IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 25TH DAY OF JANUARY 2019 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE JOHN MICHAEL CUNHA CRIMINAL PETITION NO.5789 OF 2013 BETWEEN:
DEVE GOWDA S/O.DEVE GOWDA AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS ASSISTANT SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE OLD TOWN POLICE STATION BHADRAVATHI SHIMOGA DISTRICT-577301 ... PETITIONER (BY SRI: N. SURENDRA KUMAR, ADVOCATE) AND:
1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY BHADRAVATHI OLD TOWN POLICE STATION BHADRAVATHI SHIMOGA DISTRICT-577301 2. SMT SEETHAMMA W/O.LATE LAKHSMANA AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS R/O.HANUMANTHA NAGAR BEHIND NIRMALA HOSPITAL OLD TOWN BHADRAVATHI-577301 ... RESPONDENTS (BY SRI: I.S.PRAMOD CHANDRA, SPP-II FOR R1 SRI: M.R.HIREMATHAD, ADVOCATE FOR R2) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S.482 CR.P.C., PRAYING TO QUASH ALL THE REGISTRATION OF FIRST INFORMATION REPORT IN CR.NO.94/13 PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE ADDL.
C.J. (JR.DN.) AND JMFC-2 COURT, BHADRAVATHI, SHIMOGA DIST., REGISTERED AGAINST THE PETR. FOR AN OFFENCE P/U/S 505, 506, 504, 288 R/W SEC. 34 OF IPC.
THIS CRL.P COMING ON FOR HEARING THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:-
O R D E R Learned counsel for the petitioner is absent when the matter is taken up for hearing.
2. Learned SPP has filed a memo dated 25.01.2019 which reads as under:
“It is submitted that the Petitioner herein had sought quashing of the F.I.R. registered in Crime No.94/2013 (arising out of PCR No.142/2013) of Bhadravathi Old Town Police Station, Shivamogga District for the offences punishable under Secs. 217, 288, 504, 505 & 506, I.P.C. and it is reported by the Police that they have conducted investigation and submitted B-Report on 18.02.2014 to the Court of the learned II Addl. Civil Judge & J.M.F.C., at Bhadravathi and the same has been accepted on 20.08.2015.
It is prayed that this Hon’ble Court be pleased to take the Memo on record in the above case and pass appropriate Orders, in the interest of justice and equity.”
3. Memo is placed on record. In view of the said memo, the petition does not survive for consideration. Accordingly, the petition is dismissed.
Sd/- JUDGE Bss