Bengaluru Court Grants Bail to Prakash Raj in Voter ID Case

A Bengaluru court granted conditional bail to multilingual actor Prakash Raj on Friday, July 10, 2026, after he appeared to address a non-bailable warrant issued against him in a case alleging he illegally possessed multiple voter identity cards. The 48th Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Court recalled the warrant and released Raj on a cash security of 4,000 rupees.

The actor appeared personally before the court through his counsel. His legal team argued that the court's earlier summons had never been formally served on Raj and that he had learned of the proceedings only through media reports, prompting his voluntary appearance. The court accepted this submission.

The non-bailable warrant had been reissued by the court on June 12 after Raj failed to appear in response to previous summons. The case originates from a private complaint filed by advocate K. Dilip Kumar. The complaint alleges that besides being legitimately enrolled as a voter in Bengaluru's Shantinagar assembly segment, Raj's name also appeared on electoral rolls in the Velachery constituency in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, and the Serilingampally assembly segment in Telangana. Some reports also mention a registration...