In Civil Contempt Petition No. 407 of 2021, the complainant sought initiation of contempt proceedings against an Assistant Commissioner of Police for alleged disobedience of a prior court order. The High Court, on a plea to withdraw the petition, dismissed the contempt petition as withdrawn.
The contempt petition is dismissed as withdrawn.
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CCC No. 407 of 2021
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
DATED THIS THE 17TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2022
PRESENT
THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE B VEERAPPA
AND
THE HON'BLE MRS JUSTICE K S HEMALEKHA CIVIL CONTEMPT PETITION NO.407 OF 2021
BETWEEN:
S/O. SRI SIDDARAMAIAH, AGED 28 YEARS, RESIDING AT NO.18, 2ND CROSS, SUBEDHAR PALYA, YESHWANTHPURA, BENGALURU 560 022.
…COMPLAINANT
(BY SRI NIRUPAN GOWDA, ADV., FOR SRI SIDDHARTH SUMAN)
AND:
Digitally signed by USHA NAGENAHALLI SHANMUKHAPPA Location: High Court of Karnataka
BENGALURU CITY 560 022.
…ACCUSED
(BY SRI KIRAN KUMAR, H.C.G.P.)
CCC No. 407 of 2021
THIS C.C.C. IS FILED UNDER SECTIONS 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT, 1971, READ WITH ARTICLE 215 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, BY THE COMPLAINANT, WHEREIN HE PRAYS THAT THE HON'BLE COURT BE PLEASED TO INITIATE CONTEMPT OF COURT PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE ACCUSED FOR HIS WILLFUL AND DELIBERATE DISOBEDIENCE OF THE ORDER OF THIS HON'BLE COURT DATED 23-9-2020 IN CRIMINAL PETITION NO.164 OF 2020, AND ETC.
THIS C.C.C. IS COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, B. VEERAPPA, J. , MADE THE FOLLOWING:
ORDER
Sri Nirupan Gowda, learned counsel for the complainant,
has filed a memo dated 17-11-2022 for withdrawal of the contempt petition.
Memo is placed on record.
Accordingly, the contempt petition is dismissed as
withdrawn.
Sd/JUDGE
Sd/JUDGE
KVK
List No.: 1 Sl No.: 15
2 issues framed by the court
Whether to initiate contempt proceedings against the accused for disobedience of a prior order.
Whether the withdrawal of the contempt petition should be admitted.
3 provisions across 2 enactments
SRI K ASHIK GOWDA
SRI SRINIVASA REDDY
B VEERAPPA
K S HEMALEKHA
As recorded by the court registry
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