Sri Rama Krishna Raru @ v. State of Karnataka
Case brief
What is this about?
Section 482 Cr.P.C. quashing refused - accused not named in original FIR (CR.No.196/2021, Halasuru Police Station, Bengaluru) arraigned as accused No.4 nearly three years later in kidnapping/extortion case under Ss.365, 384, 419, 506 R/W 34 IPC (C.C.No.62440/2023, 10th Addl. CMM Bangalore City/Mayohall); Karnataka High Court held FIR omission is not fatal where investigation gathers sufficient material; charge sheet materials prima facie show presence and overt acts of accused No.4 on 06.08.2021; false implication/mala fides left to trial; petition dismissed (Sachin Shankar Magadum, J., 04.09.2025).
What did the court decide?
Non-mentioning of the name of an accused in the FIR is not fatal if the investigation thereafter gathers sufficient material to establish his involvement; the mere fact that the petitioner's name was not reflected in the FIR at the earliest point of time cannot, by itself, be a ground to invoke the inherent jurisdiction of the Court under Section 482 Cr.P.C.