Hameed v. State by Belthangady Police
Case brief
What is this about?
Karnataka High Court, CRL.P No.5037/2025 c/w CRL.P No.5230/2025 (S Vishwajith Shetty, J., 21.04.2025): regular bail granted to accused No.1 (Hameed) and anticipatory-bail release directed for accused Nos.2 and 3 (Mohammad Rafeeq @ Riyaz, Harshad @ Arshad) in Crime No.15/2025, Belthangadi Police Station, Dakshina Kannada, under Sections 351(2), 109 and 3(5) of BNS 2023; petitions under S.439 Cr.P.C./S.483 BNSS and S.438 Cr.P.C./S.482 BNSS; case and counter case (Crime Nos.15/2025 and 16/2025) arising from road traffic accident of 05.03.2025; Sessions Court bail applications Crl.Misc.Nos.204/2025 and 203/2025 rejected on 25.03.2025; personal bonds of Rs.1,00,000/- with two sureties; accused Nos.2 and 3 not at spot; accused No.1 in custody since 09.03.2025 without antecedents; victims discharged and stable.
What did the court decide?
Both Criminal Petitions allowed: regular bail to petitioner/accused No.1 in Crime No.15/2025, and a direction to the respondent-Police (and any other police in Karnataka) to release petitioners/accused Nos.2 and 3 upon arrest in Crime No.15/2025, in each case on a personal bond of Rs.1,00,000/- with two sureties for the likesum and subject to the imposed conditions.