IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 3RD DAY OF APRIL, 2019 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE ARAVIND KUMAR CRIMINAL PETITION NO.393 OF 2019 BETWEEN:
SRI C.T.RAVI, S/O THIMMEGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, PRESENT MLA, CHIKMAGALUR CONSTITUENCY, RESIDING AT DEVADATTA NILAYA, BASAVANAHALLI MAIN ROAD, CHIKKAMAGALURU-577101.
(By SRI : ARUN SHYAM.M, ADVOCATE) AND ... PETITIONER THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY :
TOWN POLICE STATION, CHIKKAMGALURU, REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, BENGALURU-560001.
THE OFFICE ASSISTANT, D.C.OFFICE, CHIKKAMAGALURU-577101.
(By Sri.S.RACHAIAH, HCGP) ... RESPONDENT CRL.P FILED U/S.482 CR.P.C PRAYING TO QUASH THE ORDER DATED 24.08.2018 OF TAKING COGNIZANCE IN C.C.NO.1066/2018 ON THE FILE OF SENIOR CIVIL JUDGE AND CHIEF JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE AND ENTIRE PROCEEDINGS INITIATED AGAINST THE PETITIONER IN SPL.C.C.NO.820/2018 ON THE FILE OF LXXXI ACC AND SJ BANGALORE CITY WHICH IS ARISING OUT OF C.C.NO.1066/2018 (CRIME NO.187/2014) BY THE CHICKMAGALURU TOWN POLICE STATION, FOR THE OFFENCES UNDER SECTIONS 143, 147, 186, 332, 353, 354(A), 427 R/W 149 OF IPC, UNDER SECTION 3 OF PREVENTION OF DAMAGE TO PUBLIC PROPERTY ACT AND UNDER SECTIONS 31 AND 103 OF KARNATAKA POLICE ACT AS AN ABUSE OF PROCESS OF LAW.
THIS CRIMINAL PETITION COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:
O R D E R Learned counsel appearing for petitioner has filed a memo seeking leave of this Court to withdraw this petition with liberty to file an application for discharge before the learned trial Judge. Said memo is placed on record.
Accordingly, criminal petition stands dismissed as withdrawn. Petitioner is at liberty to file an application for discharge and in the event of such application being filed, the trial Judge shall consider the same on merits and in accordance with law. However, it is made clear that no opinion is expressed with regard to merits of the case.
SD/- JUDGE DKB