Writ petition challenging Special Court acquittal dismissed as infructuous since identical issues were considered by a coordinate Bench in a subsequent W.P.
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WP No. 9642 of 2019
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
DATED THIS THE 14TH DAY OF MARCH, 2023
PRESENT
THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE K.SOMASHEKAR
AND
THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE UMESH M ADIGA WRIT PETITION NO. 9642 OF 2019 (KLGP)
BETWEEN:
Digitally signed by D K BHASKAR Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA
SRI TAPAS RANJAN NAYAK AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS S/O PRAFULLA KUMAR NAYAK SY.NO.85/18, I-FLOOR 8TH MAIN, SRIVINAYAKA LAYOUT DODDANEKKUNDI EXTENSION NEAR ALPHINES APARTMENT MARATHHALLI POST BENGALURU-560 037.
…PETITIONER
(BY SMT. H. C. LOKESHWARI .,ADVOCATE)
AND:
STATE OF KARNATAKA REP. BY ITS STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT BUILDING BANGALORE-560 01.
…RESPONDENT
(BY SRI. N KUMAR – AGA)
THIS W.P. FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO: QUASH THE JUDGMENT DATED 1.2.2019 PASSED IN LGC (S) 76/2017 PASSED BY THE KARNATAKA LAND GRABBING PROHIBITION
WP No. 9642 of 2019
COURT, BANGALORE, PRODUCED AT ANNEXURE-A, AND THEREBY ACQUIT THE PETITINER OF THE CHARGES FRAMED AGAINST HIM PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTION 4(3) OF THE KARNATAKA LAND GRABBING PROHIBITION ACT, 2011.
THIS WRIT PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN B-GROUP, THIS DAY, K. SOMASHEKAR .J., MADE THE FOLLOWING:
ORDER
Learned counsel Smt.H.C.Lokeshwari for petitioner is
present before the Court physically.
respondent.
passed by the Karnataka Land Grabbing Prohibition Court, Bangalore in LGC (S) 76/2017 dated 01.02.2019 and to acquit the petitioner of the charges framed under Section 4(3) of the Karnataka Land Grabbing Prohibition Act, 2011 and such other reliefs.
WP No. 9642 of 2019
WP No. 9642 of 2019
does not survive for consideration and has become
infructuous.
Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed as having become infructuous.
Sd/JUDGE
Sd/JUDGE
DKB
SRI TAPAS RANJAN NAYAK
STATE OF KARNATAKA
K. SOMASHEKAR
UMESH M ADIGA
As recorded by the court registry
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