IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 08TH DAY OF APRIL, 2019 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JOHN MICHAEL CUNHA CRIMINAL PETITION NO.7961 OF 2014 BETWEEN:
1. NARAYANASWAMY S/O LATE BATHEPPA, AGED ABOUT 67 YEARS, 2. GAYATHRI D/O NARAYANASWAMY, AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS, 3. SRINIVAS S/O NARAYANASWAMY, AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS, 4. BABU S/O NARAYANASWAMY, AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS, ALL RESIDING AT NO.716/1, SUBRAMANESHWARA KRUPA, 25TH MAIN ROAD, J.P. NAGAR, 6TH PHASE, BANGALORE-560078.
5. MURALIDHAR S/O MUNIKRISHNAIAH, AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS, MADUVADI VILLAGE AND POST, KOLAR TALUK AND DISTRICT-571201. ... PETITIONERS (BY SRI: M RAMACHANDREGOWDA, ADVOCATE-ABSENT) AND 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA J.P. NAGAR POLICE STATION, BANGALORE, BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT BUILDING, BANGALORE-560001.
2. POORNIMA C.
W/O SHASHIDHAR, D/O CHIKKANNEGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 26 YEARS, R/AT NO.C-3, ALOOGUR, GROOVE APARTMENT, 16TH CROSS, 23RD MAIN, 5TH PHASE, J.P.NAGAR, BANGALORE-78 ... RESPONDENTS (BY SRI: VIJAYA KUMAR MAJAGE, ADDL. SPP FOR R1; SRI: B.N.ANANDA, ADVOCATE FOR R2-ABSENT) THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED UNDER SECTION 482 OF CR.P.C. PRAYING TO QUASH THE ENTIRE PROCEEDINGS IN C.C.NO.2815/2014 ON THE FILE OF THE V-ACMM COURT, BENGALURU WHICH IS ARISING OUT OF A PRIVATE COMPLAINT FILED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT IN PCR.NO.11792/2012 WHICH WAS REGISTERED BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT AS CRIME NO. 582/2012 INSOFAR AS IT RELATES TO THE PETITIONERS ARE CONCERNED.
THIS CRIMINAL PETITION COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:
O R D E R Learned counsel for the petitioners is absent.
2. Perused the petition.
3. Petitioners have sought to quash the proceedings in C.C.No.2815/2014 pending on the file of V Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court, Bengaluru.
4. When the matter is taken up for hearing, learned Additional State Public Prosecutor appearing for respondent No.1 submitted that after trial, petitioners/accused are acquitted of the above charges by judgment and order dated 18.3.2019. His submission is placed on record.
5. In view of this submission, nothing survives for consideration in this petition. Accordingly, petition is dismissed.
Sd/- JUDGE bkp