Baburao and Ors. v. State of Karnataka and Anr.
Case brief
What is this about?
Criminal petition allowed; entire criminal proceedings in the complaint before the Civil Judge and JMFC, Belgaum district (arising out of a registered crime) quashed. About three-year delay in approaching the police left unexplained by the respondent; allegations against close relatives of the accused held ominous. Backdrop: divorce petition by the husband-accused and proceedings under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act. Complaint/crime numbers, dates, party names, advocates, coram and penal sections are illegible in the corrupted source text.
What did the court decide?
The criminal petition is allowed and the entire criminal proceedings in the complaint pending before the Civil Judge and JMFC, Belgaum district, arising out of the registered crime, stand quashed. ¶73