Shri Manjunath M.V vs The State Of Karnataka
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Karnataka High Court

Shri Manjunath M.V vs The State Of Karnataka on 19 February, 2024

Author: N.S.Sanjay Gowda

Bench: N.S.Sanjay Gowda

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                                                            CRL.P No. 100552 of 2024




                                IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA,
                                        DHARWAD BENCH
                           DATED THIS THE 19TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2024
                                                   BEFORE
                           THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.S.SANJAY GOWDA
                             CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 100552 OF 2024
                      BETWEEN:
                      1.   SHRI. MANJUNATH M.V.
                           AGE. 57 YEARS, OCC. ASSISTANT
                           DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURE,
                           R/O CHIKKOBANAHALLI,
                           TQ. HOLALKERE,
                           DIST. CHITRADURG.

                      2.   SHRI. RANGAPPA C.N.,
                           AGE.58 YEARS, OCC. ASSISTANT
                           DIRECTOR OF HORTICULTURE,
                           HEAD QUARTER, O/O. DEPUTY DIRECTOR
                           OF HORTICULTURE, HAVERI-581110,
                           TQ/DIST.HAVERI.
                                                                       ... PETITIONERS
                      (BY SRI. SHRIHARSH A. NEELOPANT, ADVOCATE)

                      AND:

         Digitally
         signed by
                      1.   THE STATE OF KARNATAKA,
         MANJANNA
MANJANNA E
E        Date:
         2024.02.20
                           R/BY POLICE INSPECTOR,
         12:02:40
         +0530
                           RATTIHALLI RURAL POLICE STATION,
                           HAVERI-581110, TQ/DIST. HAVERI,
                           THROUGH THE STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR,
                           HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA,
                           BENCH AT DHARWAD.

                      2.   THE ADDITIONAL DEPUTY COMMISSIONER,
                           HAVERI DISTRICT, HAVERI-581110,
                           TQ/DIST. HAVERI.
                                                                      ... RESPONDENTS
                      (BY SRI. P.N. HATTI, HCGP)

                           THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED U/S 482 OF CR.P.C.,
                      SEEKING TO QUASH THE IMPUGNED COMPLAINT AND FIR IN
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                                    CRL.P No. 100552 of 2024




RATTIHALLI P.S. CRIME NO.14/2020 REGISTERED BY THE 1ST
RESPONDENT POLICE FOR THE OFFENCES PUNISHABLE U/S 406,
408, 409, 420, 465 OF IPC AS PER ANNEXURE-A AND B
RESPECTIVELY AGAINST THE PRESENT PETITIONERS/ACCUSED NO.4
AND 5.

    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 affected

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

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less of the same nature is not verbatim similar, the

principles laid down in the said decision will apply and the

proceedings would therefore stand vitiated.

4. Accordingly, the criminal petition is allowed and

consequently the proceedings initiated against the

petitioners are quashed.

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JUDG VNP*/CT:BCK