IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 27th DAY OF FEBRUARY 2017 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE P.S.DINESH KUMAR CRIMINAL PETITION NO.9275/2016 BETWEEN:
SRI RAVI H.S S/O SHANKARASHETTY, AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS, R/OF HEGGADIHALLI VILLAGE, MALLIPATNA HOBLI, ARAKALAGUDU TALUK, HASSAN DISTRICT – 573 213.
…PETITIONER (BY SRI R.V.RAMESH KUMAR, ADVOCATE) AND:
THE STATE BY KONANUR POLICE REP. BY H.C. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR BANGALORE - 01 ...RESPONDENT (BY SRI S.VISHWA MURTHY, HCGP) THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED UNDER SECTION 438 OF CR.P.C., PRAYING TO ENLARGE THE PETITIONER ON BAIL IN THE EVENT OF HIS ARREST IN CR.NO.232/2016 OF KONANUR POLICE STATION, HASSAN, WHICH IS REGISTERED FOR THE OFFENCE P/U/S 34 OF KARNATAKA EXCISE ACT, 1965.
THIS PETITION COMING ON FOR ORDERS THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:
O R D E R Learned High Court Government Pleader for the respondent-State submits that the offence is punishable with less than seven years of imprisonment and no action can be taken until issuance of a notice in compliance with the directions of the Hon’ble Supreme Court in the case of Arnesh Kumar Vs. State of Bihar reported in (2014) 8 SCC 273. His submission is placed on record.
The petition is dismissed as being unnecessary in view of submission of learned HCGP.
Sd/- JUDGE PB