Karunakar Singh v. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Deptt. of Home Lko and Another
Case brief
What is this about?
Anticipatory bail (Section 438 Cr.P.C.) application dismissed as infructuous after counsel reported that the applicant, Karunakar Singh, had already been arrested and lodged in jail; no merits adjudicated and no precedent cited. Single Judge (Hon'ble Shree Prakash Singh, J.), High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench, Court No. 15; Order dated 27.1.2025; Neutral Citation 2025:AHC-LKO:5693; Crl. Misc. A.B.A. No. 1927 of 2024; connected application Crl. Misc. Anticipatory Bail Application No. 1581 of 2024 ordered disconnected. Relevant to procedural handling of S.438 applications rendered moot by the applicant's arrest before hearing; contains no ruling on grant or refusal of anticipatory bail.
What did the court decide?
The anticipatory bail application stood rendered infructuous because, as intimated by the applicant's counsel, the applicant had already been arrested and sent to jail; acting on that statement, the Court dismissed the application as infructuous without adjudication on the merits of the bail prayer.