Criminal petition filed for anticipatory bail under Section 438 Cr.P.C. dismissed as infructuous since the petitioner had been apprehended on the day of hearing in the same case.
The criminal petition is dismissed as having become infructuous.
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CRL.P No. 1622 of 2023
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 15TH DAY OF MARCH, 2023
BEFORE
THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V SRISHANANDA CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 1622 OF 2023
BETWEEN:
SRI. RAJESH MESTA @ RAJESH NAGESH MESTA, S/O SRI. NAGESH, AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS, R/AT KALALEKERI VILLAGE, HADINBAL POST, HONNAVAR TALUK - 581 361, UTTAR KANNADA DISTRICT.
…PETITIONER
(BY SRI. M B CHANDRA CHODA, ADVOCATE FOR SRI. NAIK RAMACHANDRA RAMA, ADVOCATE)
Digitally signed by SUDHA S Location: High Court of Karnataka
AND:
THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, BY MADIWALA POLICE STATION, REPRESENTED BY S.P.P, HIGH COURT BUILDING, AMBEDKAR VEEDI, BANGALORE - 560 001.
…RESPONDENT
(BY SRI. V. S. VINAYAKA, HCGP)
CRL.P No. 1622 of 2023
THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S.438 OF CR.P.C PRAYING TO ENLARGE THE PETITIONER ON BAIL IN THE EVENT OF HIS ARREST IN CR.NO.26/2023 REGISTERED BY MADIWALA POLICE STATION, BENGALURU FOR THE OFFENCE P/ U/S 403, 408, 420 OF IPC ON THE FILE OF III ADDL.C.M.M., NRUPATHUNGA ROAD, BENGALURU.
THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:
O R D E R
At the time of hearing the matter, learned High Court Government Pleader files a memo stating that the petitioner has been apprehended today i.e., on 15.03.2023 at 1.00 p.m. Hence, the petition under Section 438 of Cr.P.C. has become infructuous.
having become infructuous .
CRL.P No. 1622 of 2023
come in the way of the petitioner obtaining regular bail in accordance with law.
Sd/JUDGE
VBS List No.: 1 Sl No.: 43 CT: BHK
1 provisions across 1 enactments
SRI. RAJESH MESTA @ RAJESH NAGESH MESTA
THE STATE OF KARNATAKA
V SRISHANANDA
As recorded by the court registry
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