs.50,000 personal bond with standard conditions including non-tampering with witnesses and regular court appearance. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.