Sri Ravi Joshi v. State of Karnataka
Case brief
What is this about?
Karnataka High Court at Bengaluru; CRL.P No. 12004 of 2022; decided 01.04.2026 by Justice R. Nataraj (single judge, oral order); petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. to quash complaint, FIR and charge sheet in Crime No.193/2019 dated 23.12.2019 (C.C.No.7478/2020, II Addl. CMM Bengaluru) for offences under Sections 309 and 353 IPC registered by Magadi Road Police Station; petitioners Ravi Joshi and Seethadevi; respondents State of Karnataka and Rajgopal G (police officer, Whitefield P.S.); counsel Shivakumar D K for petitioners, Rajath Subramanyam (HCGP) for State, respondent No.2 served and unrepresented; dismissal as withdrawn on withdrawal memo; no merits adjudication, no precedent on merits.
What did the court decide?
Petitioners permitted to withdraw the criminal petition; petition dismissed as withdrawn, with no adjudication on the merits of the quashing prayer.