IN THE HEGH COURT OF KARNATAKA A? BANGALORE
Dated this the 30"' day of November, 2009
Before
THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE HULUVADI G A '
Criminal Petition 5._?1..1,_/ 2ao"é"*- "
Between:
Sri B R Dhananjaya, 75 yrs
S/o B T Ramaiah
iii 13, K H Road, Shantninagar
Bangalore __ .Petiti_rjner
(By Sri C R Gopaiaswamy,vAdt-".)A is it
And:
State of Karnataka ?:;i>y'_VUpii;arp;et. Poiice
Bangalore Respondent
(By Sri B i&3aia'i<4'risi1na;jC5i7:')'i~..T=.._" '
This Crirriinai'VP.etiti'onT.is fiied under 3482 of the Cr.PC
_.Vprayin,g.%.A&to quash tnegproceedings in CC 959/2009 pending before
' the IX-.iAdd:EA;-i.ACi~i?{i, Bangaiore so far as this petitioner is concerned.
V AThis"Criirn'iinVaVi"- Petition coming on for Admission this day, the
Ccriirt«.inade «the .fci£'owing:
ORDER
” * Petitioner has sought for quashing the proceedings initiated
.”a’.géi.ifist”iiim in cc: 959/2009 pending before the IX Addi. CMM,
.. _’ tsangaiore. ‘
is.)
On the night of 7.3.2006 alieging running of a prostitution
racket, case has been registered against five persons inciulding the
petitioner. Petitioner is the 5″‘ accused. The police ioi:..’cj;;.r.j_;ji1ic_ti’iig
raid, also recovered certain articies.
Heard the counsel representing thepa-rties.
According to the pet.itioner’s—–co.:i’nse~i-,, petitionerhas nothing
to do with the aiieged offenllceilHei_hé§.s}on’l’v.f_ieahs»ed out the property
in favour of the alt. vaccusecj-~._.,:,;’ho” after the iodge.
Petitioner is oniyia o§Eiiner.ahd he nor is he involved in
the cornnjiission i’of5t,he ¢::%ren¢’e.._’
Except hare .alieg’a_tion”V made against the petitioner in
“‘.C_Qflne.f;fi’0fl, iiieaga’i~-acti’vities in running the lodge, there is no
V7r_nater’iai, available’..to show that petitioner is either directiy or
indirectiy invvolV.\gfed’,:=ivn the commission of the offence.
it .«I__n the circumstances, having regard to the factual position,
castehled in so far as this petitioner for various offences pending
lg.)
before the IX Addl.CMM, Bangalore in CC 959/2009 is quashed.
Petition is allowed.
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