Smt Mahadevamma v. S K Kariyappa
Case brief
What is this about?
Keywords: quashing petition; Section 482 Cr.P.C.; Sections 405 and 420 IPC; C.C.No.892/2018; PCR.No.100/2018; Additional Civil Judge and JMFC, Madikeri; dismissal for non-prosecution; death of petitioner's counsel; Court notice served 2021; petitioner absent; five years' inaction. Single-judge Oral Order of the High Court of Karnataka at Bengaluru (Ravi V Hosmani, J.) dated 02-06-2026 dismissing CRL.P No. 3073 of 2019 for non-prosecution; no adjudication on the merits of the quashing prayer; no cases relied upon; no monetary reliefs.
What did the court decide?
Since counsel for the petitioner died during pendency and, although Court notice was served on her way back in 2021, no efforts were made for five years to engage counsel, the petitioner is not interested in pursuing the matter diligently; accordingly the petition is dismissed for non-prosecution. The merits of the quashing prayer were not examined.