Vijaya E v. the State of Karnataka
Case brief
What is this about?
Karnataka High Court, Bengaluru; CRL.P No. 10663 of 2026; decided 21-07-2026; M. Nagaprasanna, J.; petitioner Vijaya E (Joint Commissioner, Food Safety and Drugs); respondents State of Karnataka (Hassan City Police Station; CID) and Special Land Acquisition Officer, Hemavathi River Project; FIR Crime No.157/2019, offences under Sections 465, 468, 420 IPC, Section 192(a)(1)(2)(3) Karnataka Land Revenue Act 1964, Section 4(1)(2)(3) Karnataka Land Grabbing Prohibition Act 2007; Section 482 Cr.P.C. / Section 528 BNSS quashing petition; no coercive action for two weeks; time to seek anticipatory bail; expedite disposal of bail application; petition disposed.
What did the court decide?
Two weeks' time to approach the concerned Court for anticipatory bail, with a direction that respondents shall not take any coercive action against the petitioner for that period, and a further direction that any anticipatory bail application filed within that period be disposed of expeditiously; the criminal petition otherwise disposed with these observations.