Nadeem Shariff @ Tablet v. State by
Case brief
What is this about?
Karnataka High Court, CRL.P No. 7895 of 2025, decided 02.07.2025, S Vishwajith Shetty J (single bench). Regular bail under s.439 Cr.P.C. sought by Accused No.1 (Nadeem Shariff @ Tablet) in SC No.1489/2021, arising from Crime No.118/2021, Commercial Street Police Station, Bengaluru, offence u/s 397 IPC; FIR initially u/s 394 IPC against three unknown persons; arrest 11.08.2021; charge sheet filed; case committed to Sessions Court; Trial Court bail rejection dated 11.03.2024 challenged. Grounds for refusal: criminal antecedents (24 criminal cases in various Bengaluru police stations, similar offences), failure to show bail in other cases, prosecution evidence closed, case at s.313 Cr.P.C. stage, trial at fag end. Result: bail denied; petition dismissed. Keywords: bail refusal, habitual offender/antecedents, end-of-trial stage, Karnataka HC.
What did the court decide?
Considering the petitioner's criminal antecedents and since the case before the Trial Court is at the fag end of the trial, it is not a fit case to enlarge the petitioner on bail.