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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA

KALABURAGI BENCH

DATED THIS THE 12^TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2018

BEFORE

THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE JOHN MICHAEL CUNHA

CRIMINAL PETITION NO.200645/2018

C/W

CRIMINAL PETITION NO.200785/2018

IN CRIMINAL PETITION NO.200645/2018

BETWEEN:

SIDDANGOUDA

S/O SHARANGOUDA

AGE : 29 YEARS

OCC : DRIVER-CUM-OWNER OF

TIPPER NO.KA-36/B-2895

R/O HUVIN HEDAGI, TQ. DEVADURGA

DIST. RAICHUR-584 111

... PETITIONER

(BY SRI AYYANGOUDA S. PATIL, ADVOCATE)

AND:

THE STATE THROUGH

JEWARGI P.S.

DIST. KALABURAGI-585 310

(REPRESENTING BY LEARNED ADDL.

S.P.P. HIGH COURT KALABURAGI)

... RESPONDENT

(BY SRI MAQBOOL AHMED, HCGP)

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THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED UNDER SECTION

482 OF CR.P.C. PRAYING TO ALLOW THE PETITION AND

QUASH THE FIR IN CRIME NO.148/2018 OF JEWARGI P.S.

(FIR NO.221/2018) FOR THE OFFENCE PUNISHABLE

UNDER SECTION 379 OF IPC, ON THE FILE OF LEARNED

JMFC, JEWARGI.

IN CRIMINAL PETITION NO.200785/2018

BETWEEN:

1.

VENKATESH

S/O TIMMANNA KAKKERI

AGE : 30 YEARS

OCC : TIPPER DRIVER

R/O BHUKOOL DODDI

TQ. DEVADURGA

DIST. RAICHUR-584 111

2.

BASAWARAJ

S/O SHIVAPPA DODDAMANI

AGE : 32 YEARS

OCC : TIPPER DRIVER

R/O GEDDALAMARI, TQ. SHORAPUR

DIST.YADGIRI-585 244

3.

SHIVANGOUDA MALIPATIL

S/O SHARANGOUDA

AGE : 29 YEARS

OCC : DRIVER-CUM-OWNER

OF TIPPER NO.KA-36/B-5415

R/O HUVIN HEDAGI, TQ. DEVADURGA

DIST.RAICHUR-584 111

... PETITIONERS

(BY SRI AYYANGOUDA S. PATIL, ADVOCATE)

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AND:

THE STATE THROUGH

FARHATABAD P.S.

TQ & DIST. KALABURAGI-585 106

(REPRESENTING BY LEARNED ADDL.

S.P.P. HIGH COURT KALABURAGI)

... RESPONDENT

(BY SRI MAQBOOL AHMED, HCGP)

THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED UNDER SECTION

482 OF CR.P.C. PRAYING TO ALLOW THE PETITION AND

QUASH THE FIR IN CRIME NO.94/2018 OF FARHATABAD

P.S.

IN

FIR

NO.929/2018

FOR

THE

OFFENCES

PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTION 21(1) OF MMRD ACT AND

UNDER SECTION 379 OF IPC, ON THE FILE OF LEARNED II

ADDL. JMFC, JEWARGI.

THESE PETITIONS COMING ON FOR ADMISSION

THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:

O R D E R

Learned High Court Government Pleader takes notice

for respondent.

2.

Though the matters are listed for admission,

with the consent of the learned counsel for the petitioners

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and

learned

High

Court

Government

Pleader

for

respondent, the matters are taken up for final disposal.

3.

These two petitions are filed under Section 482

of Cr.P.C. seeking to quash the FIRs in Crime No.148/2018

and Crime No.94/2018.

4.

The material allegations against the petitioners

are that the accused were found transporting sand without

valid permit. In Crime No.94/2018, the offence under

Section 21 (1) of MMDR Act is incorporated. However, the

proceedings having been initiated by the respondent/police

who is not the competent authority as per Section 22 of

the MMDR Act, the registration of the FIR for the said

offence is liable to be quashed.

5.

Regarding the charge under Section 379 of IPC

is concerned, the learned counsel for the petitioners has

produced the original Mineral Dispatch Permits issued by

the competent authority. The contents of the said permits

read as under:-

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SAND (ªÀÄgÀ¼ÀÄ)

Government of Karnataka

Department of Mines and Geology- Raichur

Mineral Dispatch Permit-31/05/2018 03:18:48 PM

MDRO No : RAINSAOS130022

Lease No:RAINSAOS13

MDP No : RAINSAOS1300000948

SL.No. : 000013

Barcode : 20958348

MDP Type : MT

Type of Land: Govt., Land

Validity : 31/05/2018 3:18:34 PM to 01/06/2018

4:18:34 PM (25hrs)

Lessee Name : Savitha B. Melinamani

Taluk/District : Devadurga/Raichur

Loading Place : Nilavanji

Mineral/Grade : Ordinary Sand/OSAN

Quantity

: 14.000 Metric Ton (MT) Margin Amount : NA

Total Amt Paid : 9429.00 (Royalty : 840.00, DMF : 84, APP :

8505)

Buyer: Radhe Transport Service

Route: Neelavanji-Devadurga-Shahapur-Gulbarga-Bidar (250.00 Kms)

Destination : Bidar

Purpose :

M3- InState-Procurement & Sell

DSC No. :

GSTIN :

Block

Length (cm)

Breadth (cm)

Height (cm)

Volume.cu.mt.

Total Volume

14.000 Metric Ton (MT)

6

Total Block (s)

0

Note : 1) The MDP is