Sri S B Sampath Krishna v. State of Karnataka
Case brief
What is this about?
Karnataka High Court, Bengaluru; CRL.P No. 2703 of 2025; petitioner S.B. Sampath Krishna vs State of Karnataka (ACB Police) and D. Govindaraju; Section 482 CrPC / Section 528 BNSS petition against rejection of discharge application under Sections 227 and 228 CrPC in Spl.C.No.595/2021 (Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, S.13(1)(c) r/w 13(2); amended S.13(1)(a)); petition dismissed as abated on submission of petitioner's death; no merits determination; Justice Hemant Chandangoudar; decided 16 April 2025.
What did the court decide?
Upon learned counsel's submission on instructions that the petitioner is no more, the submission was placed on record and the criminal petition was dismissed as abated; the merits of the challenge to the discharge-rejection order were not considered. ¶26