Criminal petition filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. was dismissed as infructuous because the trial court had already acquitted the petitioner, rendering further proceedings futile.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA DHARWAD BENCH
DATED THIS THE 2ND DAY OF FEBRUARY 2021
BEFORE
THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE P. KRISHNA BHAT
CRL.P. NO.3464 OF 2018
BETWEEN:
B. SHANTARAM SETTY S/O SANNAYYA SETTY AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, CL-2 LICENSEE ROYAL BAR AND RESTAURANT, DOOR NO.10, WARD NO.19, TCS NO.596/85/G2 AND G3 OPP. TO N.G. PETROL BUNK, ANANTHAPURA ROAD, BALLARI-583101.
…PETITIONER
(BY SRI.G.K. BHAT, ADV.)
AND:
THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY INSPECTOR EXCISE, RANGE-I, BALLARI DISTRICT-583101.
…RESPONDENT
(BY SRI.PRAVEEN K UPPAR, HCGP)
THIS PETITION IS FILED UNDER SECTION 482 OF CR.P.C. PRAYING TO CALL FOR THE RECORDS AND ALLO THIS CRIMINAL PETITION AND QUASH THE PROCEEDINGS IN CRIMINAL CASE UNDER CRIME NO.52/2017-18 REPORTED ON THE FILE OF THE LEARNED PRL. CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC, BALLARI.
THIS PETITION COMING ON FOR ADMISSION THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:
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ORDER
Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the proceedings before the learned trial Court has culminated in acquittal of the petitioner herein.
Accordingly, this petition is dismissed as having become infructuous.
In view of the above order, IA No.1/2018 does not survive for consideration, and hence, it is disposed of.
Sd/JUDGE
JTR
B. SHANTARAM SETTY
THE STATE OF KARNATAKA
P. KRISHNA BHAT
As recorded by the court registry
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