Sri. S. Manjunatha v. State of Karnataka
Case brief
What is this about?
CRL.P No. 10606 of 2023, High Court of Karnataka (Hon'ble Ms. Justice J.M. Khazi, decided 08.09.2025): criminal petition under Section 482 Cr.PC / Section 528 BNSS by Sri. S. Manjunatha (owner, Srinivasa Steel Traders, Bangalore) to quash FIR Cr.No.19/2022 of Mandya CEN Crime Police registered for offences under Sections 408, 409, 417, 420, 465, 471 & 201 IPC, 1860, with Respondent No.2 Shivaprasad S.L. (Secretary, P.E.S.C.E. Engineering College, Mandya) — petition dismissed for default for want of representation and failure to take steps. Useful for: dismissal for default, quashing of FIR, non-appearance/non-prosecution by petitioner, S.482 Cr.PC jurisdiction.
What did the court decide?
The petitioner failed to take steps pursuant to the order dated 23.08.2025 and made no representation for the petitioner even in the afternoon session; it appeared the petitioner was not interested in prosecuting the petition.