The Karnataka High Court has refused to grant bail to a woman who stabbed her husband to death. During the hearing of this case, the court has said that being a woman cannot be the criteria for granting bail. Justice Mohammad Nawaz gave this order on Monday, considering the petition of the accused Rani.
Dilli Rani and her husband R. Shankar Reddy was married and has two children. Dilli Rani had an affair. Shankar Reddy worked in Bangalore and his family lived in Andhra Pradesh.
The wife is accused of slitting the husband’s throat when he was asked questions about the illegal relationship. The accused and his lover conspired to kill Shankar Reddy. On February 24, 2022, the accused slit Shankar Reddy’s throat while he was sleeping.Husband Shankar Reddy was murdered at the residence where the lady Rani and their two minor children lived. The statement of three witnesses has confirmed the illegal relationship of the wife with the second accused in the case. Since Shankar Reddy was an obstacle in the illicit relationship, he was murdered.As per the prosecution’s case, Dilli Rani and the co-accused, whose names have not been disclosed, accused R.K. Conspiracy to kill Shankar Reddy. The incident took place on the night of February 24, 2022, when Dilli Rani stabbed her husband to death at their rented house in Mohan Kumar Nagar, Yeshwantpura.
After the incident, the accused had injured himself and hid his jewelry to mislead the investigation.
what did the court say
The bench rejected the counsel’s argument that keeping in view that the accused is a woman, she should be granted bail. The bench said that Delhi Rani cannot be considered innocent because of her injuries in the incident.
