Petitioner, accused no.3 in a corruption FIR, died during the pendency of the writ petition seeking quashing of the complaint and FIR in Crime No.20/2016; the High Court dismissed the petition as abated.
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NC: 2024:KHC:9428 WP No. 15422 of 2017
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
DATED THIS THE 6TH DAY OF MARCH, 2024
BEFORE
THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ WRIT PETITION NO. 15422 OF 2017 (GM-RES)
BETWEEN:
G. RAMESH S/O. MR. GANGAMALLAIAH, AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS, OCCUPATION: TAX INSPECTOR, BRUHAT BANGALORE MAHANAGARA PALIKE, RESIDING AT NO.144/4, 4TH MAIN ROAD, GOVINDARAJANAGAR, BENGALURU-560 040.
…PETITIONER
(BY SMT. ANITHA KRISHNAMURTHY., ADVOCATE FOR SRI. PRASANNA KUMAR P.,ADVOCATE)
AND:
Digitally signed by NARAYANAPPA LAKSHMAMMA Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA
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…RESPONDENTS
(BY SRI. B.B. PATIL.,,ADVOCATE FOR R3; V/O DATED 27.2.2024 NOTICE TO R1 D/W R2-SERVED)
THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 & 227 OF THE PRAYING TO CALL FOR RECORDS FROM THE R-1 AND ISSUE WRIT OR ORDER QUASHING THE IMPUGNED COMPLAINT DTD 25.11.2016 [ANNEXURE-B) AND THE IMPUGNED FIRST INFORMATION REPORT IN CRIME NO.20/2016 DTD 25.11.2016 [ANNEXURE-A) AND ALL FURTHER PROCEEDINGS PENDING BEFORE THE R-1 AND ON THE FILE OF LEARNED 23RD ADDITIONAL CITY CIVIL AND SESSIONS JUDGE AND SPECIAL JUDGE, BANGALORE CITY IN SO FAR AS THE PETITIONER / ACCUSED NO.3 IS CONCERNED AND ETC.
THIS WRIT PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN ‘B’ GROUP, THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:
ORDER
Court seeking for the following reliefs:
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for the petitioner which reads as under:
Memo
It is herewith submitted that the petitioner/accused No.3 passed away on 19.06.2023 and the death certificate is herewith produced.
The matter has become infructuous. I pray this Hon’ble Court to kindly dispose the present petition as infructuous due to abatement in the interest of justice and equity.
Sd/JUDGE
LN List No.: 1 Sl No.: 73
2 provisions across 1 enactments
G. Ramesh
State of Karnataka by Anti-Corruption Bureau
Ramaswamy Reddy
Karnataka Lokayukta
Suraj Govindaraj
As recorded by the court registry
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