Petition to quash an FIR under Sections 109, 376, 34 and 417 IPC was dismissed for non-prosecution after counsel repeatedly remained absent, the police having already filed a charge sheet making quashing of the FIR infructuous.
Liberty granted to challenge the charge sheet; petition otherwise dismissed.
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NC: 2024:KHC:12406 CRL.P No. 1610 of 2021
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
DATED THIS THE 25TH DAY OF MARCH, 2024
BEFORE
THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE K.NATARAJAN CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 1610 OF 2021
BETWEEN:
VEERASAGARA,
TUMAKURU CITY - 572 102.
Digitally signed by VEDAVATHI A K Location: High Court of Karnataka
NC: 2024:KHC:12406 CRL.P No. 1610 of 2021
TUMAKURU CITY - 572 102.
…PETITIONERS
(BY SRI. FAYAZ SAB B G., ADVOCATE)
AND:
WOMEN POLICE STATION, TUMAKURU - 572 101. REPRESENTED BY SPECIAL PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, BENGALURU - 560 001.
…RESPONDENTS
(BY SMT. ANITHA GIRISH, HCGP FOR R1; R2 - SERVED)
THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED UNDER SECTION 482 OF CR.P.C. PRAYING TO QUASH THE REGISTRATION OF IMPUGNED FIR IN CR.NO.94/2019 FOR THE OFFENCES P/U/S 109, 376, 34, 417 OF IPC AND THE SAME IS PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE II ADDITIONAL SENIOR CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC, TUMKURU BY THE FIRST RESPONDENT POLICE AS ILLEGAL, ARBITARY, DISCRIMINATORY AND WITHOUT APPLICATION OF MIND AGAINST THESE PETITIONERS, WHICH IS PRODUCED AND MARKED AS ANNEXURE-H.
THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:
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ORDER
Learned counsel for the petitioners remained absent, when the matter was taken up at 3.08 p.m. Earlier also learned counsel remained absent.
Therefore, petition is dismissed for non-prosecution as well as for having become infructuous for having filed charge sheet.
However liberty is granted for challenging charge sheet
Sd/JUDGE
AKV
List No.: 1 Sl No.: 16 CT:SK
2 provisions across 2 enactments
Sri. Fairoz Pasha
Smt. Rihana Banu
Smt. Raziya Sultana
Smt. Shaheena
Smt. Shathaj
Sri. Nazeer Ahamed
K.Natarajan
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