Karnataka High Court
Sri Niraj Jha vs State Of Karnataka on 1 April, 2026
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CRL.P No. 1389 of 2019
HC-KAR
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
DATED THIS THE 1ST DAY OF APRIL, 2026
BEFORE
THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R. NATARAJ
CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 1389 OF 2019
BETWEEN:
SRI. NIRAJ JHA
AGED 38 YEARS,
SON OF LATE ANIL KUMAR JHA
PARTNER, M/S. RIDRI HOSPITALITY LLP
(HOOT CAFE & BREWERY)
AT BBMP-2043/69, SARJAPURA MAIN ROAD,
BLOCK-2, KAIKONDRA HALLI, VARTHUR HOBLI,
BENGALURU EAST TALUK,
BENGALURU 560 035.
ALSO AVAILABLE AT
VILLAMENT NO.D-02, 2ND & 3RD FLOOR
VAISHNAVI ORCHID, KASAVANAHALLI VILLAGE
OFF SAJAPUR ROAD,
Digitally BENGALURU - 560035.
signed by
HEMALATHA
J ALSO AVAILABLE AT
Location:
HIGH COURT KU-04, 2ND FLOOR
OF PITAMBUR, NORTH EAST,
KARNATAKA
DELHI - 110032
...PETITIONER
(BY SRI. DEVARAJA M., ADVOCATE)
AND:
1. STATE OF KARNATAKA
REPRESENTED BY STATION HOUSE OFFICER
BELLANDHUR POLICE STATION,
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BENGALURU CITY.
2. SRI. SABBINENI SUBHASH
AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS
SON OF LATE SRI. CHINNAIAH SABBINENI,
PARTNER, M/S. RIDRI HOSPITALITY LLP,
R/O NO.3, DREAM VALLEY #8-1-405/A/3,
SHAIKPET, NEAR OSMANIYA UNIVERSITY COLONY,
HYDERABAD.
...RESPONDENTS
(BY SRI. RAJATH SUBRAMANYAM, HIGH COURT GOVERNMENT
PLEADER FOR RESPONDENT NO.1;
SRI. MOHAMMED RIZWAN AHAMED, ADVOCATE FOR
RESPONDENT NO.2)
THIS CRL.P FILED U/S.482 CR.P.C PRAYING TO SET
ASIDE THE ORDER DATED 03.11.2018 PASSED IN CRIMINAL
REVISION NO.785/2018 BY 55TH ADDITIONAL CITY CIVIL AND
SESSIONS JUDGE, BENGALURU BY CONFIRMING THE ORDER
PASSED IN CRIME NO.152/2018 DATED 03.09.2018 BY THE IV
ADDITIONAL CHIEF METROPOLITAN MAGISTRATE, BENGALURU
OR QUASH THE IMPUGNED ORDERS.
THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY,
ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:
CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R. NATARAJ
ORAL ORDER
Learned counsel for the petitioner has filed a memo seeking permission of this Court to withdraw this criminal petition as the same has become infructuous.
2. The memo is taken on record. In view of the memo, this criminal petition is dismissed as withdrawn. -3-
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3. In view of the above, the order dated 17.03.2026 imposing cost of Rs.2,000/- shall not be given effect to.
4. In view of dismissal of main petition, pending interlocutory applications if any do not survive for consideration and the same stand dismissed.
Sd/-
(R. NATARAJ) JUDGE HJ List No.: 1 Sl No.: 3