The High Court of Karnataka addressed a criminal petition seeking to quash a First Information Report registered under various sections of the IPC. The court held that the petition had become infructuous following the filing of the B report by the investigating agency.
No relief granted. The petition was dismissed as infructuous.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
DATED THIS THE 2ND DAY OF AUGUST, 2021
BEFORE:
THE HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE K.SOMASHEKAR
CRIMINAL PETITION No.6894/2019
BETWEEN:
…PETITIONERS
(BY SRI RAGHAVENDRA. S.C., ADV., THROUGH PHYSICAL HEARING)
AND:
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…RESPONDENTS
(BY SRI RAHUL RAI K., HCGP FOR R1 THROUGH VIDEO CONFERENCE)
THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED UNDER SECTION 482 OF CR.P.C. PRAYING TO QUASH THE FIR IN CR.NO.129/2018, PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE IV A.C.M.M., AT BENGALURU REGISTERED BY THE BEGALAGUNTE POLICE, BENGALURU FOR THE OFFENCE P/U/S 34, 120B, 471, 420, 452, 406, 464, 506B, 441, 463 OF IPC.
THIS CRIMINAL PETITION COMING ON FOR ADMISSION THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:
ORDER
Sri Raghavendra S.C., learned counsel for the petitioners is present physically before the Court and submitted that the case in Crime No.129/2018 has been registered by Bagalagunte Police Station against the petitioners/accused Nos.1 and 2 for the offences punishable under Sections 120(B), 471, 420, 452, 406, 464, 506(B), 441 and 463 r/w Section 34 of IPC, which
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is pending before the Court of IV Addl. Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Bengaluru. Subsequent to registration of the case against the petitioners/accused Nos.1 and 2, the Investigating Agency investigated the case and filed ‘B’ report.
for the petitioners is placed on record.
Investigating Agency, then there is no consequence for consideration of this petition seeking for quashing of FIR in Crime No.129/2018.
learned counsel for the petitioners who submitted that this petition has become infructuous and fairly submitted that he filed the memo for withdrawal.
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Accordingly, criminal petition is dismissed as having become infructuous.
Sd/JUDGE
PB
1 issue framed by the court
Whether this criminal petition filed under Section 482 CrPC to quash the FIR can be maintained after the filing of the B report by the Investigating Agency.
1 provisions across 1 enactments
Sri Ashokrao Jagathap
Smt. Kusumavathi
State of Karnataka
Smt. Rathnamala
K. Somashekar
As recorded by the court registry
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