Sandeep S/o Siddappa Gherade vs The State Of Karnataka R/by PI Bagalkote Town PS — 125/2026

The Principal District and Sessions Judge, Bagalkote rejected the bail petition filed by Sandeep Gherade under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. The court found that the petitioner's involvement in a communal stone-pelting incident on February 20, 2026—a retaliatory act following an earlier incident on February 19—was serious and required restraint, noting the large-scale police deployment and public disturbance caused. The court reasoned that granting bail during the ongoing investigation would send a wrong message to society and risk further communal violence between community groups. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.