Accused in a Sessions Court trial for offences under Sections 302, 307, 397 and 114 r/w 34 IPC sought regular bail. Earlier bail petitions had been dismissed; no changed circumstances or fresh liberty order was shown. The High Court dismissed the petition.
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NC: 2024:KHC:40202 CRL.P No. 6655 of 2024
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
DATED THIS THE 25TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2024
BEFORE
THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE MOHAMMAD NAWAZ CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 6655 OF 2024
BETWEEN:
GOWTHAM S/O. ARMUGAM AGED ABOUT 22 YEARS, RESIDING AT NO.22, 1ST MAIN, 2ND CROSS, BEHIND OLD RAGHU MEDICALS, BOMBAY DYEING, YESHWANTHAPURA, BENGALURU 560022,
…PETITIONER
(BY SRI. SRINIVASA M G.,ADVOCATE)
AND:
Digitally signed by LAKSHMI T Location: High Court of Karnataka
THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY YESHWANTHAPURA POLICE STATION, REP. BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, BENGALURU-560001.
…RESPONDENT
(BY SRI. RANGASWAMY. R., HCGP)
THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 439 CR.PC PRAYING TO ALLOW THE PETITION AND RELEASE THE PETITIONER ON BAIL IN S.C.NO.641/2019 (ARISING OUT OF CR.NO.36/2019) OF YESHWANTHAPURA POLICE STATION FOR AN ALLEGED OFFENCE P/U/S 302, 307, 397 AND 114 R/W 34 OF IPC, PENDING ON THE FILE OF HONBLE CITY CIVIL AND SESSIONS JUDGE AT BENGALURU (CCH-68).
NC: 2024:KHC:40202 CRL.P No. 6655 of 2024
THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE MOHAMMAD NAWAZ
ORAL ORDER
Petitioner / accused No.1 is seeking bail in a case registered against him in Crime No.36/2019 of Yeshwanthapura police station, now pending on the file of LXVII Additional City Civil and Sessions Judge, Bengaluru City in S.C.No.641/2019.
NC: 2024:KHC:40202 CRL.P No. 6655 of 2024
27.09.2023, this Court has granted liberty to the petitioner to file a fresh petition before the Sessions Court after recording of the evidence of material witnesses. Subsequent to dismissal of the said petition, petitioner has not approached the learned Sessions Judge for bail. No order is enclosed to that effect. No changed circumstances are made to consider the prayer of the petitioner. Accordingly, petition is dismissed .
SD/(MOHAMMAD NAWAZ) JUDGE
LDC List No.: 1 Sl No.: 7
1 issue framed by the court
Whether bail should be granted to accused No.1 in a murder trial absent changed circumstances after earlier petitions were dismissed.
2 provisions across 2 enactments
GOWTHAM S/O. ARMUGAM
THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY YESHWANTHAPURA POLICE STATION, REP. BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR
MOHAMMAD NAWAZ
As recorded by the court registry
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