Shri G K Kumar v. State of Karnataka
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CRL.P No. 13665 of 2024 (NC: 2025:KHC:879), High Court of Karnataka at Bengaluru, Justice M. Nagaprasanna, decided 09-01-2025. Anticipatory bail under S.438 Cr.P.C. (petition filed under S.482 BNSS 2023) for G.K. Kumar and Chethana M.R., former members of the Bagar Hukum Saguavali Samithi (Committee for Regularisation of Unauthorised Occupation), Belur Taluk, Hassan District. FIR Crime No.0098/2023, Belur Police Station; alleged offences U/S 468, 464, 465, 471, 409, 420, 120B IPC arising from alleged creation of records and bartering of Government land (about 2750 acres to 1430 beneficiaries, valued over Rs.750 crores, per the quoted earlier order). Parity basis: co-accused granted anticipatory bail in Crl.P.No.11870/2024 (disposed 28.11.2024); earlier AB rejection in Crl.Misc.No.8899/2024; dismissal of Crl.P.No.5030/2023 noted; interim no-precipitate-action order dated 16.06.2023 subsisting. Personal bond Rs.1,00,000/- each with one solvent surety; conditions including no tampering, appearance before IO, no leaving jurisdiction; automatic cancellation on violation. Keywords: anticipatory bail, parity with co-accused, Bagair/Bagar Hukum Samithi, land regularisation, Karnataka High Court.