Vithal S/O Babu Kesti v. the State of Karnataka
Case brief
What is this about?
Quashing petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. dismissed as infructuous following petitioner's acquittal during pendency; offences under Ss.4(1), 4(1A), 21, 22 MMDR Act, 1957 and Rs.42(1), 44(1) KMC Rules, 1994 (as amended in 2020); private complaint dated 25.03.2021; C.C. No.1393/2021, I Additional J.M.F.C., Gokak; State of Karnataka; Coram: Hemant Chandangoudar J.; decided 06.01.2025.
What did the court decide?
Since the petitioner was acquitted during the pendency of the petition, the relief sought does not survive for consideration, and the criminal petition is dismissed as having become infructuous. ¶24-25