Mahadeshwar B Lingdal v. the State of Karnataka
Case brief
What is this about?
Quashing petition under S.482 Cr.P.C./S.528 BNSS concerning FIR Crime No.107/2024 dated 10.08.2024 of Hubballi Sub Urban Police Station for offence punishable u/s 308(2) BNS-2023, pending before Prl. Civil Judge and JMFC, Hubballi; petitioners/Accused Nos.1-2: Mahadeshwar B. Lingdal (FIR name wrongly shown as Mahabaleshwar) and Chandrashekar B.T.; Respondent No.2: Secretary, Samridhi Co-op Society Ltd.; counsel R.H. Angadi (petitioners), Kirtilata R. Patil HCGP (R1), Sunil Kumar S. (R2); petition dismissed as withdrawn at admission stage with liberty to challenge chargesheet; single judge V. Srishananda; High Court of Karnataka, Dharwad Bench; decided 22.01.2026; NC: 2026:KHC-D:766.
What did the court decide?
Petition dismissed as withdrawn with liberty reserved to the petitioners to challenge the chargesheet ('with liberty as prayed for').