Vinay. N v. State of Karnataka
Case brief
What is this about?
Karnataka High Court at Bengaluru; CRL.P No.9927/2024; decided 14-03-2025; Coram: Justice S. Vishwajith Shetty (single judge). Regular bail petition under S.439 Cr.P.C. / S.483 BNNS (as printed) in C.C.No.17537/2024 (Crime No.CRN.36/2024, Mahalaksmipuram P.S.) before the C.M.M., Bengaluru, for offences under Sections 201 r/w 34, 376, 498A, 511, 302 r/w 120B IPC. Petitioner in custody for over one year; counsel opted not to press the bail prayer and sought expedition of trial; State (HCGP) did not seriously oppose. Petition dismissed as not pressed; trial Court requested to expedite trial and dispose of the case on merits at the earliest. No bail granted; no precedent discussed; no quantum involved.
What did the court decide?
None; the bail prayer was not entertained as the petition was dismissed as not pressed, with a request to the trial Court to expedite the trial and dispose of the case on merits at the earliest.