The court disposed of the criminal petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. as infructuous upon the State Public Prosecutor's admission that the petitioners had already been acquitted of the charges by the trial court.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
DATED THIS THE 18TH DAY OF JUNE, 2024
BEFORE
THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA
CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 480 OF 2023
BETWEEN:
Digitally signed by MARIGANGAIAH PREMAKUMARI
Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA
(BY SRI. RENSPRE PRITHESH D'SOUZA, ADVOCATE)
AND:
…PETITIONERS
BY KONAJE POLICE STATION REPRESENTED BY ITS STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT OF KARANTAKA BANGALORE 560 001.
NC: 2024:KHC:23162 CRL.P No. 480 of 2023
R A/T NO.302, MANNER, NEAR IDBI BANK, PALNEER ROAD, KANKANADY, MANGALURU 575002.
…RESPONDENTS
(BY SRI. P.THEJESH, HCGP)
THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED UNDER SECTION 482 OF CR.P.C. PRAYING TO QUASH THE ENTIRE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE PETITIONER IN C.C.NO.215/2021 ON THE FILE OF SENIOR CIVIL JUDGE AND J.M.F.C., BANTWAL, D.K. FOR THE ALLEGED OFFENCES P/U/S 323, 324, 506 R/W 34 OF IPC ARISING OUT OF CR.NO.38/2021 OF KONAJE P.S., FOR THE OFFENCE P/U/S 323, 324, 427, 504, 506 R/W 34 OF IPC.
THIS PETITION COMING ON FOR ORDERS THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:
ORDER
Learned High Court Government Pleader, on instructions, submits that the petitioners have been acquitted of the offences in terms of the order of the concerned Court.
In the light of the said circumstance, the Petition is disposed as having become infructuous.
Sd/JUDGE
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1 issue framed by the court
Should the criminal petition seeking quashing of proceedings be disposed of given the acquittal of petitioners?
2 provisions across 2 enactments
Mr. Zameer Ibrahim
Mr. Mohamed Kunhi T.H.
The State
Mr. Safakath Zayaan
M Nagaprasanna
As recorded by the court registry
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