IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU

DATED THIS THE 2^ND DAY OF MARCH, 2021

B E F O R E

THE HON’BLE Dr.JUSTICE H.B.PRABHAKARA SASTRY

CRIMINAL PETITION No.5735 OF 2018

BETWEEN:

SMT. NIRMALA

AGED ABOUT 27 YEARS,

D/O. SRI. NARASIMHA MURTHY,

SOCIETY ROAD,

NAGAMANGALA,

MANDYA DISTRICT-571 432.

...PETITIONER

(BY SRI. RAGHAVENDRA K. ADVOCATE)

AND:

1 . STATE OF KARNATAKA

BY THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER,

SIRA POLICE STATION,

TUMAKURU DISTRICT,

TUMAKURU,

REPRESENTED BY S.P.P.,

HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA,

BENGALURU-560 001.

2 . SRI. H. M. MANJUNATH

SUB-INSPECTOR OF POLICE,

(CIVIL RIGHTS ENFORCEMENT DIRECTORATE),

TUMAKURU DIVISION,

TUMAKURU-572 101.

...RESPONDENTS

(BY SRI ABHIJITH K.S., HCGP FOR R1 )

CRL.P. NO.5735/2018

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THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S.482 CR.P.C., PRAYING TO CALL FOR

RECORDS AND QUASH THE FIR FILED IN CR.NO.227/2018 FOR

OFFENCES WHICH ARE MADE PENAL UNDER SECTIONS 196,198,199

AND 420 OF IPC AND SECTION 3(1)(q) OF SC/ST (PREVENTION OF

ATROCITIES) ACT WHICH IS PENDING BEFORE THE III ADDITIONAL

DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE, TUMAKURU, IN THE ENDS OF

JUSTICE.

THIS CRIMINAL PETITION COMING ON FOR ORDERS THROUGH

VIDEO CONFERENCING / PHYSICAL HEARING THIS DAY, THE COURT

MADE THE FOLLOWING:-

ORDER

Learned counsel for the petitioner is physically present and

submits that he has filed a memo reporting the death of the

petitioner by virtue of which the petition stands abated.

2.

Perused the memo dated 22.02.2021 where it is

stated that the copy of the death certificate of the petitioner is

appended. A perusal of the photocopy of the death certificate

goes to show that one Smt. Nirmala wife of Niranjan is said to

have died on 08.07.2020.

3.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that

petitioner Smt. Nirmala has undergone second marriage

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marrying one Sri Niranjan as such, her husband’s name is shown

as Niranjan in the death certificate.

4.

Learned HCGP for respondent No.1 submits his no

objection to accept the memo and death certificate and to treat

the petition as abated.

In view of the above, the petition stands abated.

Sd/-

JUDGE

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