The single-judge Bench dismissed the criminal petition for non-proSECUTION as neither the petitioners nor their counsel were present in the court despite being recalled.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
DATED THIS THE 2ND DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2024
BEFORE
THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE KRISHNA S DIXIT
CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 10173 OF 2023 (482)
BETWEEN:
Digitally signed by SHARADA VANI B Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA
(BY SRI. RAVIRAJ C. PATIL.,ADVOCATE)
AND:
…PETITIONERS
THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, THROUGH MARKET P.S., BELAGAVI, BELAGAVI. REP BY SPP, HIGH COURT BUILDING, BANGALORE.
…RESPONDENT
(BY SRI.B N JAGADEESH.,ADDL SPP)
THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED U/S 482 CR.PC PRAYING TO QUASH THE FIR IN MARKET P.S., BENGAOURU CR.NO.404/2016 DATED 08.11.2016 AND CONSEQUENTLY THE CHARGE SHEET IN C.C.NO.10683/2023 ON THE FILE OF 42
ADDITIONAL CHIEF METROPOLITAN MAGISTRATE COURT, BENGLAURU AND ALL FURTHER PROCEEDINGS THEREIN AS ILLEGAL AND VOID.
THIS CRIMINAL PETITION COMING ON FOR ORDERS THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:
ORDER
This matter was passed over in the morning session to enable learned counsel for the Petitioners to come and argue. Again at 12.42 pm, this matter was taken up and name of the learned counsel was called up. Neither the Petitioners are present nor the counsel. Therefore, the Petition is dismissed for non-prosecution.
Sd/JUDGE
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Abhay Kumar @ Abhay
Mahadevappa
The State of Karnataka
Krishna S Dixit
As recorded by the court registry
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