Criminal Petition filed to quash an FIR under the Karnataka Excise Act. Petitioner applied for withdrawal/abatement. Court dismissed the petition as the matter was not pressed.
Petition dismissed as not pressed with liberty to challenge charge-sheet.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA DHARWAD BENCH
DATED THIS THE 25TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2020
BEFORE
THE HON’BLE DR.JUSTICE H.B.PRABHAKARA SASTRY
CRIMINAL PETITION NO.100957/2020
Between:
Smt. Umadevi w/o Shankarrao Halgekar, Age: 76 years, occn: Business, R/o: # 87/2, Plot No. 22, Umashankar Angol Mal, Bhagya Nagar, Belagavi.
(By Sri Prashant S. Kadadevar, Advocate)
And:
The State of Karnataka, Represented by State Public Prosecutor, High Court of Karnataka, Dharwad Bench, Through Sadalaga P.S.
This Criminal Petition is filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.c. praying to quash the FIR Crime No. 83/2020 initiated against the petitioner for the offences punishable under Section 32 and 34 of the Karnataka Excise Act, 1965 on the file of the Addl. Civil Judge (Jr. Dn.) & JMFC, Chikodi & etc.
Crl. P. No. 100957/2020
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This Criminal Petition coming on for admission through physical hearing/video conferencing hearing this day, the court made the following:
ORDER
Learned counsel for the petitioner files a memo
seeking withdrawal of this petition as not pressed, however, reserving liberty to challenge the charge sheet, filed if any, in the matter.
Learned H.C.G.P. submits his no objection.
In view of the memo and supporting submission from both side, the petition stands dismissed as not pressed reserving liberty to the petitioner to challenge the charge sheet filed, if any, in the Crime No. 83/2020 of the respondent Police Station against the petitioner
and in accordance with law.
SD
JUDGE
bvv
Smt. Umadevi w/o Shankarrao Halgekar
The State of Karnataka
H.B. Prabhakara Swamy
As recorded by the court registry
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