Sri Dasegowda v. the State by
Case brief
What is this about?
Karnataka High Court, Bengaluru; M G Uma, J. (sole judge, oral order); WRIT PETITION NO. 20077 OF 2022 (GM-RES); decided 19 January 2026. Quashing petition (Articles 226 & 227 Constitution read with S.482 Cr.P.C.) against proceedings in Crime No.46/2017 / C.C.No.245/2017, Civil Judge & JMFC, Nagamangala; dismissed as infructuous after HCGP memo showed petitioner Nos.1 & 2 (Dasegowda and Dhanalakshmi) acquitted by judgment dated 26.09.2024, and petitioner No.3 (Harish, minor) acquitted by the Juvenile Justice Board. Respondents: State by Belluru Police (through Karnataka State Public Prosecutor; Smt. Sowmya R., HCGP) and Thimmegowda. Petitioners' counsel: Sri Hanumanthappa B. Haravigoudar. Keywords: quash, acquittal, infructuous, juvenile, Nagamangala, Mandya.
What did the court decide?
The Writ Petition is dismissed as having rendered infructuous, the Court placing on record the memo and submission of the High Court Government Pleader (acquittal of petitioner Nos.1 and 2 in CC No.245 of 2017 by judgment dated 26.09.2024, and acquittal of petitioner No.3 before the Juvenile Justice Board).