Dheeraj Kapoor v. State of Karnataka
Case brief
What is this about?
Karnataka High Court, Bengaluru; CRL.P No. 8443 of 2022; petitioner Dheeraj Kapoor v. State of Karnataka (Cubbon Park Police Station) and Narendra Heggade; quashment of charge sheet dated 16.01.2022 in C.C.No.2139/2022; S.482 Cr.P.C. / S.528 BNSS; offences under S.20(b) NDPS Act 1985 and S.78 JJ (Care and Protection of Children) Act 2015; petition dismissed as infructuous after reported acquittal on 31.01.2026; decided 01.07.2026 by Ravi V Hosmani, J.; no substantive ruling on quashing; no cases cited.
What did the court decide?
Taking on record the petitioner's counsel's memo reporting acquittal in C.C.No.2139/2022 on 31.01.2026 during pendency, this Court dismissed the criminal petition as having become infructuous. ¶26