Gopal P M @ Gopi v. the State of Karnataka
Case brief
What is this about?
Karnataka HC regular bail under S.483 BNSS 2023; Crime No.80/2025, Somwarpet Police Station, Kodagu District; offences u/s 61(2)(a), 103(1), 238, 309(4), 3(5) BNS 2023 (murder of Sampath Kumar; FIR from Vinod, brother of deceased; originally Crime No.44/2025 of Kushalanagar Town PS, transferred for want of jurisdiction); petitioners accused nos.4-6 charged with harbouring/giving shelter to accused nos.1-3; relatives of accused nos.1 & 2; agriculturists; no criminal antecedents; custody of nearly two months; bail granted with Rs.1,00,000/- personal bond each and two sureties; conditions on appearance, witness tampering, similar offences and travel; bail applications earlier rejected by jurisdictional Sessions Court; Justice S Vishwajith Shetty; decided 23.07.2025; advocates: Sri Prasanna D.P for petitioners, Smt. Rashmi Patel HCGP for State.
What did the court decide?
Regular bail granted to the petitioners (accused nos.4 to 6) in Crime No.80/2025 of Somwarpet Police Station, Kodagu District, on condition that each executes a personal bond of Rs.1,00,000/- with two sureties for the likesum, appears regularly before the Trial Court, does not threaten or tamper with prosecution witnesses, does not involve in similar offences, and does not leave the Trial Court's jurisdiction without permission until disposal of the case.