The State by Doddabelavangala Station v. Manjunatha
Case brief
What is this about?
Karnataka High Court, Bengaluru; CRL.RP No.658 of 2022; decided 16.09.2025 by J.M. Khazi, J. (CAV order, reserved 29.04.2025). State's revision under S.397 r/w 401 CrPC challenging discharge of accused No.4 under Ss.227/228 CrPC dismissed; impugned order dated 13.08.2019 in S.C. No.10023/2017 (IV Addl. District and Sessions Judge, Doddaballapura) confirmed. Key points: discharge upheld for want of legal evidence; investigating officer collected no evidence of monetary assistance by accused No.4 (maternal uncle of accused No.1) to accused No.1; bald charge-sheet allegation insufficient for prosecution; prosecution evidence already completely recorded; offences under Ss.341, 344, 363, 366, 504/506, 114, 201/202 r/w 34 IPC; alleged abduction of prosecutrix (CW-2) on 14.12.2015 and 73-day confinement; no precedents cited.
What did the court decide?
The investigating officer collected no evidence to show how exactly accused No.4 gave monetary help to accused No.1; the allegation against accused No.4 rests solely on bald charge-sheet allegations, even though the entire prosecution evidence had been recorded.