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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA DHARWAD BENCH
M.NAGAPRASANNA
Mspl Limited. – Appellant
Versus
Central Bureau Of Investigation – Respondent
| Table of Content |
|---|
| 1. factual context of the illegal mining investigation (Para 2) |
| 2. arguments of the petitioners regarding transportation responsibility (Para 5) |
| 3. court analysis of jurisdiction and powers of the cbi (Para 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10) |
| 4. evaluation of charges and applicability of theft provisions (Para 11 , 12 , 13 , 14) |
| 5. court's conclusions on the nature of the charges (Para 15 , 16 , 17) |
| 6. final ruling to quash proceedings (Para 18) |
ORDER :
M.NAGAPRASANNA, J.
The petitioners, in all these cases, call in question proceedings in C.C.Nos.59, 61, 63, 78, 97 and 99 of 2022, pending before the Civil Judge and JMFC, Ankola, Uttara Kannada arising out of FIR registered for offences punishable under Sections 120B r/w Sections 379 , 411, 420 and 447 of the IPC and Sections 4(1), 4(1A) r/w 21(5) of the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 (‘MMDR Act’ for short). The petitioners are either individual Directors or the Company, M/s MSPL Limited (hereinafter referred to as the ‘the Company’ for short). Since facts leading to registration of crime and the crime leading to charge sheet all the C.C. numbers are common in all these cases, they are taken up together and consi
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