Saiyyad Sakib @ Syed Saqib, v. the State of Karnataka
Case brief
What is this about?
Conditional bail granted by High Court of Karnataka: enlargement on bail in one matter and anticipatory-bail direction to police (release in the event of arrest) in the other; crime registered at a Tumkur district police station; earlier bail application dismissed by the jurisdictional court; conditions - personal bond with two sureties, regular appearance unless exempted by Trial Court, no threatening or tampering with prosecution witnesses, no similar offences, no leaving jurisdiction without permission; petitioners without criminal antecedents; no specific overt acts against some accused; source text severely corrupted (glyph substitution) - party names, numbers, dates and statutory sections unrecoverable.
What did the court decide?
In one matter, the petitioner/Accused is directed to be enlarged on bail; in the other, the respondent police (or any other police in Karnataka) are directed to release the petitioner/Accused in the event of arrest (anticipatory bail) - in both cases subject to conditions, including furnishing a personal bond with two sureties and the conduct restrictions recorded above.