Petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. sought quashing of a private complaint and proceedings for alleged IPC offences. Dismissed as not pressed since the underlying PCR had already been disposed of by the court below; liberty left to challenge the FIR if grounds exist.
This page shows the compact analysis of this judgement. The full analysis — procedural history, issue-by-issue holdings with ratio and obiter, advocates, and paragraph-level evidence for every claim — is being added to the record in batches and will appear here when this judgement has been through it.
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
DATED THIS THE 21ST DAY OF JUNE, 2024
BEFORE
THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE KRISHNA S DIXIT CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 5390 OF 2024 (482)
BETWEEN:
SMT PUNITHA K C, AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, D/O CHAKRAPAANI S, W/O VENKATESH T V, R/A NO.112, SHIVAKRUPA, 2ND FLOOR, UNIVERSITY LAYOUT, RAJAJESHWARI NAGAR BEHIND KARYAPPA PARK, BANGALORE NORTH – 560098.
…PETITIONER
(BY SRI. PRASHANTH S H.,ADVOCATE)
AND:
Digitally signed by SHARADA VANI B
Location: HIGH
COURT OF KARNATAKA
…RESPONDENTS
(BY SRI.B.N.JAGADEESH, ADDL. SPP FOR R1)
THIS CRL.P FILED U/S.482 CR.P.C BY THE ADVOCATE FOR THE PETITIONER PRAYING THAT THIS HONOURABLE COURT MAY BE PLEASED TO QUASH THE SAID COMPLAINT AND ALL PROCEEDINGS TAKEN IN PURSUANCE OF THE SAME AGAINST THE PETITIONER IN PCR NO.621/2024 PENDING BEFORE THE COURT OF LEARNED 42ND A.C.M.M AT BENGALURU IN ABRAHAM T.J VS SRI MURUGESH RUDRAPPA NIRANI AND 11 OTHERS FOR THE ALLEGED OFFENCE P/U/S 34, 35, 120A AND B, 202, 203, 409, 417, 420, 467, 468 OF IPC (ANNEXURE-A) AND ETC.
THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:
ORDER
This Petition is disposed off as having been not pressed inasmuch as, the subject PCR itself has been disposed off by the Court below. However, this order shall not come in the way of Petitioner laying a challenge to the FIR if grounds do exist therefor.
BSV
List No.: 1 Sl No.: 15
Sd/JUDGE
2 provisions across 2 enactments
SMT PUNITHA K C
STATE OF KARNATAKA
ABRAHAM T.J.
Krishna S Dixit
As recorded by the court registry
Judgements on the same questions, provisions and authorities, from every court
