Shri Vijay S/O Basappa Hukkeri v. the State of Karnataka
Case brief
What is this about?
Release of seized mobile phone; Sections 451/457 Cr.P.C.; Section 528 BNSS 2023; Articles 226 and 227 Constitution; certiorari; quashing of order dated 20.12.2024 in Crl. Misc. No.1290 (Addl. District & Sessions Judge FTSC-I Belagavi); trial in Spl. Case No.316/2023; Section 376(2)(n) IPC; Sections 4, 5(L), 6 POCSO Act 2012; Sections 9, 10 Child Marriage Restraint Act r/w Section 34 IPC; no explicit photographs present; no attempt to retrieve audio/video evidence; prima facie case; personal bond Rs.10,000; solvent surety; charge on surety property; WP No. 100559 of 2025 (GM-RES); Dharwad Bench.
What did the court decide?
Impugned order dated 20.12.2024 quashed; application under Sections 451/457 Cr.P.C. for release of the petitioner's mobile phone allowed, subject to execution of a personal bond of Rs.10,000/- with a solvent surety for the same amount and creation of a charge on the property provided as surety.