This judgment disposes of a criminal petition filed to quash an FIR. The Supreme Court held that the petition is infructuous as the police have already filed a charge sheet. Liberty was reserved to challenge the charge sheet.
Liberty reserved to challenge the charge sheet.
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NC: 2026:KHC:3001 CRL.P No. 11742 of 2024
HC-KAR
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 19TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2026
BEFORE
THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 11742 OF 2024
BETWEEN:
W/O JOHN PETER AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS
AGED ABOUT 24 YEARS
Digitally signed by SANJEEVINI J KARISHETTY Location: High Court of Karnataka
S/O LATE PALCHANDRA
AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS
S/O MICHAEL AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS
W/O JAMES RAJ
AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS
NC: 2026:KHC:3001 CRL.P No. 11742 of 2024
HC-KAR
ALL ARE RESIDING AT COWDALLI VILLAGE HANURU TALUK CHAMARAJANAGARA – 571 439. KARNATAKA.
…PETITIONERS
(BY SRI UMESH N., ADVOCATE)
AND:
…RESPONDENTS
(BY SRI B.N.JAGADEESHA, ADDL. SPP FOR R1)
NC: 2026:KHC:3001 CRL.P No. 11742 of 2024
HC-KAR
THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 482 CR.PC (FILED U/S 528 BNSS) PRAYING TO QUASH THE FIR REGISTERED AGAINST THE PETITIONERS IN CRIME NO.58/2024 OF RAMAPURA POLICE STATION FOR THE ALLEGED OFFENCES P/U/S 143, 323, 341, 354, 114, 504 READ WITH 149 OF IPC PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE HON’BLE ADDL. CIVIL JUDGE (JR.DN) AND JMFC AT KOLLEGALA, CHAMARAJANAGARA DISTRICT.
THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:
CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA
ORAL ORDER
Learned Additional State Public Prosecutor on verification
of the records submits that the petition has become infructuous on the score that the police have filed the charge sheet.
to the petitioners to challenge the charge sheet or avail such remedy as is available in law, the subject criminal petition stands disposed.
I.A.No.1/2024 is disposed, as a consequence.
Sd/(M.NAGAPRASANNA)
JUDGE
NVJ
List No.: 1 Sl No.: 9 CT:SS
1 issue framed by the court
Whether to quash the FIR registered against the petitioners.
2 provisions across 2 enactments
Anjalamery
John Pitar
Anthony Fernandis
Anthony
James
Pushpameri
M. Nagaprasanna
As recorded by the court registry
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