Supreme Court · 2025 INSC 979 · Decided 14 August 2025
State of Karnataka v. Sri Darshan ETC.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2025 INSC 979 · [2025] 9 S.C.R. 194
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 3528/2025
- Decided
- 14 August 2025
- Bench
- J.B. PARDIWALA, R MAHADEVAN (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 120B, 364, 302, 201, 204; CrPC Section 439, 50; Constitution Article 14, 22(1)
Headnote
Whether the order of the High Court granting bail to the respondents-accused persons in a case involving serious charges u/ss.302, 120B, and 34 IPC is perverse and legally unsustainable, warranting cancellation of bail. Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 - When warranted - A2, a celebrity along with co-accused, was charged inter alia u/ss.120B, 364, 302, 201 and 204, IPC for the murder of a man, who was allegedly kidnapped, tortured, and beaten to death by the accused for sending objectionable messages to A1, partner of A2 -
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