IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 12TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2019 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JOHN MICHAEL CUNHA CRIMINAL PETITION No.2011 OF 2013 BETWEEN:
1. Sri. B. Venkateshappa, S/o. Bayyanna, Aged about 57 years, 2. Sri. V. Satish, S/o. B. Venkateshappa, Aged about 28 years, 3. Sri. A.V. Renukeshwara, S/o. B. Venkateshappa, Aged about 33 years, 4. Smt. Varalakshmi, Aged about 55 years, W/o. D. Venkateshappa, All residing at No.33/A, Karamachand Layout, 9th Cross, Hennur Main Road, Lingarajapuram, St. Thomas Town Post, Bengaluru – 560 084. …Petitioners (By Sri. Abhinav R., Advocate – Absent) AND:
1. The State of Karnataka, By Bagalur Police Station, Bengaluru City – 560 049.
2. Sri. R.L. Manjunath, S/o. R. Lakshminarayana Setty, Residing at No.100, Bramin Street, Near Vishnu Lodge, Kolar Town – 563 120. ...Respondents (By Sri. I.S. Pramod Chandra, SPP-II for R1; R2 – served and unrepresented) This Criminal Petition is filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C. praying to quash the proceedings in PCR No.336/2012 on the file of the Prl. Civil Judge & JMFC, Devanahalli, instituted by the 2nd respondent as per Annexure – A and quash the FIR bearing Crime No.159/2012 dated 20.12.2012 registered by the 1st respondent police alleging commissioning of various offences vide Annexure – B.
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 P.C.R.No.336/2012 pending on the file of the Prl. Civil Judge (Jr.Dn.) & JMFC, Devanahalli, and the consequent registration of FIR in Crime No.159/2012.
3. When the matter is taken up for hearing, the learned SPP-II appearing for respondent No.1 submits that on completion of investigation ‘B’ report has been submitted on 02.09.2013.
In view of the above submission, nothing survives for consideration in this petition. Accordingly, petition is dismissed.
Sd/- JUDGE SV/-