Sri Prasanna @ Prasi v. the State of Karnataka
Case brief
What is this about?
Karnataka High Court (Ravi V Hosmani, J., 19.06.2026, CRL.P No. 6411 of 2019) allowed a S.482 Cr.P.C. petition and quashed C.C. No. 34/2016 (Civil Judge & JMFC, Arakalagud) for offences under S.420 IPC r/w Ss.3 & 4, Karnataka Prohibition of Charging Exorbitant Interest Act, 2004, initiated on a police complaint (Crime No. 173/2015 by CPI Shashidhar M.N.); held no scope for police complaint under the Act and that S.5 mandates the debtor to file a petition before the Court per S.5(1); followed Crl.P. No. 102117/2015 (decided 18.12.2015); liberty reserved to take action in accordance with law.
What did the court decide?
Petition allowed; proceedings in C.C. No. 34/2016 on the file of the Civil Judge and J.M.F.C., Arakalagud, Hassan, for offence punishable under Section 420 IPC read with Sections 3 and 4 of the Act of 2004 stand quashed, with liberty reserved to take action in accordance with law.