Single-judge High Court Bench dismissed a criminal petition seeking quashing of an FIR without adjudication on merits due to petitioners' counsel failure to pay court costs and lack of assistance.
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NC: 2026:KHC:50132 CRL.P No. 861 of 2021
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CNR: KAHC010038252021
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
DATED THIS THE 15TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2026
BEFORE
THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE H.P.SANDESH
CRIMINAL PETITION NO.861 OF 2021
BETWEEN:
Digitally signed by DEVIKA M Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA
…PETITIONERS
(BY SRI. H.B. RUDRESH, ADVOCATE FOR PETITIONER NO.1; SRI. DHANUSH D. RAJ, ADVOCATE FOR SRI. VENKATESH SOMAREDDI, ADVOCATE FOR PETITIONER NO.2)
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AND:
…RESPONDENTS
(BY SRI. SUHAS GOWDA M., HCGP FOR R1; SRI. MIDHUN KUMAR ALLU &
SMT. LAKSHMI MAHATHI SETTY , ADVOCATES FOR R2)
THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED UNDER SECTION 482 OF CR.P.C PRAYING TO QUASH THE FIR IN CR.NO.2/2021, DATED 06.01.2021, PENDING ON THE FILE OF J.M.F.C. - IV COURT, MYSURU, FOR THE OFFENCE PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTION 420 OF IPC AND SECTION 51(1), 51(B), 63 OF COPY RIGHT ACT, 1957 AND TO QUASH THE ENTIRE PROCEEDINGS IN CR.NO.2/2021, PENDING ON THE FILE OF J.M.F.C. - IV COURT, MYSURU.
THIS PETITION COMING ON FOR ORDERS THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:
CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE H.P.SANDESH
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ORAL ORDER
This Court on the previous date of hearing sought time and this Court imposed cost of Rs.5,000/- each payable by learned counsel for petitioner No.1 and learned counsel for petitioner Nos.2 and 3 and the same has not been paid. Learned counsels for the petitioners is not assisting the Court, though the matter is of the year 2021.
Hence, petition is dismissed.
Sd/(H.P.SANDESH) JUDGE
ST List No.: 1 Sl No.: 5
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the criminal petition filed to quash the FIR should be allowed when counsel failed to pay imposed costs.
K. KRISHNAMURTHY
HARINATH JAKKULA
GADICHARLA SRIHARI
POLOCE INSPECTOR (SHO) KRISHNARAJA
SRI. VENKATEHNAGANAHALLI
H.P. SANDRESH
As recorded by the court registry
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