Criminal petition seeking quashing of FIR proceedings was dismissed for non-prosecution as petitioners failed to appear or pursue the petition despite court notices.
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NC: 2026:KHC:31268 CRL.P No. 9285 of 2018
HC-KAR
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
DATED THIS THE 23RD DAY OF JUNE, 2026
BEFORE
THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAVI V HOSMANI CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 9285 OF 2018
BETWEEN:
S/O. ARAGAPPA, AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS,
OCC: AGRICULTURIST,
R/O. RANGANATHA BADAVANE, VIDHYANAGARA, DAVANAGERE - 577 005.
Digitally signed by ANUSHA V Location: High Court of Karnataka
…PETITIONERS
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AND:
…RESPONDENTS
(BY SMT. SOWMYA R, HCGP FOR R1; SRI. S.G. RAJENDRA REDDY, ADVOCATE FOR R2)
THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S.482 OF CR.P.C PRAYING TO QUASH THE ENTIRE PROCEEDINGS INCLUDING COMPLAINT AND FIR IN CR.NO.183/2018 DATED 12.11.2018 REGISTERED BY HARIHARA TOWN P.S., HARIHARA, PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE C.J.M., DAVANAGERE FOR THE OFFENCE P/U/S 365, 504, 506 R/W 149 OF IPC.
THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:
CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAVI V HOSMANI
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ORAL ORDER
Learned High Court Government Pleader and counsel for respondent no.2 is present. As per order dated 01.04.2026, Court notices have been issued to petitioners. Petitioner no.2 was served. Thereafter despite grant of time, petitioner no.2 has neither made alternative arrangement nor appeared. This would indicate that petitioners are not diligently pursuing petition. Therefore, Petition is dismissed for non-prosecution.
Sd/(RAVI V HOSMANI) JUDGE
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SANTHOSH @ KANVA
SURESH
KUMARI. POOJA
THE STATE OF KARNATAKA HARIHARA TOWN POLICE STATION, DAVANAGERE DISTRICT
VINAYAKA
RAVI V HOSMANI
As recorded by the court registry
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