Venkatachalaiah And Ors. vs State Of Karnataka, By Kadugodi Police ... on 22 July, 2003
18) In the case of VENKATACHALAIAH AND
OTHERS VS. STATE OF KARNATAKA BY KADUGODI
POLICE, BANGALORE, reported in ILR 2003 KAR 3985,
this Court has held that, the apprehension of the
applicant becomes certain that he would be arrested
once a charge sheet is filed or warrant is issued by the
Magistrate. Therefore, filing of a charge sheet and
issuance of warrant are certainly the grounds which
make the person not only to believe that he would be
arrested, but also he can move the Courts under
Section 438(1) Cr.P.C. Therefore, for the aforesaid
reasons, it is clear that filing of the charge sheet and
the jurisdictional Court taking cognizance thereon are
no grounds to hold that the Court has no power to
grant the relief of anticipatory bail. No doubt, the
learned Special Judge after taking cognizance of the
24
offences alleged in the charge sheet, directed issue of
summons to the petitioner and other accused persons
and not warrant. It is necessary to note here that the
order taking cognizance and issuing summons came to
be passed on 21.04.2012, while this Court had granted
interim anticipatory bail on the previous day, namely on
20.04.2012. Pursuant to the order of interim
anticipatory bail granted by this Court, the petitioner
has executed self-bond and also furnished surety,
which has been accepted by the learned Special Judge.
Even in a case where the jurisdictional Court orders
issue of summons in respect of bailable or non-bailable
offences, the accused persons, upon appearing before
the Court pursuant to such summons, will have to seek
bail, if he is already not on bail. Even at that stage, the
jurisdictional Court has to decide whether the accused
persons are entitled to bail or not, and if prayer for bail
is rejected, such person could be taken to custody.
Therefore, mere appearance of the petitioner before the
25
learned Special Judge pursuant to the summons issued
and execution of the self-bond as well as furnishing of
surety as per the terms of interim anticipatory bail, in
my opinion, has not rendered the prayer sought in this
petition infructuous.