Separate Trial Permissible If Accused Escapes From Lawful Custody While Arrested In Another Crime: Karnataka High Court

In a recent development, a criminal revision petition under Section 224 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) was brought before the High Court of Karnataka at Bengaluru. The petition, filed by Sri Somashekar, sought to set aside the judgment and order of sentence dated 09.06.2014 in C.C.No.135/2013 and the judgment dated 31.12.2016 in Crl.A.No.37/2014. Background of the Case: The incident dates back to 07.04.2012 when a clash occurred between two…