Mr Venkatesh v. State of Karnataka
Case brief
What is this about?
CRL.P No.7224/2025, High Court of Karnataka (Bengaluru), decided 25-06-2025 by Justice S Vishwajith Shetty. Anticipatory bail petition (S.439 Cr.P.C / S.483 BNSS) concerning Crime No.126/2024, Chikkaballapura Rural PS (pending as S.C.No.95/2024 before III Addl. D&S Judge, Chikkaballapura; offences under IPC SS.323, 342, 386, 504, 506, 364-A, 201, 120-B r/w S.34; Arms Act S.25); earlier bail rejection dated 28.03.2025 in Crl.Misc.No.145/2025. Petition dismissed as not pressed on counsel's withdrawal memo, with liberty to surrender before the Jurisdictional Court and seek regular bail. No merits adjudicated; no precedent cited. Relevant chiefly for withdrawal-with-liberty practice in anticipatory-bail petitions.
What did the court decide?
Liberty to the petitioner to surrender before the Jurisdictional Court and seek regular bail; petition dismissed as not pressed with liberty as prayed for.