IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 16TH DAY OF APRIL, 2019 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE JOHN MICHAEL CUNHA CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 4457 OF 2016 BETWEEN:
SMT. SAVITHA RANI W/O. SUPERSHWANATH AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS R/AT VARDHAMAN STORES OPP. JANATHA BAZAR KUVEMPU NAGAR, HASSAN – 34.
(BY SRI. PRATHEEP K.C., ADVOCATE -ABSENT) AND:
1. STATE OF KARNATAKA VIJAYANAGAR POLICE STATION BENGALURU REP. BY SPP HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA BENGALURU – 560 001.
2. K. RAJALAKSHMI W/O. S. LAKSHMAN MAJOR R/AT NO.1125, C.H. CROSS ARALIMARADA BUS STOP BEGUR, BENGALURU – 56.
…PETITIONER 3. DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE CID, SPECIAL SQAD & ECONOMIC OFFENCES CARLTON BHAVAN BENGALURU – 01.
... RESPONDENTS (BY SRI VIJAYAKUMAR MAJAGE, ADDL. SPP FOR R.1) THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED UNDER SECTION 482 OF CR.P.C. PRAYING TO QUASH THE FIR NO.143/2016 REGISTERED BY VIJAYANAGAR POLICE, BENGALURU AND NOW BEING INVESTIGATED BY RESPONDENT NO.3 AS PER ANNEXURE-E INSOFAR AS PETIITONER IS CONCERNED, AND PENDING ON THE FILE OF IV ACMM, BENGALURU.
THIS CRIMINAL PETITION COMING ON FOR ADMISSION THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:
ORDER Learned counsel for the petitioner is absent. No representation. Perused the petition.
2. Petitioner has sought to quash the FIR registered in Crime No.143/2016 for the offences punishable under Sections 406 and 420 r/w. 34 of IPC.
3. When the matter is taken up for hearing, the learned Additional State Public Prosecutor appearing for respondent No.1 submitted that FIR in Crime No.143/2016 was closed with the permission of the Court and charge sheet has been submitted in Crime No.158/2016 and the matter is presently pending in Spl.Case No.416/2016 on the file of Prl. City Civil and Sessions Judge, Special Court, Bengaluru.
4. In view of the said submission, reserving liberty to the petitioner to seek for her discharge on such grounds available under law, petition is dismissed.
Sd/- JUDGE SA