Sri Krishnaiah v. State of Karnataka
Case brief
What is this about?
Neutral citation NC: 2026:KHC:19319; CRL.P No. 2550 of 2019 (482(Cr.PC)/528(BNSS)), High Court of Karnataka at Bengaluru, decided 08.04.2026 by Hon'ble Mr. Justice R. Nataraj (Oral Order). Petitioners Krishnaiah and Lakkamma (counsel V R Balaraj) sought quashing under S.482 CrPC of proceedings in C.C.No.4111/2017 arising out of Crime No.461/2016 (Peenya Police Station) for offences under Sections 498-A, 506 r/w 34 IPC before the XLV Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Bengaluru City; respondents State of Karnataka and Smt Sudhamani (HCGP Rajath Subramanyam). Dismissed as infructuous on counsel's submission of acquittal by the trial Court. No precedents cited; no quantum involved.
What did the court decide?
On the submission that the petitioners had been acquitted of the offences by the trial Court, the petition had become infructuous and was accordingly dismissed as having become infructuous.