High Court of Karnataka held that criminal petition filed for quashing FIR infructuous as charge sheet laid, dismissing petition while reserving liberty to challenge charge sheet.
Petitioners CRL.P No. 6983 of 2017 dismissed as infructuous; I.A.-1/2017 disposed of.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
DATED THIS THE 21ST DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2022
BEFORE
THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 6983 OF 2017
BETWEEN:
Digitally signed by POORNIMA SHIVANNA Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA
SL.NO. 1 TO 3 WERE EARLIER RESIDING AT NO. 328/12, GROUND FLOOR, 15TH CROSS, HBR COMPLEX, 2ND BLOCK JAYANAGAR, BENGALURU PRESENTLY R/AT NO.1573, 2ND CROSS, NAGAPPA BLOCK LAKSHMINARAYANAPURAM BANGALORE-21
CRL.P No. 6983 of 2017
…PETITIONERS
(BY SRI. S. SARAVANA.,ADVOCATE)
AND:
…RESPONDENTS
(BY SRI. MAHESH SHETTY, HCGP FOR R1)
THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S.482 OF CR.P.C PRAYING TO QUASH THE FIR IN CR.NO.281/2016 OF SIDDAPURA POLICE STATION VIDE ANNEXURE-A FOR THE ALLEGED OFFENCES P/U/S 143,144,147,148,395,448 AND 324 R/W 149 OF IPC PENDING ON THE FILE OF II ADDITIONAL CHIEF METROPOLITAN MAGISTRATE, BENGALURU.
THIS CRL.P COMING ON FOR ADMISSION THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:
ORDER
Both learned counsel for the petitioners and learned
HCGP submit that charge sheet has been laid rendering
the above petition infructuous.
CRL.P No. 6983 of 2017
Accepting the submission, the above petitioner is dismissed having become infructuous. However, liberty is reserved to the petitioners to challenge the charge sheet if so advised.
In view of the above, IA-1/2017 stands disposed of.
Sd/JUDGE
LN List No.: 1 Sl No.: 22
Sri. H. B. Rajendra
H.R. Nagaraj
Shanthaamma
Latha @ H Hemalatha
Vinay @ D R Vinayakumar
State
Suraj Govindaraj
As recorded by the court registry
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