Siddesha M S/O Nagappa M v. the State of Karnataka
Case brief
What is this about?
Karnataka High Court, Dharwad Bench; CRL.P No. 101222 of 2024; decision dated 04-04-2025; Justice Shivashankar Amaranavar. Quashing petition under S.482 Cr.P.C. against FIR/complaint in Lokayuktha Police Station Crime No.17/2019 (old ACB Crime No.17/2019), Ballari, alleging offence under S.7(a) P.C. Act against petitioner Siddesha M., Tahsildar Grade-1. With charge sheet having been filed, petition dismissed as withdrawn on counsel's memo, with liberty to file fresh petition challenging the charge sheet. Keywords: withdrawal of writ/criminal petition by memo; liberty to file fresh petition; Section 482 CrPC; Section 7(a) Prevention of Corruption Act; Lokayuktha/ACB Ballari; FIR quashing not decided.
What did the court decide?
Petition dismissed as withdrawn, with liberty to file a fresh petition challenging the charge sheet, as prayed for in counsel's memo.