Dr.Shekarappa H.G. @ Shekarappa Gowda H.G. v. State of Karnataka
Case brief
What is this about?
Quashing petition; Section 482 Cr.P.C.; CRL.P No.1366 of 2021; High Court of Karnataka, Bengaluru; C.C.No.725/2020, II Additional Civil Judge (Sr.Dn) and JMFC Davanagere; Crime No.94/2019, Women Police Station, Davanagere; offences under IPC Ss.506, 34, 498A, 504, 323, 354 and D.P Act Ss.3, 4, 6; petitioners Dr. Shekarappa H.G. and Smt. Leelavathie; respondent No.2 Smt. Anusha B.K.; petition dismissed as infructuous on joint submission of HCGP (Sowmya R) and petitioners' counsel (Godachi Basavaraj Godachayya); pending I.A. dismissed as unnecessary; single-judge order by Justice Ravi V Hosmani dated 16.07.2026; no adjudication on merits; no costs or compensation awarded.
What did the court decide?
On the joint submission of the learned High Court Government Pleader and the learned counsel for petitioners that the petition stood rendered infructuous, the Court took the submission on record and dismissed the petition as having become infructuous; consequently, the pending I.A. was dismissed as unnecessary. The quashing prayer was not adjudicated.