Petitioner challenged a Magistrate's acceptance of a police 'B' report closing proceedings via a Section 482 CrPC petition. The court permitted withdrawal so the petitioner could instead pursue a criminal revision petition and disposed of the matter.
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NC: 2026:KHC:18910 CRL.P No. 17389 of 2025
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 6TH DAY OF APRIL, 2026
BEFORE
THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA
CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 17389 OF 2025
BETWEEN:
SRI D.S.MADHAVA RAO @ MADHU RAO S/O LATE B.R. SRINIVAS MURTHY, AGED ABOUT 67 YEARS, RESIDING AT BESTCOUNTY-2 1ST MAIN, SREE NILAYA, NEAR SAMBRAM COLLEGE, HESSARAGHATTA ROAD, VIDYARANYAPURA, BENGALURU – 560 097.
…PETITIONER
(BY SRI KUMBAR VASANT FAKEERAPPA, ADVOCATE)
Digitally signed by SANJEEVINI J KARISHETTY Location: High Court of Karnataka
AND:
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RESIDING AT NO. 11, 8TH MAIN, VINAYAKA NAGAR, IAF POST, YELAHANKA, BENGALURU – 560 063.
…RESPONDENTS
(BY SMT.SOWMYA R., HCGP FOR R-1)
THIS CRL.P FILED U/S 482 CR.PC (FILED U/S 528 BNSS) PRAYING TO QUASH THE ORDER PASSED BY THE LEARNED 7TH A.C.J.M BENGALURU IN PCR NO.509/2023 DATED 11.02.2025 BY ACCEPTING “B” REPORT AND CONSEQUENTLY REJECT THE COMPLAINT AND CLOSE THE CASE.
THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:
CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA
ORAL ORDER
What is called in question is the acceptance of the 'B' report/closing of the proceedings by the learned Magistrate.
the petition in order to avail the remedy of filing Criminal Revision Petition.
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The Criminal Petition is disposed.
Sd/(M.NAGAPRASANNA) JUDGE
CBC
List No.: 2 Sl No.: 174
2 provisions across 2 enactments
Sri D.S.Madhava Rao @ Madhu Rao
The State of Karnataka by Yelahanka Police Station
Sri Bharth Singh Baghel
M.Nagaprasanna
As recorded by the court registry
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