Karnataka High Court

CRL.P/10619/2023 of STATE OF KARNATAKA Vs SMT CELESTINE D MELLO on 9 July 2026

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NC: 2026:KHC:34709 CRL.P No. 10619 of 2023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 9TH DAY OF JULY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 10619 OF 2023 BETWEEN: STATE OF KARNATAKA BY BANTWAL CITY POLICE STATION, REPRESENTED BY STATE

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NC: 2026:KHC:34709

CRL.P No. 10619 of 2023

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU

DATED THIS THE 9TH DAY OF JULY, 2026

BEFORE

THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA

CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 10619 OF 2023

BETWEEN:

STATE OF KARNATAKA

BY BANTWAL CITY POLICE STATION,

REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR,

HIGH COURT BUILDING,

BENGALURU - 1.

…PETITIONER

(BY SMT. DEEPTHI ALVA, HCGP)

AND:

1.

SMT. CELESTINE D'MELLO

C/O CYRIL D'MELL

AGED ABOUT MAJOR,

R/AT JORDAN VIEW,

LORETTO HOUSE, KASABA,

BANTWAL TALUK,

DAKSHINA KANNADA DISTRICT - 574 153.

2.

CYRIL D MELLO

AGED ABOUT MAJOR,

R/AT JORDAN VIEW,

LORETTO HOUSE, KASABA,

BANTWAL TALUK,

DAKSHINA KANNADA DISTRICT - 574 153

…RESPONDENTS

(BY SRI. HAREESH T. BHANDARY, ADVOCATE FOR R1 AND R2)

Digitally signed

by

PADMAVATHI B

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Location: High

Court of

Karnataka

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NC: 2026:KHC:34709

CRL.P No. 10619 of 2023

THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 482 OF CR.PC PRAYING TO SET

ASIDE THE ORDER DATED 12.04.2023 PASSED BY THE

PRL.DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE, D.K. IN SPL.CASE

NO.87/2019.

THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA

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ORAL ORDER

The State is before the Court calling in question the application under Section 311 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. The trial itself is concluded, as on today.

2. In that light, the petition stands disposed as having become infructuous.

Sd/- (M.NAGAPRASANNA) JUDGE

JY List No.: 1 Sl No.: 39

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