IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 7TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2019 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE P.B. BAJANTHRI CRIMINAL PETITION No.4581/2018 BETWEEN:
1. MADHUSUDHANA REDDY P S/O P RAMIREDDY AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS GURUMAHARAJA STONE CRUSHER KATTAYA HOBLI HASSAN TALUK - 573128 2. K PUTTEGOWDA S/O ANNEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS KATTAYA VILLAGE KATTAYA HOBLI HASSAN TALUK - 573128 …PETITIONERS (BY SRI.RAHUL RAI.K, ADVOCATE) AND:
1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA THROUGH GORUR POLICE STATION, HASSAN REPRESENTED BY ITS STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT BUILDINGS BANGALORE - 560001 2. SMT PADMAJA M V SENIOR GEOLOGIST MINES & GEOLOGY DEPARTMENT MINERAL DIVISION, HASSAN HASSAN - 573201 ... RESPONDENTS (BY SMT.K.P. YASHODA, HCGP FOR R1) THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED UNDER SECTION 482 CR.P.C., PRAYING TO QUASH THE FIR DATED 17.05.2017 IN CRIME NO.86/2017 REGISTERED BY 1ST RESPONDNET/GORURU POLICE STATION, HASSAN FOR THE OFFENCE PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTION 379 AND 420 READ WITH SECTION 34 OF IPC AND SECTIONS 4(1) AND 4(1A) OF M.M.R.D ACT 1957 AN SECTION 42, 3(1) OF K.M.M.C RULES 1994 AND ALL FURTHER PROCEEDINGS PURSUANT THERETO IF ANY, AND GRANT SUCH OTHER APPROPRIATE ORDER OR DIRECTION AS THIS HON’BLE COURT MAY DEEM FIT TO GRANT IN THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE CASE.
THIS CRIMINAL PETITION COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:
ORDER Learned HCGP on instructions submitted that charge sheet has been filed and it is not disputed by the learned counsel for the petitioners. Accordingly, petition has become infructuous.
Accordingly, petition stands disposed of reserving liberty to the petitioners to question the validity of the charge sheet.
Sd/- JUDGE MH/-
CT: DN