Petitioners sought quashing of criminal proceedings under Sections 354, 323, 201, 504, 506, 34 IPC pending before the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate. The State informed the court the petitioners had already been acquitted, so the High Court disposed of the petition as infructuous.
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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. 659 OF 2023
BETWEEN:
S/O LATE H NANJUNDSHWARA, AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS R/AT NO.618, 1ST FLOOR, 22ND CROSS ROAD, 15TH MAIN ROAD, BANASHANKARI 2ND STAGE, BANGALORE-560070.
Digitally signed by MARIGANGAIAH PREMAKUMARI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA
W/O N PRASHANTH, AGED ABOUT 37YEARS R/AT NO.618, 1ST FLOOR, 22ND CROSS ROAD, 15TH MAIN ROAD, BANASHANKARI 2ND STAGE, BANGALORE-560070.
(BY SRI. V B RAVISHANKER, ADVOCATE)
…PETITIONERS
AND:
BY BANASHANAKRI POLICE STATION, JAYANAGAR SUB DIVISION BANGALORE, REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA BUILDING, BANGALORE.
NC: 2024:KHC:23166 CRL.P No. 659 of 2023
2. N VIDYA
D/O LATE H NANJUNDESHWARA, W/O DR K S SRINATH R/AT NO.618, GROUND FLOOR, 22ND CROSS ROAD, 15TH MAIN ROAD BANASHANKARI 2ND STAGE, BENGALURU-560070.
…RESPONDENTS
(BY SRI. HARISH GANAPATHY, HCGP)
THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED UNDER SECTION 482 OF CR.P.C. PRAYING TO QUASH THE CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS INITIATED VIDE C.C.NO.15038/2019 AGAINST THE PETITIONER BY THE FIRST RESPONDENT POLICE FOR THE OFFENCE P/U/S.354, 323, 201, 504, 506, 34 PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE CHIEF METROPOLITAN MAGISTRATE AT BENGALURU.
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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2 provisions across 2 enactments
N Prashanth
Kavya
State of Karnataka
N Vidya
M Nagaprasanna
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