Arun Kumar @ Arun v. State of Karnataka
Case brief
What is this about?
Three petitioners in custody since November 2021 for offences under Sections 302, 201 read with 34 IPC sought regular bail before the High Court. Their counsel submitted they had not approached the trial court on the ground of delay in trial and requested dismissal of the petition with liberty to file a fresh bail application before the trial court on that ground. The High Court dismissed the petition as not pressed, granting liberty to file a fresh bail petition before the trial court, which shall be considered expeditiously.
What did the court decide?
Petition dismissed as not pressed with liberty to file fresh bail petition before the trial court on the ground of delay in trial; trial court directed to consider such application expeditiously.