IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 26TH DAY OF APRIL 2019 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE JOHN MICHAEL CUNHA CRIMINAL PETITION NO.7014 OF 2014 BETWEEN:
SRI EKANTHA SHETTY AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS, S/O B.R.LAKKA SETTY, R/AT S.BIDARE VILLAGE, KADUR TALUK, CHIKKAMAGALUR DISTRICT-583126. ... PETITIONER (BY SRI: K PRASANNA SHETTY, ADVOCATE) AND:
1. STATE OF KARNATAKA BY KADUR POLICE STATION, REPRESENTED BY OFFICE OF STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, BENGALURU-560001.
2. SRI MANJUNATHA AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS, S/O LATE HANUMANTHAPPA, R/AT LINGADAHALLI ROAD, BEERUR, KADUR TALUK, CHIKKAMAGALUR DISTRICT-583126. ... RESPONDENTS (BY SRI: VIJAYAKUMAR MAJAGE, ADDL. SPP FOR R1; R2-SERVED AND UNREPRESENTED) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S.482 CR.P.C PRAYING TO QUASH THE FIR AND COMPLAINT IN CRIME NO.227/14 REGISTERED BY THE KADUR P.S., FOR THE OFFENCE P/U/S 353, 504, 506 OF IPC. AND U/S 3(i)(x) OF SC/ST ACT, PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE I ADDL. DIST. AND S.J., CHIKMAGALUR.
THIS CRL.P COMING ON FOR ADMISSION THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:-
O R D E R Learned counsel for the petitioner seeks time. Perused the records.
Petitioner has sought to quash the FIR and complaint in Crime No.227/2014 registered by the Kadur Police Station for the offences punishable under sections 353, 504, 506 of Indian Penal Code and section 3(i)(x) of the SC and ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989.
2. When the matter is taken up for hearing, learned SPP-II appearing for respondent No.1 submits that after investigation, charge-sheet is laid before the court and the same is numbered as C.C.No.572/2015.
Hence, reserving liberty to the petitioner to seek discharge before the trial court on such grounds available in law, petition is disposed of.
In view of disposal of the petition, I.A.No.1/2014 for stay does not survive for consideration and the same is also disposed of.
Sd/- JUDGE Bss