Sri, Sanjay v. the State of Karnataka
Case brief
What is this about?
NC: 2026:KHC:19331; CRL.P No. 12087 of 2025, High Court of Karnataka at Bengaluru, decided 08.04.2026 by Justice Anant Ramanath Hegde. Petitioner: Sri Sanjay (Accused No.2 in CR.No.230/2025, Yelahanka P.S.; advocate Sri Rajath); Respondent: State of Karnataka (HCGP Sri Rangaswamy R). Anticipatory bail sought under S.438 Cr.P.C. / S.482 BNSS for offences under Sections 109(1), 118(1), 3(5), 352 BNS pending before 7th ACMM, Bangalore; petition dismissed as infructuous after grant of regular bail on 03.01.2026. Keywords: anticipatory bail, regular bail, infructuous, dismissal, BNS, BNSS, CrPC S.438, Yelahanka P.S., 7th ACMM Bangalore.
What did the court decide?
Since the petitioner had already been granted regular bail on 03.01.2026, the present anticipatory bail petition does not survive for consideration. ¶¶26-28