Overview
- The 48th Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate court recalled a non‑bailable warrant and granted Prakash Raj conditional bail after the actor personally appeared in court on Friday and furnished a Rs 4,000 cash surety.
- Prakash Raj’s lawyers told the court the summons were never formally served and that he learned of the case through media reports, a contention the judge accepted when allowing the recall.
- The complaint, filed in 2019 by advocate Dileep Kumar, alleges Raj was listed on multiple electoral rolls in Shantinagar (Bengaluru), Serilingampally (Telangana) and twice in Velachery (Chennai), which would violate rules that allow one voter registration per ordinary residence.
- The magistrate took cognisance of the matter in August 2025 under sections of the Representation of the People Act after the complainant said police and election authorities did not act on his earlier requests.
- With the warrant withdrawn, the immediate risk of arrest tied to that order has ended but the criminal case and any further evidence, hearings or trial dates will determine whether charges under election law proceed.