In a relief to Byrathi Basavaraj, MLA for K.R. Puram, the High Court of Karnataka on Friday granted him interim anticipatory bail on Wednesday in the rowdy-sheeter-cum realtor V.G. Shivaprakash alias “Biklu” Shiva murder case.
Vacation judge G.A. Basavaraja passed the interim order on the petition filed by the MLA after the sessions court rejected his plea for anticipatory bail.
The MLA should be released on bail by taking a personal bond for ₹5 lakh and two sureties for like sums, the court said while directing him to cooperate for the probe and not to tamper with the evidences/witnesses.
The High Court noted that the MLA had the benefit of interim protection against the arrest till December 19 and the investigation officer of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) had neither filed charge sheet against the MLA nor placed investigation material collected against him till now before the court.
While the interim anticipatory bail will be in force till consideration of the plea for regular anticipatory bail, the hearing on which is adjourned till January 6.
