Vinayak S/O Motilalla Irakal v. the State of Karnataka
Case brief
What is this about?
Quashing of excise prosecution; Karnataka Excise Act 1965 Sections 32, 34, 53, 54; search without warrant; written reasons for not obtaining search warrant; mandatory provision non-compliance; procedurally defective investigation; abuse of process; unlawful transport and possession of liquor; CRL.P No. 100076 of 2025; NC 2025:KHC-D:541; High Court of Karnataka Dharwad Bench; decided 15.01.2025; Justice Hemant Chandangoudar; S.482 Cr.P.C. / S.528 BNSS; Keshwapur PS Crime No.88/2023; CC No.4641/2023; JMFC-II Hubballi; Accused Nos. 1 and 3.
What did the court decide?
Proceedings in CC No.4641/2023 (arising out of Keshwapur P.S. Crime No.88/2023) pending before JMFC-II Court, Hubballi quashed insofar as they relate to the petitioners/Accused Nos. 1 and 3; pending applications, if any, disposed of as not surviving for consideration. ¶32