Narayana Reddy Alias Babu v. the State of Karnataka
Case brief
What is this about?
Dismissal of criminal petition for non-prosecution due to persistent non-compliance of office objections and absence of petitioner's counsel; challenge to bail-cancellation order dated 05.02.2025 in CC No. 2340/2018 (XXXIX Addl. CJM, Bengaluru) left undecided; provisions referred: U/S 439(2) CR.PC and U/S 483(3) OF BNSS; parties: Narayan Reddy alias Babu (petitioner), State of Karnataka (Madiwala Police Station) and Chandrashekhar Reddy (respondents); counsel: Thimothy M Prashanth J. (absent) for petitioner, Vinay Mahadevaiah HCGP for respondents; bench: Justice S Vishwajith Shetty; decided 22.07.2026.
What did the court decide?
Even on the final adjourned date of 22.07.2026 the office objections remained uncomplied and there was no representation on behalf of the petitioner, leaving the Court no other option but to dismiss the criminal petition for non-prosecution.