Mr. Nawaz @ Nawaz Sharif v. the State of Karnataka
Bail – S.439 CrPC (filed u/s 483 BNSS)
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NC: 2025:KHC:48581 | CRL.P No. 11898 of 2025 | High Court of Karnataka (Mohammad Nawaz J.) | Order dated 24.11.2025 | Third successive bail petition under S.439 CrPC (filed u/s 483 BNSS) in SC No.15/2024 / Crime No.112/2023, offence u/s 302 IPC (alleged strangulation murder of wife); judicial custody since 14.07.2023 (over 2 years 4 months); trial stalled since PW-1 partly examined on 08.11.2024 with material witnesses unexamined; prosecution pleaded risk of witness tampering; family hardship plea (five minor children in aged grandmother's care). Disposition: petition disposed of — accused cannot be detained indefinitely without trial progress; fresh bail application before the Sessions Court permitted if material witnesses' evidence not recorded within three months. Keywords: bail, indefinite custody, prolonged incarceration, trial delay, S.439 CrPC, S.483 BNSS, S.302 IPC, witness tampering, Sessions Court liberty.