Petitioners sought regular bail under Section 439 CrPC for an offence under Section 395 IPC. With counsel absent and no representation on the order sheet, the court held the petitioners were not interested in prosecuting the matter and dismissed the petition for non-prosecution.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
DATED THIS THE 14TH DAY OF MARCH, 2024
BEFORE
THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE RAJENDRA BADAMIKAR
CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 393 OF 2024
BETWEEN:
…PETITIONERS
Digitally signed by SOWMYA D Location: High Court of Karnataka
(BY SRI. PRAKASH BATI, ADVOCATE)
AND:
STATE OF KARNATAKA, DAVANAGERE RURAL POLICE STATION, REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT BUILDINGS, BANGALORE - 560 001.
…RESPONDENT
(BY SRI. B. LAKSHMANA, HCGP)
THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S.439 OF CR.P.C PRAYING TO ENLARGE THE PETITIONER / ACCUSED NOS.4 AND 5 ON BAIL IN CR.NO.380/2023 OF DAVANAGERE RURAL P.S., DAVANAGERE FOR THE OFFENCE P/US.395 OF IPC PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE PRINCIPAL CIVIL JUDGE (Sr.Dn.) AND CJM AT DAVANAGERE.
THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:
ORDER
Learned counsel for the petitioners are called out and absent.
no representation on behalf of the petitioners.
interested in prosecuting the matter.
Hence, the petition stands dismissed for non-
prosecution.
Sd/JUDGE
URN List No.: 1 Sl No.: 19 SNN
2 provisions across 2 enactments
Parashurama J.
Shivakumar
State of Karnataka, Davanagere Rural Police Station
Rajendra Badamikar
As recorded by the court registry
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