IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 16TH DAY OF JANUARY 2019 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE JOHN MICHAEL CUNHA CRIMINAL PETITION NO.5858 OF 2016 BETWEEN:
MR. NAVEEN KHOKLE S/O SRI E DAYASHANKAR RAO, AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, R/AT NO. 22/2, MISSION ROAD, BANGALORE - 560 027.
... PETITIONER (BY SRI: VISHWANATH SHENDGE, ADVOCATE-ABSENT) AND:
1. STATE OF KARNATAKA BY SATHNUR POLICE STATION KANAKAPURA TALUK, RAMANAGARA DISTRICT REP. BY THE STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, HIGH COURT BUILDINGS, BANGALORE-560001 2. SRI LOKESH S/O BASAVARAJU, AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS, R/AT KACHVANAHALLI, SATNUR HOBLI, KANAKAPURA TALUK, RAMANAGAR DISTRICT, KARNATAKA-562117.
... RESPONDENTS (BY SRI: I.S.PRAMOD KCHANDRA, SPP-II FOR R1) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S.482 CR.P.C PRAYING TO QUASH THE FIR AS AGAINST THE PETITIONER, WHO IS ARRAYED AS ACCUSED NO.3 IN CR.NO.85/2016 OF SATHNUR P.S., SATHNUR HOBLI, KANAKAPURA TALUK, RAMANAGARA DISTRICT, PENDING ON THE FILE OF I ADDL. CIVIL JUDGE (JR.DN.) AND JMFC, KANAKAPURA, RAMANAGARA DIST.
THIS CRL.P COMING ON FOR ADMISSION 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-II who has taken notice for respondent No.1 submits that, after investigation, charge-sheet is laid against the petitioner and other accused on 25.09.2017.
3. The submission of the learned SPP-II is placed on record.
4. In view of the above development, the petition does not survive for consideration.
Hence, the petition is dismissed.
Liberty is reserved to the petitioner to seek for his discharge on the grounds available under law.
In view of dismissal of the petition, I.A.No.1/2016 does not survive for consideration and the same is also dismissed.
Sd/- JUDGE Bss