Shameer @ Shammi v. State of Karnataka by
Case brief
What is this about?
The High Court of Karnataka granted a criminal petition seeking quashing of criminal proceedings against two petitioners. Relying on coordinate bench precedents classifying Andar Bahar as a game of skill rather than chance, the court allowed the petition and quashed the proceedings in the underlying case filed under the Karnataka Police Act. Incident achieving quash.
What the court decided
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NC: 2024:KHC:9923 CRL.P No. 1154 of 2024
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
DATED THIS THE 11TH DAY OF MARCH, 2024
BEFORE
THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 1154 OF 2024 (482)
BETWEEN:
- SHAMEER @ SHAMMI S/O ISMAIL AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS R/AT SHANTHIYANGADI HOUSE BANTWAL MUDA VILLAGE BANTWAL TALUK.
- MELWIN VISHWAS D’SOUZA S/O PATRICK D’SOUZA AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS R/AT ELYARU PADAVU HOUSE AMBLAMOGARU VILLAGE MANGALURU TALUK
…PETITIONERS
Digitally signed (BY SRI. KARUNAKARA P., ADVOCATE) by NAGAVENI Location: HIGH AND: COURT OF KARNATAKA
Issues for consideration
2 issues framed by the court
Whether the proceedings in C.C.No.276/2021 should be quashed based on precedents holding Andar Bahar as a game of skill.
Whether the Criminal Petition filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. allowing quashing of proceedings is maintainable.
Parties & counsel
- petitioner
SHAMEER @ SHAMMI
- petitioner
MELWIN VISHWAS D'SOUZA
- respondent
STATE OF KARNATAKA
Coram
Case details
As recorded by the court registry
- Court
- Karnataka HC
- Decided on
- · March
- Registered
- Case no.
- CRL.P/1154/2024
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