The Criminal Petition filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. seeking quashment of a charge sheet under the Karnataka Prevention of Cow Slaughter Act was dismissed for non-prosecution as the petitioner's counsel was absent and failed to comply with court objections despite sufficient opportunities.
This page shows the compact analysis of this judgement. The full analysis — procedural history, issue-by-issue holdings with ratio and obiter, advocates, and paragraph-level evidence for every claim — is being added to the record in batches and will appear here when this judgement has been through it.
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
DATED THIS THE 1ST DAY OF JUNE, 2022
BEFORE
THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE M. NAGAPRASANNA
CRIMINAL PETITION No.7060 of 2021
BETWEEN
…PETITIONERS
(BY SRI GEORGE LAZARUS, ADVOCATE)
AND
2
HARIHARA TOWN, DAVANAGERE DISTRICT
…RESPONDENTS
(BY SMT. K P YASHODHA, HCGP)
THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED UNDER SECTION 482 CR.P.C., PRAYING TO QUASH THE CHARGE SHEET FILED BY THE RESPONDENT POLICE AGAINST THE PETITIONER FOR THE OFFENCES PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTIONS 11, 4, 5 OF THE KARNATAKA PREVENTION OF COW SLAUGHTER AND CATTLE PREVENTION ACT, 1964 IN C.C.NO.617/2020 PENDING ON THE FILE OF ADDITIONAL CIVIL JUDGE (Jr.Dn.) AND JMFC COURT AT HARIHARA TALUK, DAVANAGERE DISTRICT VIDE ANNEXURE-A.
THIS CRIMINAL PETITION COMING ON FOR ORDERS THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:
ORDER
This Court is noticing the fact that learned counsel appearing for the petitioner has been either continuously absent or has not been complying with office objections despite grant of sufficient opportunities. There is no representation on behalf of the petitioner.
Sd/JUDGE
mv
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the charge sheet filed against the petitioners punishable under Sections 11, 4, 5 of Karnataka Prevention of Cow Slaughter and Cattle Prevention Act, 1964 in C.C. No. 617/2020 is liable to be
2 provisions across 2 enactments
SRI KISAR AHAMAD S/O KALANDAR SAB
BARKATH ALI S/O ABBAS ALI
STATE OF KARNATAKA
SRI DINESHA H S/O HANUMANTHAPPA
M. NAGAPRASANNA
As recorded by the court registry
2 orders share this CNR
Judgements on the same questions, provisions and authorities, from every court