Petitions under Section 482 Cr.P.C. seeking quashing of proceedings under Section 135 of Electricity Act, 2003 were dismissed by a single judge as infructuous following compounding before the Lok Adalath.
Case dismissed as infructuous; pending applications dismissed.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA DHARWAD BENCH
DATED THIS THE 16TH DAY OF FEBRUARY 2021
BEFORE
THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE P. KRISHNA BHAT
CRL.P. NO.102249 OF 2018
C/W
CRL.P. NO.102250 OF 2018 CRL.P. NO.102251 OF 2018
BETWEEN:
KRISHNA PRASAD S/O LATE DR. NAGESHWAR RAO AGE:64 YEARS, OCC:BUSINESS, R/O KRSMA ESTATE PVT. LTD, H.NO.112, SY.NO24/1/3, JULAKUNTI VILLAGE, TQ:KUSHTAGI, DIST:KOPPAL-583279.
…COMMON PETITIONER
(BY SRI.DEEPAK MAGANUR, ADV.)
AND:
GULBARGA ELECTRICITY BOARD GESCOM VIGILANCE SQUAD POLICE STATION KOPPAL REP. BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD.
…COMMON RESPONDENT
(BY SRI. PRAVEEN K UPPAR, HCGP)
THESE PETITIONS ARE FILED UNDER SECTION 482 OF CR.P.C. PRAYING TO QUASH THE PROCEEDINGS INITIATED BY GESCOM POLICE STATION KOPPAL IN POLICE STATION CRIME Nos.55/2017, 56/2017 AND 57/2017 FOR OFFENCE PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTION 135 OF ELECTRICITY ACT, 2003 SO FAR AS THIS PETITIONER IS CONCERNED.
2
THESE PETITIONS COMING ON FOR ADMISSION THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:
COMMON ORDER
Sri. Deepak Maganur, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the matter has been compounded before the learned Lok Adalath and therefore, these petitions have become infructuous.
Placing the said submission on record, the above petitions are dismissed as having become infructuous.
In view of the above order, pending interlocutory applications, if any, are also dismissed as not surviving for consideration.
Sd/-
JUDGE
JTR
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the criminal proceedings under Section 135 of the Electricity Act, 2003 should be quashed in view of compromise before the Lok Adalath.
2 provisions across 2 enactments
KRISHNA PRASAD S/O LATE DR. NAGESHWAR RAO
GULBARGA ELECTRICITY BOARD
P. KRISHNA BHAT
As recorded by the court registry
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