Venkatesh S/O Balachandra Madivalar vs State Of Karnataka
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Karnataka High Court

Venkatesh S/O Balachandra Madivalar vs State Of Karnataka on 13 February, 2024

Author: N.S.Sanjay Gowda

Bench: N.S.Sanjay Gowda

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                                                         CRL.P No. 101177 of 2020




                             IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA,
                                     DHARWAD BENCH

                        DATED THIS THE 13TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2024
                                                BEFORE
                        THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.S.SANJAY GOWDA

                          CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 101177 OF 2020

                   BETWEEN:
                        VENKATESH S/O BALACHANDRA MADIVALAR,
                        AGE: 24 YEARS, OCC: VILLAGE ACCOUNTANT,
                        (PRESNTLY UNDER SUSPENSION),
                        R/O: C/O. ROKADE BUILDING,
                        BEHIND SHAKUNTALA HOSPITAL,
                        MARUTI NAGAR, RANEBENNUR.
                                                                     ... PETITIONER
                   (BY SRI. ARAVIND D.KULKARNI, ADVOCATE)

                   AND:
                   1.   STATE OF KARNATAKA,
                        THROUGH POLICE SUB-INSPECTOR,
                        RANEBENNUR RURAL POLICE STATION,
                        REP. BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR,
                        HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH.
MANJANNA
E                  2.   ADDITIONAL DEPUTY COMMISSIONER,
                        OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER,
Digitally signed
by MANJANNA
E
                        TQ & DIST. HAVERI, HAVERI-581110.
Date: 2024.02.15
11:49:12 +0530          REP. BY HIGH COURT GOVT PLEADER.
                                                                   ... RESPONDENTS
                   (BY SRI. P.N. HATTI, HCGP)

                         THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED U/S 482 OF CR.P.C.,
                   SEEKING TO QUASH THE COMPLAINT AND FIR REGISTERED BY THE
                   RESPONDENT RURAL POLICE IN THEIR CRIME NO.48/2020 FOR THE
                   OFFENCES PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTION 406, 408, 409, 465, 420
                   OF IPC, PENDING ON THE FILE OF PRL. CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC,
                   RANEBENNUR AND CONSEQUENTLY TO QUASH ALL THE FURTHER
                   PROCEEDINGS PURSUANT TO THE ABOVE SAID FIR, IN SO FAR AS
                   PETITIONER/ACCUSED NO.5 IS CONCERNED.
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                                    CRL.P No. 101177 of 2020




    THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, THE
COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:

                          ORDER

1. In the Crl.P.No.102196/2023 and connected

matters this Court, while dealing with more or less an

identical complaint had quashed the proceedings on the

ground that the complaint did not indicate that the

petitioners therein had misappropriated any sums which

was meant for payment to the persons who were effected

by the floods.

2. It was also noticed therein that the

complainant, fundamentally requested the Police Inspector

to conduct enquiry and that by itself indicated that the

complainant was not making any specific averments of any

crime may be committed by the petitioners.

3. In the light of the above said judgment, since in

the impugned proceedings also, the complaint is more or

less of the same nature is not verbatim similar, the

principles laid down in the said decision will apply and the

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proceedings would therefore stand vitiated. Accordingly,

the criminal petition is allowed and consequently the

proceedings initiated against the petitioner are quashed.

Sd/-

JUDGE Vnp*