Manu R v. State of Karnataka
Case brief
What is this about?
Karnataka High Court at Bengaluru, oral order dated 21 July 2025 by Justice S.R. Krishna Kumar in CRL.P No. 7043 of 2025 (under S.482 Cr.P.C / S.528 BNSS). Petitioner Manu R. sought quashing of arrest dated 20.04.2024 in Cr.No.83/2024 of High Grounds P.S. (Sections 365, 366, 376, 323, 504, 506, 120-B IPC), case pending in S.C.NO.902/2024 before LII Addl. City Civil and Sessions Judge (CCH-54), Bengaluru, and release from judicial custody from Central Prison, Parappanna Agrahara. Respondents: State of Karnataka (High Grounds P.S.), Gouthami, Chief Superintendent Central Prison. Petition dismissed as withdrawn on memo dated 09.07.2025; no merits decided; no case law cited; no quantum involved.
What did the court decide?
No relief on merits; the petition was dismissed as withdrawn in terms of the petitioner's memo dated 09.07.2025, and the prayer to quash the arrest and secure release from judicial custody was left unadjudicated.