Sri Harsha v. the State of Karnataka
Case brief
What is this about?
Dismissal for non-prosecution of a regular bail petition (CRL.P No. 12226 of 2025, High Court of Karnataka, decided 12 June 2026 by Justice S Vishwajith Shetty). Petitioner Harsha s/o Raju, aged about 22 years; respondent State of Karnataka through Bannerghatta Police Station (Addl. SPP Rashmi Jadhav for State; counsel Lokesh B for petitioner noted absent). Petition filed under S. 439 CR.PC and S. 483 BNSS for bail in Crime No.0194/2025, Bannerughatta Police Station. Matter called twice, no representation on last several dates; petition dismissed for non-prosecution; no merits examined; no cases cited; no quantum involved.
What did the court decide?
Since there had been no representation on behalf of the petitioner on the last several consecutive hearing dates, the Court found that the petitioner appeared not interested in prosecuting the petition.