IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 11TH DAY OF APRIL, 2019 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JOHN MICHAEL CUNHA CRIMINAL PETITION No.7083 OF 2013 BETWEEN:
1. Rajanna S/o late Dase Gowda, Aged about 65 years, No.35/74, R.K. Road, 2nd Cross, Lakshimpura, K.G. Nagar, Bengaluru – 560 019.
2. Smt. Lakshmamma W/o Rajanna, Aged about 60 years, No.37/54, R.K. Road, 2nd Cross, Lakshimpura, K.G. Nagar, Bengaluru – 560 019.
3. Smt. Rajeshwari W/o Ashok, Aged about 33 years, No.139, Akka Mahadevi Road, Gavipuram West, Hanumanthanagar, Bengaluru – 560 019.
4. Smt. Manjula W/o Mahadev, Aged about 37 years, No.109, Hulikere, Ramanagara, Bengaluru Rural District – 562 195.
5. Ashok S/o Puttalingaiah, Aged about 38 years, No.139, Akka Mahadevi Road, Gavipuram West, Hanumanthanagar, Bengaluru – 560 019. …Petitioners (By Sri. M.P. Vishwanath, Advocate-Absent) AND:
1. The State by Channapatna Rural Police Station – 562 160. Represented by its S.H.O.
2. Smt. M.R. Jyothi W/o Girish, Aged about 25 years, R/at Mylanayakana Halli, Channapatna Taluk – 562 160 Ramanagara District. ...Respondents (By Sri. Vijayakumar Majage, Addl. SPP for R1;
Sri. Ramesh Kumar R.V., Advocate for R2 - Absent) This Criminal petition is filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C. praying to quash the proceedings against the petitioners/accused Nos.2 to 5 are concerned in C.C. No.482/2013 (Cr. No.61/2013) of the respondent Channapatna Rural P.S., registered for the alleged offences P/U/S 143, 146, 147, 498A, 323, 506 r/w 149 of IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of D.P. Act, pending on the file of the C.J. (Jr. Dn.) and JMFC, Channapatna.
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. Perused the petition.
2. Petitioners have sought to quash the proceedings in C.C. No.482/2013 pending on the file of Civil Judge (Jr. Dn.) and JMFC, Channapatna for the offence punishable under Sections 143, 146, 147, 498A, 323, 506 read with 149 of IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961.
3. When the matter is taken up for hearing, learned Additional SPP appearing for respondent No.1-State submitted that after trial, all the accused persons are acquitted for the above charges by judgment dated 21.12.2018 in C.C. No.482/2013.
4. In view of said submission, nothing survives for consideration in this petition. Accordingly, petition is dismissed.
Sd/- JUDGE MBM