Girisha v. State of Karnataka
Case brief
What is this about?
Criminal appeal CRL.A No. 464 of 2025, High Court of Karnataka (NC: 2025:KHC:8963), decided 03.03.2025 by Justice H.P. Sandesh. Dismissed solely on the ground of non-maintainability/duplicate litigation: appellant Girisha had already filed Crl.A.No.342/2025, so two appeals could not be maintained. Underlying trial: S.C.No.10006/2020, V Addl. District & Sessions Judge, Tiptur, order dated 22.09.2023; charges under Ss. 498-A, 304-B, 34 IPC and Ss. 3, 4 Dowry Prohibition Act. Keywords: maintainability, two appeals by same appellant, S. 374(2) Cr.P.C., dismissal without adjudication.
What did the court decide?
This Criminal Appeal is not maintainable because the very appellant has already filed appeal in Crl.A.No.342/2025; a party cannot maintain two appeals; accordingly the present appeal was dismissed. ¶21