Sadhanandamurthy N v. the State by Lokayuktha Police
Anticipatory bail – Karnataka High Court (Bengaluru)
Case brief
What is this about?
Anticipatory bail; Section 438 Cr.P.C; Section 482 BNSS; Section 7(a) Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Act 2018; Crime No.18/2022; Lokayuktha Police Station Tumakuru; 7th Addl. District and Sessions Judge Tumakura; petitioner co-operated and participated in investigation; voice sample recorded and sent to Forensic Science Laboratory; apprehension of arrest misconceived; criminal petition disposed of; Karnataka High Court at Bengaluru; S Vishwajith Shetty J.; 29 June 2026; Madhugiri Taluk, Tumakuru District.
What did the court decide?
The criminal petition was disposed of after the submission made on behalf of respondent no.1 — that the petitioner had co-operated with the respondent-police, participated during the course of the investigation, and that his voice sample had been recorded and forwarded to the Forensic Science Laboratory, rendering his apprehension misconceived — was placed on record.