SMT KAREMMA v. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA
Court: High Court of Karnataka
Bench: ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE
Judgment date:
Case summary
High Court of Karnataka judgment dated 2025-12-30. SMT KAREMMA v. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA. Read the judgment and case details on LawSphereX.
Judgment text
- 1 - CRL. P No. 17642 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU TH DATED THIS THE 30 DAY OF DECEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 17642 OF 2025 BETWEEN: SMT KAREMMA, W/O GOPAL KRISHAN, AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS, PRESENTLY MEMBER OF LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY DEVADURGA CONSTITUENCY,RAICHUR DISTRICT. R/AT VTC CHINTLAKUNTA, PO MOSARKAL, DEVADURGA TALUK, RAICHUR DISTRICT-584126. AS PER AADHAAR CARD. …PETITIONER (BY SRI ARAVIND H. ,ADVOCATE) AND: THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, DEVADURGA POLICE STATION, Digitally signed by C REPRESENTED POLICE SUB INSPECTOR, HONNUR DEVADURGA TALUK RAICHUR DISTRICT, SAB REP. BY ITS SPP, Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, HIGH BENGALURU BENCH-560001. COURT OF …RESPONDENT KARNATAKA (BY SRI VINAY MAHADEVAIAH, HCGP) THIS CRL. P IS FILED U/S 482 CR. P.
C (U/S 528 BNSS) BY THE ADVOCATE FOR THE PETITIONER PRAYING THAT THIS HONOURABLE COURT MAY BE PLEASED TO QUASH THE CHARGE SHEET AND ENTIRE PROCEEDINGS PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE LEARNED CIVIL JUDGE (JR. DN) AND JMFC, AT DEVADURGA IN CC. NO. 43/2021, FOR THE OFFENCES P/U/S 143,269,270,149 OF IPC IN SO FAR AS PETITIONER IS CONCERNED. - 2 - CRL. P No. 17642 of 2025 THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE ORAL ORDER This petition is filed to quash the charge sheet and entire proceedings pending before the learned Judicial Magistrate, First Class at Devadurga in C. C. No. 43/2021 for the offences punishable under Sections 143, 269, 270 and 149 of Indian Penal Code. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the issue raised in the present petition is covered in terms of the judgment of the Co-ordinate Bench in Crl. P. No. 102902/2023 C/w Crl. P. No. 102904/2023. 3.
Learned High Court Government Pleader would fairly submit that the issue raised in the present petition is covered in terms of the aforementioned judgment. 4. This Court has perused the contents of the complaint. It is noticed that the case is filed against the - 3 - CRL. P No. 17642 of 2025 petitioner on the premise that the petitioner has not followed the protocol during the Covid-19 pandemic. 5. Considering the aforementioned complaint and the aforementioned judgment, the Court is of the view that the issue raised in the present petition is squarely covered in terms of the judgment in Crl. P. No. 102902/2023 C/w Crl. P. No. 102904/2023. Hence, the following: ORDER (i) Petition is allowed. (ii) The proceeding before the learned Judicial Magistrate, First Class at Devadurga in C. C. No. 43/2021 for the offences punishable under Sections 143, 269, 270 and 149 of Indian Penal Code is quashed. Sd/- (ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE) JUDGE CHS List No. : 1 Sl No. : 47
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