Full Judgment
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
DATED THIS THE 24TH DAY OF JUNE, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 8765 OF 2026 BETWEEN:
1. SUBRAMANI @ SUBBA S/O VENKATASWAMAPPA, AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS, R/AT MALENAHALLI DINNE, ATTIBELE HOBLI, ANEKAL TALUK-562 107 … PETITIONER (BY SRI. PRASANNA RAO R., ADVOCATE) AND:
1. STATE BY ATTIBELE P S
REP. BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA BENGALURU-560 001 Digitally signed … RESPONDENT by VIJAYA P (BY SRI. VINAY MAHADEVAIAH, HCGP) Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA THIS CRL.P FILED U/S 438 CR.P.C (U/S 482 BNSS, 2023) PRAYING TO RELEASE THE ACCUSED NO.4 ON BAIL IN THE EVENT OF HIS ARREST IN CR.NO.135/2016 REGISTERED BY ATTIBELE P.S., FOR THE OFFENCES P/U/S 302 R/W 34 OF IPC, PENDING BEFORE THE HON'BLE III ADDL. DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE, BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT, SIT AT ANEKAL IN SC.NO.5094/2022. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY,
ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:
CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY -2-
ORAL ORDER
This petition is filed under Section 482 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 seeking anticipatory bail in S.C.No.5094/2022 pending before the Court of III Additional District and Sessions Judge, Bangalore Rural District, sitting at Anekal, arising out of Crime No. offence punishable under Section 302 read with Section 34 of IPC
2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned HCGP appearing on behalf of respondent - State.
3. It is brought to the notice of this Court that the
petitioner who was earlier arrested in the present case was enlarged on regular bail and subsequently he had not appeared before the trial Court and therefore coercive steps are taken against him by the said Court to secure his -3- presence. Anticipatory bail application filed by the petitioner before the jurisdictional Sessions Court in Crl. Misc. No. 5154/2026 was rejected on 28.03.2026.
4. Taking into consideration the aforesaid aspects
of the matter, I do not find any illegality or irregularity in the said order. Once an accused who is arrested in a case has been granted regular bail, his subsequent application in the very same case for grant of anticipatory bail cannot be maintained. Accordingly, this petition is dismissed. SD/- (S VISHWAJITH SHETTY) JUDGE VP