Authority: High Court of Karnataka at Bengaluru
Order Date: 9th October 2026
Case Overview
- Petitioner: Syed Nizam Ali, S/O Late Taher Ali, aged about 64 years, Managing Director of Mysore Home Developers Pvt. Ltd., residing at No.435, 2nd Stage, Rajivanagar, Mysuru‑570000.
- Respondents: (1) The State, represented by the Station House Officer, Udaigiri Police Station, Mysuru‑570009, and the learned Assistant Public Prosecutor, High Court of Karnataka, Bangalore‑560001; (2) Anita Pradeep, W/O Pradeep; (3) Pradeep, S/O Late Vasudev, aged about 50 years, both residing at No.37, 14th Cross, 2nd Stage, Mysore.
- Petition Details: Criminal Petition No. 4323 of 2020 filed under Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code (Cr.PC) seeking quash of the FIR, charge sheet, and the complaint dated 11‑Oct‑2014 (CR.No. 316/2014) and C.C.No. 129/2019. The FIR had been registered under Sections 406 and 420 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). The charge sheet was pending before the Additional Civil Judge (JR. DN.) and the Judicial Magistrate First Class (JMFC), Mysuru.
- Procedural History: The petition remained pending from 2020. Notices issued to respondents 2 and 3 were returned with an endorsement that they did not reside at the stated address, indicating no service for a period of six years.
Final Outcome
- The Court, after noting the lack of service and the prolonged pendency, held that there was no need to continue the petition and dismissed Criminal Petition No. 4323 of 2020.
Topics: Court Order, Criminal Procedure, Legal Dismissal