Sri. Ashwathanarayana v. the State of Karnataka
Case brief
What is this about?
Karnataka High Court, Bengaluru; CRL.P No. 3223 of 2019; Section 482 Cr.P.C. quashing petition; offences under Sections 420, 504, 506 r/w 34 IPC; Crime No.204/2018; FIR dated 05.10.2018; C.C.No.380/2019 before Principal Senior Civil Judge and CJM Court, Sidlaghatta, Chikkaballapura District; death of complainant; memo reporting death; steps not taken; petition dismissed as abated; petitioner no.1 abated vide order dated 24.08.2021; Justice Ravi V Hosmani; order dated 16.06.2026.
What did the court decide?
As the necessary steps were not taken after the memo reporting the complainant's death, the criminal petition is dismissed as abated. ¶37