The High Court dismissed a criminal petition filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. as not pressed after learning from counsel that the factual dispute between the parties had been amicably settled through family elders.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
DATED THIS THE 29TH DAY OF JUNE 2021
BEFORE
THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE K.SOMASHEKAR
CRIMINAL PETITION NO.3516 OF 2019
BETWEEN:
1 . SRI NARAYANAPPA S/O LATE VENKATAPPA AGED ABOUT 75 YEARS
2 . SMT MUNIRATHNAMMA W/O SRI NARAYANAPPA AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS RESIDING AT NO.71 3RD MAIN ROAD M S RAMAIAH CITY RAGHAVENDRA LAYOUT BENGALURU-560076.
...PETITIONERS
(BY SRI. R V SHIVANANDA REDDY., ADV.)
AND
SMT BHAGYAMMA W/O LATE VENKATESH
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AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS C/O KRISHNAPPA, NO.20 R/AT KANNANAYAKANA AGRAHARA JIGANI HOBLI ANEKAL TALUK BENGALURU URBAN DISTRICT PIN-562106
...RESPONDENT
(BY SRI. C.V. AVINASH, ADV.)
THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED UNDER SECTION 482 OF CR.P.C. PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE ORDER DATED:28.03.2019 PASSED ON IA. UNDER SECTION 29 OF D.V. ACT, CRL.A. NO.5010/2019 ON THE FILE OF THE III ADDITIONAL DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE, ANEKAL.
THIS CRIMINAL PETITION COMING ON FOR ORDERS THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:
O R D E R
Mr.R.V.Shivananda Reddy, learned counsel for
the petitioners appeared through video conference.
There is no representation for the respondent.
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parties have been settled amicably with the
intervention of the elders of both the families and therefore, the petition may be dismissed as not pressed.
pressed.
Sd/JUDGE
DM
2 issues framed by the court
Whether the criminal petition filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. should be dismissed as not pressed given that the dispute was settled amicably.
Whether the order passed by the lower court under Section 29 of the Dowry Prohibition Act requires quashing in view of settlement.
2 provisions across 2 enactments
Sri Narayanappa S/o Late Venkatappa & Smt Munirathnamma
Smt Bhagyamma W/o Late Venkatesh
K. Somashekar
As recorded by the court registry
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