Petition to quash proceedings for offences under IPC, POCSO Act and Child Marriage Restraint Act. The State submitted the petitioner had been charge sheeted, rendering the pre-charge-sheet petition infructuous; the court disposed of it with liberty to seek appropriate remedy.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
DATED THIS THE 3RD DAY OF JUNE, 2024
BEFORE
THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 346 OF 2023
BETWEEN:
…PETITIONER
(BY SRI. SOFIYA, ADVOCATE)
AND:
Digitally signed by NAGAVENI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA
REPRESENTED BY
LEARNED STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT BUILDING BENGALURU – 560 001.
…RESPONDENTS
(BY SRI. B.N.JAGADEESH, ADDL. SPP FOR R1)
THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S.482 OF THE CR.P.C., PLEASED TO i. QUASH THE ENTIRE PROCEEDINGS IN SPL.C.(P)NO.105/2022 (ARISING OUT OF CR.NO.41/2022) FOR THE OFFENCE P/U/S.363, 344, 366, 354-D, 376(2)(n), 506 R/W SEC.34 OF IPC SEC.6, 12, 17 AND 21 OF POCSO ACT AND SEC.9 AND 10 OF CHILD MARRIAGE RESTRAINT ACT PENDING ON THE FILE OF ADDITIONAL DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE, FTSC-1, CHIKKMAGALURU (ANNEXURE-A) AND ETC.,
THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:
ORDER
Learned Additional State Public Prosecutor on instructions
submits that the petitioner is charge sheeted for the offences.
Sd/JUDGE
NVJ
List No.: 1 Sl No.: 30 CT:SS
1 issue framed by the court
Whether proceedings in the special case arising out of the FIR should be quashed under Section 482 CrPC.
6 provisions across 3 enactments
Sri. Meharaj Sharif @ Meharaj Sharif @ Meharaj @ Guddu
State of Karnataka by Women Police Station
Smt. Mymunna
M.Nagaprasanna
As recorded by the court registry
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