The State sought cancellation of anticipatory bail granted to the accused in a kidnapping and extortion case. The High Court found the Sessions Judge rightly granted bail given the belated FIR, named and acquainted accused, no criminal antecedents, and bond compliance; non-appearance was already addressed by a non-bailable warrant.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
DATED THIS THE 23RD DAY OF JULY, 2026
BEFORE
THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 15159 OF 2025
BETWEEN:
STATE OF KARNATAKA, BY YELAHANKA NEW TOWN POLICE STATION, BENGALURU CITY, REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT BUILDING, BENGALURU - 560 001.
…PETITIONER
(BY SMT. RASHMI JADHAV, ASPP)
AND:
Digitally signed by NANDINI M S Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA
SRI. ROKULA SANDEEP S/O ROKULA CHERALU AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS, RESIDING AT NO.2-8-109, WADDEPALLY, HANMAKONDA WADDEPALLY (RURAL), WARANGALA, ANDHRA PRADESH - 506 370.
…RESPONDENT
THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 439(2) CR.PC (FILED U/S 483(3) OF BNSS) PRAYING TO A. CANCEL/SET ASIDE THE ORDER GRANTING BAIL TO RESPONDENT/ACCUSED VIDE ORDER DATED 23.09.2024 PASSED BY THE LEARNED LII ADDL.CITY CIVIL AND SESSIONS JUDGE, BENGALURU IN CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS NO.8562/2024.
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THIS CRL.P, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY
ORAL ORDER
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respondent had filed Crl.Misc.No.8562 of 2024 before the jurisdictional Sessions Court which was allowed by order dated 23.09.2024 subject to certain conditions. Assailing the said order, the State is before this Court.
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certain agreements documents etc, and thereafter had released him on 18.12.2023 at Warangal.
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hearing. It is brought to the notice of this Court that the Trial Court has already issued non-bailable warrant as against the respondent. Under the circumstances, I am of the opinion that
this is not a fit case to be entertained by this Court.
Sd/(S VISHWAJITH SHETTY)
JUDGE
NMS
List No.: 1 Sl No.: 42
1 issue framed by the court
Should the anticipatory bail granted to the respondent be set aside on the State's plea that he was not appearing before the trial Court?
3 provisions across 3 enactments
State of Karnataka, by Yelahanka New Town Police Station, Bengaluru City
Rokula Sandeep
S Vishwajith Shetty
As recorded by the court registry
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