IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 27TH DAY OF FEBRUARY 2019 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE JOHN MICHAEL CUNHA CRIMINAL PETITION NO.8198 OF 2015 BETWEEN:
SIDDARAJU S/O KEMPEGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, R/AT BETTADA HALASURU VILLAGE, KODIHALLI HOBLI, KANAKAPURA RAMANAGAR DISTRICT RAMANAGARA-562119 (BY SRI: NAGARAJU H.R., FOR M SHARASS CHANDRA, ADVOCATE) ... PETITIONER AND:-
1. STATE OF KARNATAKA BY KODIHALLI POLICE STATION KANAKAPURA (TQ) RAMANAGARA DISTRICT PIN-562119 2. SHRI RAJAPPA S/O GREGERI AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS, R/AT BETTADA HALASURU VILLAGE, KODIHALLI HOBLI, KANAKAPURA RAMANAGAR DISTRICT RAMANAGARA-562119 ... RESPONDENTS (BY SRI: I.S. PRAMOD CHANDRA, SPP-II FOR R1) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S.482 CR.P.C PRAYING TO QUASH THE FIR IN CR.NO.35/2015 OF RESPONDENT KODIHAALI POLICE KANAKAPURA, PENDING ON THE FILE OF I ADDL. CIVIL JUDGE (JR.DN) AND JMFC COURT AT KANAKAPURA, RAMANAGARA DISTRICT FOR OFFENCES PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTIONS 341,504,506 OF IPC AGAINST THE PETITIONER/ACCUSED.
THIS CRL.P COMING ON FOR ADMISSION THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:-
O R D E R Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner. Perused the petition.
The petitioner has sought to quash the FIR in Cr.No.35/2015 for the offences punishable under sections 341, 504 and 506 of Indian Penal Code.
2. When the matter is taken up for hearing, learned SPP-II for respondent No.1 submits that investigation is completed and charge sheet is laid against the petitioner for the above offences.
In view of this submission, reserving liberty to the petitioner to seek for his discharge on such grounds available under law, the petition is dismissed.
Sd/- JUDGE *mn/-