Hanamanth S/O Govindappa Huddar v. the State of Karnataka
Case brief
What is this about?
Keywords: quashing of FIR; Section 223 BNSS private-complaint proceedings; police registration of FIR without Magistrate's order; Section 528 BNSS / Section 482 CrPC petition; FIR No.0011/2025 dated 08.01.2025, Crime No.11/2025, Mudhol PS; offences under BNS 2023 (Ss.198, 199, 201, 217, 229, 233, 234, 235, 318(2), 319(2), 324(2), 326(e), 336(2), 337, 336(3), 61(2), 3(5)); Addl. Senior Civil Judge and JMFC Mudhol, Bagalkot; remittal for enquiry and notice to accused; High Court of Karnataka, Dharwad Bench; Justice V. Srishananda; decided 14-01-2026.
What did the court decide?
Petition allowed: the FIR in Crime No.11/2025 (FIR No.0011/2025 dated 08.01.2025, Mudhol PS) against the petitioner as Accused No.4 is quashed, and the matter is remitted to the Magistrate to proceed in accordance with law after holding the necessary enquiry and notifying the accused.