Sri Siddappa v. the State of Karnataka
Case brief
What is this about?
Karnataka High Court, CRL.P No. 3308 of 2019, decided 02.06.2026 by Ravi V Hosmani, J. Quashing petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. against proceedings in C.C.No.517/2019 (Crime No.135/2018, Women Police Davanagere Town) for offences under Sections 3, 4, 5 of the Immoral Traffic Prevention Act, 1956 read with Section 370 IPC; petition disposed of as not surviving because petitioner was acquitted during pendency; acquittal during pendency renders quashing petition infructuous; memo filed with case status.
What did the court decide?
In view of the petitioner's acquittal during the pendency of the criminal petition, the petition does not survive for consideration, and the Court disposed of it on that ground. ¶27-28