The petitioner, accused in Crime No.261 of 2025, is at the
doors of this Court calling in question an order of the concerned
Court dated 09-04-2026 granting police custody of the accused
for a period of 14 days, in the teeth of the subsistence of
anticipatory bail.
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2. Heard Smt Harshitha, learned counsel along with Sri
Paramesh Kumar H.K, learned counsel appearing for petitioner
and Sri B N. Jagadeesha, learned Additional State Public
Prosecutor appearing for respondent No.1.
3. Facts in brief, germane, are as follows:
A complaint comes to be registered by the 2nd respondent
before the jurisdictional police on 25-11-2025, which becomes
a crime in Crime No.261 of 2025 for offences punishable under
Sections 149 and 420 of the IPC. Apprehending arrest, the
petitioner approaches the concerned Court i.e., Court of
Sessions in Crl.Misc.No.9878 of 2025 seeking anticipatory bail.
The concerned Court, by a detailed order dated 16-12-2025
grants anticipatory bail, narrating the complete facts that are
obtaining towards registration of the complaint , which narrated
offences punishable under Sections 316(2) and 318(4) of the
BNS. The concerned Court observes, that no case is yet
registered against the petitioner, though the case had already
been registered in Crime No.261 of 2025, but grants
anticipatory bail by the following order: