V Nataraju v. the State of Karnataka
Case brief
What is this about?
Criminal petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. before the High Court of Karnataka (Justice M.I. Arun), CRL.P No. 13786 of 2023, dated 20-11-2025. Petitioner V. Nataraju sought quashing of proceedings in C.C.No.51974/2021, XI ACMM Bengaluru, for offences under Sections 337, 338, 427, 304 r/w 149 IPC arising out of Crime No.130/2019, Pulakeshinagar Police Station, Bengaluru City; respondents: State of Karnataka and PSI Sudarshann Shetty; HCGP Nageshwarappa for R1; advocate Bathe Gowda K.V. for petitioner. Petition dismissed as withdrawn (mistake of filing one petition against two criminal cases; memo dated 20.11.2025), with liberty to file fresh petitions. Keywords: withdrawal, dismissal as withdrawn, liberty to file fresh petition, quashing not decided, BNSS 528 notation, NC: 2025:KHC:47922.
What did the court decide?
Permission to withdraw the petition granted; liberty reserved to the petitioner to file fresh petitions on the same cause of action, if so advised.