IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 26th DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2019 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE ARAVIND KUMAR CRIMINAL PETITION NO.5365/2017 BETWEEN:
R. SRINIVAS S/O LATE RANGAPPA AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS R/AT K. BEVINAHALLI VILLAGE DOBBASPETE HOBLI TURUVEKERE TALUK TUMKUR-562111.
... PETITIONER (BY SRI. SABARISH GANDHI S, ADVOCATE) AND:
1. STATE OF KARNATAKA REP. BY POLICE INSPECTOR JNANABHARATHI POLICE STATION BANGALORE.
2. MAMATHA SRINIVAS W/O S.M. SRINIVAS AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS 3. SARASWATHI JAYARAMAIAH W/O JAYARAMAIAH AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS BOTH THE RESPONDENTS 1 AND 2 ARE RESIDING AT NO.920, 28TH MAIN ROAD GOVERNMENT SERVANTS LAYOUT D-GROUP, SRIGANDHA KAVAL VISHWANIDHAM POST BANGALORE—560 091.
... RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. S. CHANDRASHEKARAIAH, HCGP) THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED UNDER SECTION 482 CR.P.C PRAYING TO QUASH THE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE PETITIONER IN CR.NO.87/2017 REGISTERED BY THE JNANABHARATHI POLICE STATION, BANGALORE FOR THE OFFENCE P/U/S 420 OF IPC NOW PENDING BEFORETHE IX ADDL. C.M.M, BANGALORE.
THIS CRIMINAL PETITION COMING ON FOR ADMISSION THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:
O R D E R Petitioner has sought for quashing of the proceedings in Crime No. 87/2017 registered by Jnanabarathi Police Station for the offence punishable under Section 420 of IPC which proceedings are pending on the file of IX Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Bengaluru.
Since matter was listed on 21.02.2019 and none appeared, this Court was perforced to make enquiry with the Registrar of City Civil Court, Bengaluru through Registry of this Court in order to ascertain the present status of the proceedings now pending in C.C.No.33208/2018 on the file of the jurisdictional Magistrate namely, IV Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate. By communication dated 26.02.2019 addressed to the Registrar, City Civil Court , Bengaluru, a copy of which is forwarded to the Registrar (Judicial) it is stated thereunder that C.C.No.33208/2018 has been disposed of on 25.02.2019 and accused persons have been acquitted of the offences.
In that view of the matter, prayer sought for in this petition has become infructuous. Accordingly, petition is dismissed as having become infructuous.
SD/- JUDGE RU