Basappa S/O Siddagiri Bilagi v. the State of Karnataka
Case brief
What is this about?
Keywords: quashing petition; Section 482 Cr.P.C.; 528 BNSS; Wild Life Protection Act 1972 Sections 2(36), 9, 39, 40, 43, 48A, 49B, 49C, 50, 51; C.C. No.98/2023; Prl. Civil Judge and JMFC Bagalkot; Accused No.3; Range Forest Officer; Forest Mobile Squad Belagavi; State Public Prosecutor; withdrawal memo; dismissed as withdrawn; High Court of Karnataka Dharwad Bench; Justice S. Vishwajith Shetty; 28 July 2025; NC: 2025:KHC-D:9247. Note for citers: petition withdrawn without any ruling on quashment — carries no precedent value on the WLPA offences.
What did the court decide?
Leave to withdraw the petition granted at the instance of the petitioner's counsel; petition dismissed as withdrawn with no merits adjudication. ¶¶27