The petitioner filed a successive bail petition under Section 439 Cr.P.C. in a murder case. The Court rejected the plea as there were no changed circumstances and the offence was heinous, noting the case rests on circumstantial evidence involving last seen witnesses.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
DATED THIS THE 2ND DAY OF JUNE, 2021
BEFORE
THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE H.P. SANDESH
CRIMINAL PETITION NO.3661/2021
BETWEEN:
RANJITH @ RANJU S/O CHANDRASHEKARAIAH AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS R/AT No.3/1, 1ST MAIN BYATARAYANAPURA BENGALURU-560 056.
… PETITIONER
(BY SRI CHANDRAPPA K.N., ADVOCATE)
AND:
THE STATE OF KARANTAKA BY RAJARAJESHWARI POLICE STATION, BENGALURU REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA BENGALURU-560 001.
… RESPONDENT
(BY SRI THEJESH P., HCGP)
THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED UNDER SECTION 439 OF CR.P.C. PRAYING TO ENLARGE THE PETITIONER ON BAIL IN CR.NO.100/2020 OF RAJARAJESHWARI NAGAR POLICE STATION, BENGALURU, FOR THE OFFENCES PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTIONS 143, 147, 148, 120B, 364, 302 R/W.SECTION 149 OF INDIAN PENAL CODE.
THIS CRIMINAL PETITION COMING ON FOR ORDERS THROUGH ‘VIDEO CONFERENCE’ THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:
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O R D E R
This petition is filed under Section 439 of Cr.P.C, praying this Court to enlarge the petitioner on bail in Crime No.100/2020 of Rajarajeshwari Nagar police Station, Bengaluru, for the offence punishable under Section 302 of IPC.
for the respondent/State would submit that this is a successive
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bail petition and there is no any changed circumstance to consider the bail petition afresh.
disposed of.
Sd/JUDGE
cp*
1 issue framed by the court
Whether a petitioner can be enlarged on bail in a murder case where the defence relies on circumstantial evidence and the presence of minor children.
2 provisions across 2 enactments
Ranjith @ Ranju
State of Karnataka
H.P. Sandesh
As recorded by the court registry
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