Paramashiviah v. State of Karnataka
Case brief
What is this about?
Infructuous disposal on withdrawal: CRL.RP No. 531 of 2023, High Court of Karnataka at Bengaluru, decided 11-11-2025 by Ravi V Hosmani, J. Petitioner Paramashiviah (Accused No.03, Secretary of SJM Mutt, Chitradurga), through Sri. K B K Swamy, Advocate, had challenged under S.397 r/w 401 Cr.P.C. the order dated 04.03.2023 in Spl.C.(POCSO) No.182/2022 (State of Karnataka, Rural Police Station, Chitradurga Town; Smt. N. Anitha Girish, H.C.G.P.) dismissing his discharge application for offences under Ss.376DA, 504, 323, 201, 506 r/w 34, 37 IPC, S.6 r/w 17 POCSO Act and S.75 JJ Act, 2015. Counsel filed memo for withdrawal; petition dismissed as infructuous; no issue adjudicated on merits. Useful only as procedural citation for withdrawal/infructuous disposal, not for discharge or POCSO law.
What did the court decide?
Upon taking on record the memo for withdrawal filed by learned counsel for petitioner stating that the Revision Petition has rendered infructuous, the Revision Petition is dismissed as having become infructuous.