IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 18TH DAY OF FEBRUARY 2019 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE JOHN MICHAEL CUNHA CRIMINAL PETITION NO.7628 OF 2015 BETWEEN:
SRI.GANAPATHI SHIVARAMAKRISHNA VARAPRASAD S/O LATE G PITCHAIAH AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS RESIDING AT NO B-43, MADURANAGAR, S R NAGAR HYDERABAD CITY - 500082 TELANGANA STATE ... PETITIONER (BY SRI: LOKANATHA K, ADVOCATE-ABSENT) AND:
1. STATE OF KARNATAKA BY MAHADEVAPURA POLICE REPRESENTED BY ITS STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA BANGALURU - 560001 2. SRI RAVIKUMAR DIRECTOR MANIKYA HOMES PVT LTD NO 766 FEARNS PARADISE DODDANEKKUNDI, BENGALURU - 560037 ... RESPONDENTS (BY SRI: NASRULLA KHAN, HCGP FOR R1 SRI: MANU KULKARNI, ADVOCATE FOR R2) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S.482 CR.P.C PRAYING TO QUASH THE F.I.R./COMPLAINT IN CRIME. No.606/2015 OF THE FIRST RESPONDENT MAHADEVAPURA POLICE PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE I A.C.M.M., AT BENGALURU FOR THE OFFENCES P/U/S.406, 468, 471, 120(B) OF I.P.C. AND U/S.66(C) OF THE I.T. ACT.
THIS CRL.P COMING ON FOR ADMISSION THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:-
O R D E R Learned counsel for the petitioner is absent. No representation. Perused the petition.
2. Petitioner has sought to quash the FIR in Crime No.606/2015 registered for the offences punishable under sections 406, 468, 471, 120B of Indian Penal Code and section 66(c) of Information Technology Act, 2000.
3. When the matter is taken up for hearing, learned HCGP for respondent No.1 submits that on completion of investigation, charge-sheet is laid against the petitioner for the above offences. Petitioner has not sought to challenge the charge-sheet.
Hence, reserving liberty to the petitioner to seek for his discharge on such grounds available under law, the petition is dismissed.
In view of dismissal of the petition, I.A.No.1/2015 does not survive for consideration and it is also dismissed.
Sd/- JUDGE Bss