Siddu v. the State of Karnataka

Karnataka HC20 Aug 2025CRL.P/10834/2025

Case brief

AI extract

What is this about?

Quash of FIR — Cr.No.39/2025, Aldur P.S., Chikkamagaluru — offences under Ss.324(4), 352, 74, 351(2), 351(3) r/w 3(5) BNS 2023 — petition under S.482 Cr.PC / S.528 BNSS — dismissed as not pressed on withdrawal memo dated 06.08.2025 after charge sheet laid — liberty reserved to challenge charge sheet — I.A.No.1/2025 dismissed — single judge (Sachin Shankar Magadum, J.), 20.08.2025.

What did the court decide?

Petition dismissed as not pressed; liberty granted as prayed for to challenge the charge sheet; I.A.No.1/2025 dismissed as not surviving. ¶32-33

Siddu Vs the State of Karnataka — Karnataka HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

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NC: 2025:KHC:32470 CRL.P No. 10834 of 2025

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HC-KAR

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 20^TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2025

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BEFORE

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THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SACHIN SHANKAR MAGADUM CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 10834 OF 2025

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BETWEEN:

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SIDDU @ PRATHAP S/O KRISHNEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS R/AT GALIGANDI ALDURU VILLAGE AND POST CHIKKAMAGALURU DIST-577101.

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SUPRITH .A.S S/O SOMEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS R/AT ARENOORU VILLAGE AVATHI HOBLI, ALDUR CHIKKAMAGALURU TALUK AND DISTRICT-577111.

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…PETITIONERS

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Digitally signed by NAGARAJA B M Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA

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(BY SRI. GIRISH B. BALADARE, ADVOCATE)

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AND:

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THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY ALDUR POLICE STATION CHIKKAMAGALURU DISTRICT-577101. REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT BUILDINGS BANGALORE - 560001.

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JYOTHI W/O MALLESHA

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NC: 2025:KHC:32470 CRL.P No. 10834 of 2025

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HC-KAR

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AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS R/AT MAGODU VILLAGE AVATHI HOBLI CHIKKAMAGALURU TALUK AND DISTRICT-577101.

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…RESPONDENTS

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(BY SRI. RAHUL RAI, HCGP FOR R1)

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THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 482 CR.PC (FILED U/S 528 BNSS) PRAYING TO QUASH THE FIR REGISTERED BY ALDUR P.S. AT CHIKKAMAGALURU DISTRICT IN CR.NO.39/2025 FOR THE OFFENCE P/U/S. 324(4), 352, 74, 351(2), 351(3), R/W 3(5) OF THE BNS 2023 AS PER ANNEXURE-A AND THE SAME IS PENDING BEFORE PRL. CIVIL JUDGE (JR.DN). AND JMFC COURT, CHIKKAMAGALURU DIST.

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THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:

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CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SACHIN SHANKAR MAGADUM

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ORAL ORDER

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Learned counsel for the petitioners has filed a memo

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dated 06.08.2025 seeking permission of this Court to withdraw the above petition as not pressed since the charge is laid against the petitioners and liberty is also sought to challenge the charge sheet.

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