IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 07TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2019 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JOHN MICHAEL CUNHA CRIMINAL PETITION No.8759 OF 2016 BETWEEN:
1. Sri. C.T. Anand, S/o Dr. Tulasiram Naik, Aged about 35 years, R/of No. 239, 21st Cross, 7th Main, BSK II Stage, Bengaluru - 560 070.
2. Smt. Manjula Bai, W/o Dr. Tulasiram Naik, Aged about 55 years, R/of No. 239, 21st Cross, 7th Main, BSK II Stage, Bengaluru - 560 070.
3. Dr. Tulasiram Naik, M.A, P.Hd, Aged about 66 years, Retired Senior Revenue Officer, BBMP, Bengaluru, R/of No. 239, 21st Cross, 7th Main, BSK II Stage, Bengaluru - 560 070.
4. Smt. Manohari, D/o Dr. Tulasiram Naik, W/o Sri. Shankar Naik, Aged about 35 years, R/of C/o Sanman Jewellers, Ikkari, Singadhara Road, Sagara, Shivamogga - 577 401.
5. Smt. C.T. Jyothi @ Chaitra, D/o Dr. Tulasiram Naik, W/o L. Chidambaram, Aged about 31 years, R/of No.10, 6th Cross, Ullal Main Road, Jnanajyothi Nagar, Bengaluru - 560 056.
6. Sri. L. Chidambaram, S/o Laxman Naik, Aged about 38 years, R/of No.10, 6th Cross, Ullal Main Road, Jnanajyothi Nagar, Bengaluru - 560 056.
7. Sri. Shankar Naik, S/o Surya Naik, Aged about 43 years, R/of C/o Sanman Jewellers, Ikkari, Singadhara Road, Sagara, Shivamogga - 577 401. …Petitioners (By Sri. B. Rangaswamy, Advocate – absent) AND:
1. State of Karnataka, Rep. By its Station House Officer, Basavanagudi Women Police Station, Bengaluru - 560 061.
2. Smt. K. Jyothi @ Amrutha, W/o C.T. Anand, D/o Late Krishna Naik, Aged about 25 years, R/of No.24, 1st A Cross, 11th A Main, Brindavana Layout, Padmanabhanagar, Bengaluru - 560 061. ...Respondents (By Sri. I.S Pramod Chandra, SPP-II for R1) This Criminal Petition is filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C. praying to quash the entire proceedings initiated against the petitioners in C.C No.3425/2014-Cr.No.61/2013 pending on the file of II A.C.M.M, Bengaluru, vide Annexure-A.
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 initiated against them in C.C.No.3425/2014.
3. The learned SPP-II who has taken notice for respondent No.1 submits that trial in the aforesaid C.C.No.3425/2014 is concluded and all the petitioners namely accused Nos.1 to 7 are acquitted of the charges under Section 498A, 504, 354 of IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act, by judgment and order dated 08.12.2017.
In view of the above submission, petition does not survive for consideration. Accordingly, petition is dismissed.
Sd/- JUDGE SV/-