Crl.P.777/2013 1

IN THE HIGH COURT OF AT BANGALORE

DATED THIS THE 6TH DAY OF MARCH 2013

BEFORE

THE HON’BLE DR. JUSTICE K. BHAKTHAVATSALA

CRIMINAL PETITION NO.777/2013

BETWEEN

1. Basavaraja, Age: 45 years, S/o Rudraiah, R/at Village, Chikkanayakanahalli Taluk, Tumkur-572 101.

2. Sri Krishnamurthy, Age: 50 years, S/o Dasappa, Harenahalli Village, Taluk, -577 501.

3. Sri Girisha, Age: 30 years, S/o Govindappa, R/at Village, Hosadurga Taluk, Chitradurga-577 501. Crl.P.777/2013 2

4. Sri Satisha, Age: 28 years, S/o Chandrappa, R/at Soojikallu Village, Hosadurga Taluk, Chitradurga-577 501.

5. Sri Venugopala, Age: 48 years, S/o Byatappa, R/at Sriramapura Village, Hosadurga Taluk, Chitradurga-577 501.

6. Sri Basavaraja, Age: 48 years, S/o Doddaiah, R/at Soojikallu Village, Hosadurga Taluk, Chitradurga-577 501.

7. Sri Rajappa, Age: 32 years, S/o Seetharamaiah, R/at Honenahalli Village, Hosadurga Taluk, Chitradurga-577 501.

8. Sri Lingappa, Age: 60 years, S/o Neelappa, R/at Kondapura Village, Hosadurga Taluk, Chitradurga-577 501. Crl.P.777/2013 3

9. Sri Ramachandrappa, Age: 45 years, S/o Belurappa, R/a Chikkaullenahalli Village, Hosadurga Taluk, Chitradurga-577 501.

10. Sri B K Nataraja, Age: 48 years, S/o Sheshanna, R/at Sriramapura Village, Hosadurga Taluk, Chitradurga-577 501.

11. Sri Aravindababu, Age: 35 years, S/o Sathyan, R/at Sriramapura Village, Hosadurga Taluk, Chitradurga-577 501.

12. Sri Ramesha, Age: 32 years, S/o Kotraiah, Village, Chikkanayakanahalli Taluk, Tumkur-572 101.

13. Sri Gajendra Kumar, Age: 47 years, S/o Neelakantappa, R/at Kainadu Village, Hosadurga Taluk, Chitradurga-577 501. Crl.P.777/2013 4

14. Sri Manjunatha, Age: 35 years, S/o Shankarappa, R/at Sriramapura Villagde, Hosadurga Taluk, Chitradurga-577 501.

15. Sri Chandrappa, Age: 35 years, S/o Huchahanumaiah, R/a Harenahalli Village, Hosadurga Taluk, Chitradurga-577 501.

16. Sri Shekarappa, Age: 37 years, S/o Mahadevappa, R/a Somansandra Village, Hosadurga Taluk, Chitradurga-577 501.

17. Sri Kemparaju, Age: 50 years, S/o Ramanna, R/at Bommanapalya, Hosadurga Taluk, Chitradurga-577 501.

18. Sri Thippeshi, Age: 48 years, S/o Nagaraju, R/at Huliyar Village, Chikkanayakanahalli Taluk, Tumkur-572 101. Crl.P.777/2013 5

19. Sri Shivanna, Age: 56 years, S/o Parvathaiah, R/at Kenkere Village, Chikkanayakanahalli Taluk, Tumkur-572 101.

20. Sri Nanjundappa, Age: 68 years, S/o Mahadevappa, R/at Village, Hosadurga Taluk, Chitradurga-577 501.

21. Sri Prahalada, Age: 36 years, S/o Kariyappa, R/at Ennegere Village, Hosadurga Taluk, Chitradurga-577 501.

22. Sri Lakshminarayana, Age: 41 years, S/o Chandraiah, R/at Byarapura Village, Chikkanayakanahalli Taluk, Tumkur-572 101.

23. Sri Siddaramappa, Age: 30 years, S/o Siddalingaiah, R/at Yalnadu Village, Chikkanayakanahalli Taluk, Tumkur-572 101. Crl.P.777/2013 6

24. Sri Byresh, Age: 34 years, S/o Byrappa, R/at Huliyar Village, Chikkanayakanahalli Taluk, Tumkur-572 101.

25. Sri Ranganatha, Age: 33 years, S/o Seshanna, R/at Srirampura Village, Hosadurga Taluk, Chitradurgra-577 501.

26. Sri Udayashankar, Age: 53 years, S/o Shanthappa, R/at Huliyar village, Chikkanayakanahalli Taluk, Tumkur-572 101.

27. Sri Durgaiah, Age: 36 years, S/o Depuraiah, R/at Maruthipalya Village, Chikkanayakanahalli Taluk, Tumkur-572 101.

28. Sri Prakash, Age: 33 years, S/o Ranganatha, R/at Thimmalapura Village, Kadur Taluk, Chikkamagalur-577 601. Crl.P.777/2013 7

29. Sri Shekharappa, Age: 45 years, S/o Paranna, R/at Dinakanahalli Village, Chikkanayakanahalli Taluk, Tumkur-572 101. Petitioners

(By Sri B C Rai & N Channakrishnappa, Advs.)

AND

The State Public Prosecutor, High Court of Karnataka, By Srirampura Police Station, Hosadurga Circle, Chitradurga-577 501. Respondent

(By Sri Vijayakumar Majage, HCGP)

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This Criminal Petition is filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, praying to set aside FIR No.8/2012 dated 14.12012 registered as CC No.33/2012 on the file of Addl. Civil Judge (Sr. Divn.) & JMFC, Hosadurga, , for the offence punishable under Sections 79 and 80 of Karnataka Police Act, 1963.

This Petition coming on for Admission this day, the Court made the following: Crl.P.777/2013 8

ORDER

After addressing arguments at length, learned

Counsel for the petitioners submits that the Petition may be dismissed as not pressed.

2. In view of the above, Petition is dismissed as not pressed, with liberty to urge all the grounds before the trial

Court.

3. In view of dismissal of the Petition, I.A-I/2013 for stay does not survive for consideration and the same is accordingly disposed off.

Sd/- Judge

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