Srinivas Sagar B v. the State by P S I
Case brief
What is this about?
The High Court allowed Criminal Petitions challenging the registration of an FIR and the consequent investigation. The court restricted the investigation to Accused No.1 for Section 494/495/496 offences and reserved liberty to add other accused for Sections 420/498A/34 IPC after evidence against the principal accused. Crl.P.No.7931/2022 is allowed-in-part; Crl.P.No.7825/2022 is allowed.
What did the court decide?
Investigation against accused Nos.2, 3, 4, and 5 halted; restricted to accused No.1. Liberty reserved to prosecution to add other accused via Section 319 Cr.P.C.
What the court decided
- 1 - NC: 2023:KHC:37343 CRL.P No. 7931 of 2022 C/W CRL.P No. 7825 of 2022
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
DATED THIS THE 12TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2023
BEFORE
THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE R. NATARAJ
CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 7931 OF 2022 C/W CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 7825 OF 2022
IN CRL.P.NO.7391 of 2022
BETWEEN:
- SRINIVAS SAGAR.B, S/O BHEEMASHANKAR, AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, RESIDING AT D.107, DOCTORS' QUARTERS, KIMS PREMISES, GANGAVATHI ROAD, KOPPAL -583 231.
Digitally signed by SUMA Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA
- K.N.BHEEMASHANKAR, S/O NANJAIAH, AGED ABOUT 81 YEARS, RESIDING AT NO.1278, HOUSING BOARD, TIPTUR, TUMKUR DISTRICT-572 202.
Issues for consideration
3 issues framed by the court
Whether the investigation against accused Nos.2, 3, 4 and 5 should be halted pending charge sheet against accused No.1.
Whether respondent No.2 is competent to complain for offences under Sections 494, 495, and 496 of IPC.
Whether the prosecution should be reserved liberty to arraign other accused under Section 319 of Cr.P.C.
Parties & counsel
- petitioner
SRINIVAS SAGAR.B
- petitioner
K.N.BHEEMASHANKAR
- petitioner
SUMITHRA DEVI
- respondent
THE STATE
- respondent
MAHESHWARA
Case details
As recorded by the court registry
- Court
- Karnataka HC
- Decided on
- · October
- Registered
- Case no.
- CRL.P/7931/2022
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