K Jayesh Nair Alias Jayas v. the State of Karnataka
Case brief
What is this about?
NC: 2025:KHC:5715 | CRL.P No. 11599 of 2024 (482(Cr.PC)/528(BNSS)) | High Court of Karnataka, Bengaluru | decided 07-02-2025 | Hon'ble Mr Justice Hemant Chandangoudar (oral order). Keywords: quashing of FIR case; S.338 IPC grievous hurt by rash/negligent act; S.482 CrPC; S.528 BNSS; cognizance by Magistrate; abuse of process; CC No.8651/2016; CJM Court Bengaluru (CMM); FIR Cr.No.238/2015 Madiwala P.S.; fall from lift-house terrace at M/s.Page Industries Limited (7.7.2014); Workmen's Compensation Act S.22 claim; prior quashal of co-accused in Crl.P No.637/2018 (order dated 2.2.2023); petitioner K. Jayesh Nair @ Jayas; respondent Shridhar P; State of Karnataka; advocates Hiteshgowda B.J., Aditya D., M.R.Patil HCGP. Outcome: petition allowed; proceedings quashed qua petitioner–accused No.1.
What did the court decide?
The impugned proceedings in CC No.8651/2016 pending on the file of the learned CJM Court at Bengaluru (CMM), insofar as they relate to the petitioner – accused No.1, are quashed.