Dismissed¶29

Gopa Mondal Mridha @ Gopa Mandal v. the State of Karnataka

Karnataka HC23 Jan 2026CRL.P/14461/2025

Case brief

AI extract

What is this about?

Quashing petition under Section 528 BNSS 2023 / Section 482 Cr.P.C.; offences under Section 14(c) Foreigners Act 1946; CC No.36648/2024, Konanakunte Police Station, Bengaluru; 30th Addl. Chief Judicial Magistrate; dismissed as withdrawn at admission stage; I.A.No.1/2025 disposed; neutral citation NC: 2026:KHC:3909; decided 23 January 2026 by Justice Mohammad Nawaz. Cite only, if at all, to show that this particular quashing petition was withdrawn before adjudication - not for any proposition of law.

What did the court decide?

Leave to withdraw the petition; no merits relief granted (complaint, FIR and charge sheet left untouched). ¶29

Gopa Mondal Mridha @ Gopa Mandal Vs the State of Karnataka — Karnataka HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

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NC: 2026:KHC:3909 CRL.P No. 14461 of 2025

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HC-KAR

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 23^RD DAY OF JANUARY, 2026 BEFORE

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THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MOHAMMAD NAWAZ CRIMINAL PETITION NO.14461 OF 2025 (482(Cr.PC) /

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528(BNSS))

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BETWEEN:

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GOPA MONDAL MRIDHA @ GOPA MANDAL, W/O. PRANAB KUMAR MONDAL, AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS, R/A. C/O. DEBASISH MRIDHA, COLLEGE PARAK, JALPAIGURI, KHARIYA, JAILPAIGURI POST, WEST BENGAL-735101. ALSO AT NO.209, BLOCK-B, ADITHYA NAGAR, MAHAVEER MERIDIAN, JP NAGAR, PHASE-8, BENGALURU-560078.

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…PETITIONER

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(BY SRI. DILRAJ ROHIT SEQUEIRA, ADVOCATE)

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AND:

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THE STATE OF KARNATAKA

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VIJAYALAKSHMI M KANKUPPI

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Digitally signed by VIJAYALAKSHMI M KANKUPPI Date: 2026.01.27 11:43:49 +0530

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REPRESENTED BY THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER, KONANAKUNTE POLICE STATION, REPRESENTED BY THE STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, BENGALURU-560001.

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NARENDRA BABU,

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S/O. NOT KNOWN TO THE PETITIONER,

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HEAD CONSTABLE NO.7967, AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, POLICE OFFICER, KONANAKUNTE POLICE STATION, BENGALURU-560062.

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…RESPONDENTS

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(BY SRI. RAHUL RAI, SPP FOR R1)

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THIS CRL.P IS FILED UNDER SECTON 528 BNSS 2023, PRAYING TO QUASH THE COMPLAINT, FIR, AND CHARGE SHEET IN CC NO.36648/2024 PERTAINING KONANAKUNTE P.S, FOR THE OFFENCES UNDER SECTION 14(c) OF THE FOREIGNERS ACT 1946, NOW PENDING ON THE FILE OF HONOURABLE COURT OF 30^TH ADDITIONAL CHIEF JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE AT BENGALURU, TO MEET THE ENDS OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY.

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NC: 2026:KHC:3909 CRL.P No. 14461 of 2025

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HC-KAR

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THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:

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CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MOHAMMAD NAWAZ

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ORAL ORDER

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