Criminal petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. to quash summons and cognizance in a defamation case (S. 500 IPC) was dismissed as infructuous after the parties informed the court that the matter had been settled before the trial court.
Petition dismissed as infructuous.
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NC: 2026:KHC:50576 CRL.P No. 4880 of 2020
HC-KAR
CNR: KAHC010282222020
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
DATED THIS THE 16TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2026
BEFORE
THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE H.P.SANDESH CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 4880 OF 2020
BETWEEN:
R.M. MANJUNATH GOWDA S/O RAMAPPA GOWDA AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS PRESIDENT DISTRICT CENTRAL CO-OPERATIVE BANK LTD BLALARJ URS ROAD, SHIVAMOGGA - 577 201. PRESENTLY RESIDING AT KARAKUCHHI VILLAGE SRINGERI POST, SHIVAMOGA TALUK, SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT - 577 211 …PETITIONER (BY SRI. PRUTHVI WODEYAR, ADVOCATE) Digitally signed by DEVIKA M AND: Location: HIGH COURT OF KIMMANE RATHNAKAR KARNATAKA S/O LATE MANJAPPA GOWDA AGED ABOUT 69 YEARS EX-MINISTER, GOVT OF KARNATAKA R/O SOPPUGUDDE, NEAR K.E.B. OFFICE, THIRTHAHALLI TOWN - 577 432 SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT.
…RESPONDENT (BY SRI. A.N. RADHAKRISHNA, ADVOCATE)
HC-KAR
NC: 2026:KHC:50576 CRL.P No. 4880 of 2020
CNR: KAHC010282222020
THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S. 482 OF CR.P.C. BY THE ADVOCATE FOR THE PETITIONER PRAYING THAT THIS HONOURABLE COURT MAY BE PLEASED TO QUASH THE ORDER OF ISSUANCE OF SUMMONS AND TAKING OF COGNIZANCE PASSED BY THE COURT OF PRINCIPAL CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC THIRTHAHALLI, DATED 18.12.2019 U/S.500 OF IPC IN C.C.NO.1288/2019 (PCR NO.283/2019) FOR THE OFFENCE P/U/S.500 OF IPC.
THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:
CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE H.P.SANDESH
ORAL ORDER
Learned counsel for the petitioner files a memo
stating that the matter has been settled before the Trial
Court and hence, nothing survives for consideration.
having become infructuous.
Sd/(H.P.SANDESH) JUDGE
TMP List No.: 1 Sl No.: 52
2 provisions across 2 enactments
R.M. Manjunath Gowda
Kimmne Rathnakar
H.P. Sandesh
As recorded by the court registry
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