Mr. Ajay S/O Late Shri Bansh Lochan Singh v. the State of Karnataka
Case brief
What is this about?
Criminal petition dismissed as infructuous; withdrawal memo placed on record; Final Report (chargesheet) filed by respondents; quashing under S. 482 CrPC / S. 528 BNSS not adjudicated; Crime No.163/2021, Garag/Gadag Police Station, Dharwad Rural Circle; alleged offences IPC Sections 403, 420, 341 r/w Section 34; petitioner Ajay s/o Bansh Lochan Singh (Jeju Metals Private Ltd., Kolkata); respondent No.2 Rahul Gyanendra Patel; State of Karnataka represented by State Public Prosecutor; Karnataka High Court at Dharwad, order dated 09-02-2026; single judge V. Srishananda; CRL.P No. 102353 of 2021; NC: 2026:KHC-D:1933.
What did the court decide?
Upon counsel for the petitioner filing a memo for withdrawal (stating that the respondents had filed the Final Report, rendering the quashing petition infructuous), the Court placed the memo on record and dismissed the petition as it has rendered infructuous; the quashing prayer was not adjudicated on merits.