IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 15TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2019 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JOHN MICHAEL CUNHA CRIMINAL PETITION No.5540 OF 2016 BETWEEN:
SUCHITRA D/O. LATE DHARMESHA AGED ABOUT 22 YEARS KODI VILLAGE KODI KANYANA POST UDUPI TQ, UDUPI DIST PIN: 576 226 …PETITIONER (BY SRI. JAGADEESHA B.N., ADVOCATE) AND:
1 THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REP. BY BRAHMAVARA POLICE STATION REP. BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA BANGALORE – 560 001 2 THARANATHA AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS HC NO.1719, BRAHMAVAR POLICE STATION, VARAMBALLI VILLAGE UDUPI DIST.
PIN: 576 213 KARNATAKA ...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 SET ASIDE AND QUASH THE ACTION OF THE RESPONDENT NO.1 IN REGISTRATION OF CASE IN CR. NO.226/2016 PENDING BEFORE THE I ADDL. C.J. [JR. DN.,], AND JMFC, UDUPI, FOR THE OFFENCES P/U/S. 353 OF IPC AGAINST THE PETITIONER AT THE INSTANCE OF RESPONDENT NO.2.
THIS CRIMINAL PETITION COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:
O R D E R Petitioner has sought to quash the FIR in Crime No.226/2016 registered for the offence punishable under section 353 of IPC.
2. On the submission made by the learned SPP-II on 6.2.2019, it was recorded that the investigation is completed and charge sheet is laid before the trial Court.
3. Learned counsel for the petitioner has sought time to take steps in the matter. But, till date petitioner has not chosen to make any application to amend the petition or challenge the charge sheet.
Hence, reserving liberty to the petitioner to challenge the charge sheet if need be or to seek her discharge on such grounds available under the law, petition is dismissed.
Sd/- JUDGE AN/-