Matheen Khan @ Matheen v. State by Chamarajpete P.S.
Case brief
What is this about?
NC: 2026:KHC:17683 — CRL.P No. 15116 of 2025, High Court of Karnataka at Bengaluru, decided 27.03.2026 by Justice Mohammad Nawaz. Bail petition under S.439 CrPC / S.483 BNSS by Matheen Khan @ Matheen (accused No.1) in Crime No.83/2022 (offences under Ss.212 and 302 IPC), SC.No.231/2023, Chamarajapet PS, pending before LXIX Addl. City Civil and Sessions Judge, Bengaluru. Prior rejection: Crl.P.No.1368/2023 dismissed 09.06.2023; Sessions Court bail dismissed 28.06.2025. Co-accused Nos.2 and 3 on bail; petitioner alleges custody exceeding three and a half years. Trial nearly complete (21/38 witnesses examined). Held: bail refused on account of trial being at fag end, earlier rejection, and prima-facie material; petition dismissed; Trial Court directed to expedite trial. Precedents cited: none.
What did the court decide?
Given that the trial is at the fag end, that the prayer for bail was rejected by this Court earlier, and considering the prima-facie material at this stage against the petitioner, it is not a fit case to enlarge the petitioner on bail; the criminal petition is dismissed.