M.J Ningaraju v. Radha
Case brief
What is this about?
Dismissal for non-prosecution of a criminal revision (Ss.397/401 Cr.P.C.) challenging the Hassan courts' judgments dated 02.08.2022 (CRL.A.No.117/2020, III Addl. District and Sessions Judge) and 17.02.2020 (C.C.No.3349/2016, Prl. Civil Judge and JMFC). Petitioner M.J. Ningaraju absent despite served Court notice (issued 27.03.2025 after counsel Girish B Baladare's memo of retirement); respondent Radha represented through amicus curiae Sri Javeed. Karnataka High Court, Bengaluru; V Srishananda, J.; decided 18.03.2026; NC: 2026:KHC:15787. No merits decided; no precedent relied upon.
What did the court decide?
The criminal revision petition is dismissed for non-prosecution: although the Court notice issued on 27.03.2025 (after accepting the petitioner-counsel's memo of retirement) was served on the revision petitioner, he remained absent when his name was called out. Nothing was decided on the merits of the challenged judgments.