Smt Ashalatha v. State of Karnataka by
Case brief
What is this about?
Release of seized gold ornaments to petitioner; interim custody of valuable articles pending trial; prompt disposal of seized property (S.451 CrPC principles carried forward under BNSS era); Sunderbhai Ambalal Desai guidelines (panchnama, photographs, bond, security); Karnataka HC CRL.P No.16321/2025 dated 24.04.2026, Justice M.Nagaprasanna; Konaje P.S. Crime No.88/2024, PF No.49/2024; SC.No.157/2024, III Addl. District & Sessions Judge, Mangaluru; offences under Ss.497 & 503 BNSS; petition under S.482 Cr.PC / S.528 BNSS.
What did the court decide?
Release to the petitioner of the five seized gold ornaments (gold bangle ~8 g, gold chain ~16 g, gold ring ~1.74 g, nose ring ~0.40 g, gold karimani necklace ~53 g) seized in Crime No.88/2024 of Konaje P.S. under PF No.49/2024; quashing of the order dated 28.07.2025 in SC.No.157/2024; allowing of the application under Sections 497 and 503 BNSS; conditions per the Apex Court's directions in Sunderbhai to be imposed by the concerned Court before release.