Malappa v. State of Karnataka
Case brief
What is this about?
Karnataka High Court writ petition (GM-POLICE) WP No. 9505 of 2024 disposed as withdrawn on counsel's memo on 21-04-2025 by Justice M. Nagaprasanna; petitioners Malappa, Parmanand, Murappa, Krishnapp and Revansidda had prayed under Articles 226 and 227 for consideration of representation dated 14.2.24 for remission of life sentence after serving over 10 years 2 months; memo recorded that all petitioners were acquitted in the main case and released from prison; respondents: State of Karnataka (Home Department), Director General of Prisons and Correctional Services, Chief Superintendent of Central Prison Parappana Agrahara; counsel: Sri. Shaikh Saoud for petitioners, Sri. Rahul Cariappa AGA for respondents; no merits decision, no precedent cited, no quantum involved.
What did the court decide?
In terms of the memo filed by learned counsel for the petitioners, the writ petition is disposed as withdrawn.