Bengaluru, July 22 -- The Karnataka High Court has quashed a criminal case registered against four persons in connection with the alleged theft of two cows, observing that the case reflected a glaring misuse of the criminal justice system. The court remarked that it could hardly find a better example of the abuse of police and criminal law machinery.

Justice M. Nagaprasanna passed the order while allowing a petition filed by Mangalamma of Thotanahalli village and three others seeking the quashing of an FIR registered against them at M.K. Doddi Police Station in Channapatna Rural.

Expressing strong displeasure over the manner in which the case was handled, the court noted that the alleged theft had taken place in August 2024, whereas the...