Sri Lingaraju B v. State by Jalahalli Police
Case brief
What is this about?
Single-judge Oral Order of the Karnataka High Court (Justice J.M. Khazi, 01-08-2025; NC: 2025:KHC:29794) in CRL.P No. 1139 of 2019 by Lingaraju B and Thangaraj G (BVG India Limited) under Section 482 Cr.P.C. seeking quashing of a complaint dated 31.01.2019 and FIR in Cr.No.07/2019 of Jalahalli Police (respondents: State by Jalahalli Police and M K Gurukumar, Asst Engineer, BBMP Waste Management) pending before VII Addl. C.M.M., Bengaluru. Dismissed as infructuous after the petitioners' acquittal by the Trial Court and withdrawal memo. Keywords: Section 482 Cr.P.C.; quashing; FIR Cr.No.07/2019; Jalahalli Police; VII Additional CMM Bengaluru; acquittal; withdrawal; infructuous petition.
What did the court decide?
The criminal petition is dismissed as having become infructuous, in view of the petitioners' acquittal by the Trial Court and the memo filed by their counsel seeking permission to withdraw the petition.