IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 23RD DAY OF OCTOBER, 2019 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE K.N.PHANEENDRA CRIMINAL PETITION No.3645/2019 BETWEEN:
Sri Muddappa S/o late Kalalingappa, Aged about 36 years, R/a Binnamangala Village, Kasaba Hobli, Devanahalli Taluk, Bengaluru Rural District – 562 110. …Petitioner (By Sri.T.K.Rajagopala, Advocate for petitioner (absent)) AND:
State of Karnataka, By Devanahalli Police Station, Represented by State Public Prosecutor, High Court of Karnataka, Bangalore – 560 001. ...Respondent (By Sri.Honnappa, HCGP) This Criminal Petition is filed under Section 438 of Cr.P.C., praying to enlarge the petitioner on bail in the event of his arrest in Cr.No.17/2019 of Devanahalli P.S., Bangalore for the offence P/U/S 3, 4 of Karnataka Prohibition of Charging Exorbitant Interest Act and Sec. 3(1) (r) of SC/ST (POA) Act.
This Criminal Petition coming on for Orders, this day, the Court made the following:
O R D E R Petitioner’s counsel remained absent. There is no representation on behalf of the petitioner and his counsel, despite calling the case twice since morning.
2. On 22.10.2019, a specific order had been passed stating that if, the petitioner’s counsel would not show any interest to prosecute the petition on the next date of hearing i.e., on 23.10.2019, the same would be dismissed for non-prosecution.
In view of the peremptory order, the petition is dismissed for non-prosecution.
Sd/- JUDGE JS/-