Deepak Radhkrishna Sagekar vs The PSI Karwar Town Police Station, — 85/2026

Summary The Principal District and Sessions Judge of Karwar allowed anticipatory bail for Deepak S/o Radhakrishna Sagekar in Crime No. 82/2025 under the Karnataka Excise Act (Sections 15(A) & 32(3)). The court found that since the offences are not capital offences, liquor was already recovered, and the charge sheet was filed, custodial interrogation was unnecessary. The court applied the principle that bail is the rule and jail is an exception, and granted bail on personal bond of Rs. 1,00,000/- with one surety of equal amount, subject to conditions including regular court appearance and non-tampering with witnesses. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.