Smt. Anitha v. State of Karnataka
Case brief
What is this about?
Karnataka High Court (Bengaluru), single bench of Justice M.I. Arun, order dated 15-04-2026 in CRL.P No. 8718 of 2025 (filed under S.439 Cr.PC / S.483 BNSS). Petitioner Smt. Anitha sought bail in Crime No.2/2023, Nandini Layout PS (Sessions Case S.C.No.683/2023, LXI Addl. City Civil and Sessions Judge, CCH-62), for offences under Sections 302, 201, 506, 120B r/w 34 IPC. Petitioner and counsel (Sri Krishne Gowda M) absent on two consecutive hearing dates; State represented by Sri Ayub Ali Khan, Addl. SPP. Petition dismissed for non-prosecution; no discussion of bail merits — of limited precedential value, useful only on the consequence of non-prosecution.
What did the court decide?
None. Petition dismissed for non-prosecution; no order on the bail prayer. ¶29