Two quashing petitions under Section 482 Cr.PC against FIRs for offences under Sections 409/420 and 406/468 IPC were withdrawn by the petitioners after police filed a charge sheet; the High Court dismissed the petitions as withdrawn.
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NC: 2024:KHC:3745 CRL.P No. 13308 of 2023 C/W CRL.P No. 13316 of 2023
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
DATED THIS THE 29TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2024
BEFORE
THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE K.NATARAJAN CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 13308 OF 2023
C/W
CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 13316 OF 2023
IN CRL.P NO.13308/2023 BETWEEN:
Digitally signed by V KRISHNA Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA
…PETITIONERS
(BY SRI. VIJETHA R NAIK, ADVOCATE)
AND:
NC: 2024:KHC:3745 CRL.P No. 13308 of 2023 C/W CRL.P No. 13316 of 2023
REP. BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, BENGALURU - 560 001.
…RESPONDENTS
(BY SRI. VENKATSATYANARAYANA A., HCGP FOR R1/STATE)
THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 482 OF CR.PC PRAYING TO QUASH THE COMPLAINT DATED 22.06.2023 AND FIR IN CR.NO.0080/2023 REGISTERED BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT MOLAKALMURU POLICE STATION, CHITRADURGA, AGAINST THE PETITIONERS FOR ALLEGED OFFENCES P/U/S 409, 420 R/W 34 OF IPC, PENDING ON THE FILE OF PRINCIPAL CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC, CHITRADURGA PRODUCED AT ANNEXURE-A AND B.
IN CRL.P NO.13316/2023
BETWEEN:
AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS, S/O KALESIDDAPPA, R/O MUDDAPURA AT POST CHITRADURGA TALUK, CHITRADURGA DISTRICT - 577 502.
…PETITIONERS
(BY SRI. VIJETHA R NAIK, ADVOCATE)
AND:
…RESPONDENTS
(BY SRI. VENKATSATYANARAYANA A., HCGP FOR R1/STATE)
THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 482 OF CR.PC PRAYING TO QUASH THE COMPLIANT DATED 23.06.2023 AND FIR IN CR.NO.109/2023 REGISTERED BY THE Ist RESPONDENT NAYAKANHATTI POLICE STATION, CHITRADURGA POLICE AGAINST THE PETITIONER FOR ALLEGED OFFENCE P/U/S.406,409,420,468 R/W SEC.34 OF IPC PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE ADDITIONAL CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC COURT
NC: 2024:KHC:3745 CRL.P No. 13308 of 2023 C/W CRL.P No. 13316 of 2023
CHALLAKERE CHITRADURGA PRODUCED AT ANNEXURE A AND B WITH THE RESPECT TO THE PETITIONERS HEREIN.
THESE PETITIONS, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:
ORDER
Learned counsel for the petitioner in both petitions has filed a memo seeking permission to withdraw the petitions as the police have already filed a charge sheet.
Memo is taken on record.
Accordingly, the criminal petitions are dismissed as
withdrawn.
Sd/JUDGE
KTY List No.: 1 Sl No.: 7 CT:SNN
3 provisions across 2 enactments
Sri. K.G. Mudalagiriyappa
Satish Kallahatti @ Sathish S.
Thippeswamy
State of Karnataka (Molakalmuru PS)
State of Karnataka (Nayakanahatti PS)
Sri. Umapathi B.N.
K.Natarajan
As recorded by the court registry
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