Bheema K S/O Lingappa v. the State of Karnataka
Case brief
What is this about?
Quashing — Karnataka Police Act, 1963, S.78(3) — matka — non-cognizable offence — S.155(2) Cr.P.C. mandatory — order under S.155(2) not part of order sheet; investigating officer not specified — pre-FIR raid and seizure under panchanama; investigation before FIR registration — abuse of process of law — S.482 Cr.P.C. — C.C.No.553/2017, Civil Judge & JMFC, Siruguppa — Crime No.18/2017, Siruguppa P.S., Ballari — Vaggeppa Gurulinga Jangaligi v. State of Karnataka, ILR 2020 Kar 630 followed — petition allowed, proceedings quashed against accused nos.1 and 2.
What did the court decide?
Petition allowed; the entire proceedings in C.C.No.553/2017 pending before the Court of Civil Judge & JMFC, Siruguppa, arising out of Crime No.18/2017 registered by Siruguppa Police Station, Ballari District, for the offence punishable under Section 78(3) of the Karnataka Police Act, 1963, stand quashed as against the petitioners (accused nos.1 and 2).