The High Court of Karnataka has ruled that an accused person who has already been granted regular bail is not entitled to seek anticipatory bail in the same crime subsequently, even if they apprehend arrest due to the issuance of a Non-Bailable Warrant (NBW) for non-appearance.

Justice Shivashankar Amarannavar dismissed a criminal petition filed by an accused facing charges of robbery, observing that the appropriate remedy for non-appearance is to approach the trial court for the recall of the warrant.

Case Background

The case pertains to Criminal Petition No. 14233 of 2025 , filed by Mudasir @ Muddu , the second accused in Crime No. 5/2020 registered by the Byappanahalli Police Station. The case was initially registered under Section 394 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) but culmin

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