The petitioner sought anticipatory bail under Section 438 Cr.P.C. for offences under IPC and POCSO Act. The court dismissed the petition as having become infructuous because the petitioner was already arrested.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
DATED THIS THE 24TH DAY OF MAY, 2022
BEFORE
THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE H.P. SANDESH
CRIMINAL PETITION NO.627/2022
BETWEEN:
LINGARAJU S/O PARAMESHWARAPPA AGED ABOUT 21 YEARS R/O. CHANNAPURA VILLAGE CHANNAGIRI TALUK DAVANAGERE DISTRICT. … PETITIONER
(BY SRI CHETAN DESAI, ADVOCATE )
AND:
1 . STATE OF KARNATAKA BY SANTHEBENNUR POLICE, CHANNAGIRI, REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT BUILDING HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA BENGALURU - 560 001.
2 . MAHARUDRAPPA S/O. RUDRAPPA, AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS CHANNAPURA VILLAGE, CHANNAGIRI TALUK, DAVANAGERE DISTRICT. … RESPONDENTS
(BY SRI MAHESH SHETTY, HCGP FOR R1;
SRI SIDDANOORU VISHWANATHA, ADVOCATE FOR R2)
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THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED UNDER SECTION 438 OF CR.P.C. PRAYING TO ENLARGE THE PETITIONER ON BAIL IN THE EVENT OF HIS ARREST IN CR.NO.160/2021 REGISTERED BY SANTHEBENNUR POLICE STATION, DAVANAGERE, FOR THE OFFENCES P/U/S. 363, 366(A) AND 376 OF IPC AND SECTIONS 4 AND 6 OF POCSO ACT, PENDING ON THE FILE OF II ADDITIONAL DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE AND SPECIAL JUDGE, DAVANAGERE.
THIS CRIMINAL PETITION COMING ON FOR ORDERS THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:
O R D E R
Learned counsel for the petitioner is absent.
Learned counsel for the respondents would submit that the petition has become infructuous since, the petitioner has already been arrested.
In view of the submission, the petition is dismissed as having become infructuous.
Sd/JUDGE
ST
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Lingaraju
State of Karnataka
Maharudrappa
H.P. Sandesh
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