The Court quashed criminal proceedings registered under IPC and the IT Act, holding that disputes settled via a joint compromise application allow for the quashing of offences under Section 482 Cr.P.C.
The FIR was quashed. The mobile phone seized by police was ordered to be destroyed.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
DATED THIS THE 9TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2021
BEFORE
THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE K.NATARAJAN
CRIMINAL PETITION NO.5751 OF 2021
BETWEEN
ALL ARE RESIDING AT NO.65, 3RD CROSS, DODDABANASAWADI VILLAGE, K.R. PURAM, BENGALURU - 560 043.
... PETITIONERS
(BY SRI KAVITHA N., ADVOCATE FOR SRI L.S. VENKATAKRISHNA, ADVOCATE)
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AND
(BY SRI MAHESH SHETTY, HCGP FOR R-1; SRI B. RAMESH, ADVOCATE FOR R-2)
THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED UNDER SECTION 482 OF THE CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE, PRAYING TO QUASH THE ENTIRE PROCEEDINGS IN CRIME NO.299/2020 REGISTERED BY THE FIRST RESPONDENT POLICE PURSUANT TO THE COMPLAINANT LODGED BY THE FIRST RESPONDENT FOR THE OFFENCE PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTION 67A OF I.T. ACT OF 2009 AND SECTIONS 506 AND 292 OF THE INDIAN PENAL CODE, PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE 1ST A.C.J.M., BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT AT BENGALURU.
THIS CRIMINAL PETITION COMING ON FOR ORDERS THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:
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ORDER
Sri B. Ramesh, learned counsel has filed vakalath on
behalf of respondent No.2
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record.
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Sd/JUDGE
GBB
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the criminal proceedings can be quashed in view of the compromise entered into between the parties.
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SHYAM B.
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K. SAROJA
CHETAN B.
MONISHA
SUSHMA
K. NATARAJAN
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