Karnataka High Court Grants Bail To Duo Accused Of Assaulting Lodge Owner After Mistaking 'CSK Comforts' For IPL Team Reference
The Karnataka High Court has granted regular bail to two persons arrested for allegedly assaulting a lodge owner over his decision to name his lodge 'CSK Comfort'- a name the accused believed was a reference to the 'Chennai Super Kings' cricket team of IPL (Indian Premier League). [2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 285]The single judge bench of Justice S. Vishwajith Shetty allowed the bail petition filed...
The Karnataka High Court has granted regular bail to two persons arrested for allegedly assaulting a lodge owner over his decision to name his lodge 'CSK Comfort'- a name the accused believed was a reference to the 'Chennai Super Kings' cricket team of IPL (Indian Premier League). [2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 285]
The single judge bench of Justice S. Vishwajith Shetty allowed the bail petition filed by Swamy and Suprith, accused in a crime registered by Tilak Park Police Station, Tumakuru.
According to the FIR, on June 1, 2026, there was an IPL match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) and Gujarat Titans (GT). The complainant was running a lodge in the name of 'CSK Comforts'.
After the match ended, the accused allegedly came near the said lodge, and enquired why he had kept the name 'CSK' for the said lodge. Though the proprietor-complainant explained that 'CSK Comforts' does not refer to the 'Chennai Super Kings' cricket team, the accused allegedly abused and assaulted him, and caused damage to his property.
While granting bail, the court noted that the accused had no criminal antecedents and that the proprietor had only suffered simple injuries. Moreover, the accused have been incarcerated since June 1, i.e., the date of the match and the subsequent incidents.
The accused were booked for offences punishable under Sections 189(2), 189(4), 191(2), 352, 351(2), 324(4), 109(1), 54, 115(2) and 190 of the BNS, 2023 and Section 27 of the Arms Act.
The petitioners were arrested on the same day, and remanded to judicial custody. The first bail application before the jurisdictional Sessions Court preferred by the accused was rejected. Aggrieved, they approached the High Court.
“…Major portion of the investigation is completed. Under these circumstances, I am of the opinion that the prayer made by the petitioners for grant of regular bail has to be answered in the affirmative…”, the court noted while granting bail.
The Court, however, imposed certain conditions such as furnishing a personal bond of Rs 1 lakh with one surety for the like sum, regular appearance before the trial court, and not leaving its jurisdiction, among other conditions.
Case Title: Swamy & Anr. v. State of Karnataka
Case No: Criminal Petition (Crl.P) of 2026 (under Section 483 BNSS)
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 285