Mr. Manjunatha v. State of Karnataka
Case brief
What is this about?
Writ petition (Articles 226/227) for quashing charge sheet in S.C.No.5066/2021 (FIR Cr.No.23/2021, Bhadravathi Old Town PS; Sections 323, 504, 506, 149, 307, 147, 143 IPC; petitioners A-3, A-4, A-5, A-14) — twin FIRs from same Kabaddi Tournament transaction: Cr.No.23/2021 (10.30 pm incident, Sections 143, 147, 307, 323, 504, 506, 507 r/w 149 IPC) and Cr.No.26/2021 (01.45 am hospital scuffle, ex-NC No.109/2021, Sections 323, 504, 506 r/w 34 IPC) — Cr.No.26/2021 stayed by High Court in W.P.No.23571/2025 — same transaction in continuity, not disputed by prosecution — risk of two separate trials for one continuous transaction — direction to trial Court to await disposal of W.P.No.23571/2025 and consider Anju Chaudhary v. State of Uttar Pradesh, (2023) 6 SCC 384 — petition disposed of, not quashed.
What did the court decide?
Charge sheet not quashed; petition disposed of with directions: petitioners' counsel may move the trial Court (trial in Cr.No.23/2021) to wait till the disposal of W.P.No.23571/2025, and the trial Court may consider the submission and the effect of the Apex Court judgment in Anju Chaudhary ((2023) 6 SCC 384).