Sharan Alias Akash Bhavan Sharan, v. the State of Karnataka
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CRL.P No.1688 of 2026, High Court of Karnataka at Bengaluru (heard through video conference at Dharwad Bench), Justice Mohammad Nawaz, decided 06-02-2026. Subject: relaxation/modification of a bail condition - two solvent sureties replaced with two local sureties; personal bond Rs.2,00,000/- unchanged. Petitioner: Sharan @ Akash Bhavan Sharan (advocate Dilraj Rohit Sequeira); Respondent: State of Karnataka, Mangaluru South Police Station (HCGP Sowmya R). Underlying case: S.C.No.85/2024 from Crime No.04/2024, Mangaluru South PS; offences under Sections 353, 332 and 307 IPC. Petition filed under Section 439(1)(B) Cr.PC (equivalently noted as Section 483(1)(B) of BNSS, 2023). Earlier order modified: Criminal Petition No.10203/2025 dated 17.09.2025. Outcome: petition allowed; other conditions, including attendance at police station on 1st and 15th of every month, remain intact.