Criminal petition filed to quash FIR under Sections 504, 506, 447 IPC. Court allowed joint compromise application based on settlement between parties and quashed FIR and proceedings.
Criminal petition allowed; FIR in Crime No. 203/2020 and entire proceedings quashed.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
DATED THIS THE 22ND DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2021
BEFORE
THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE K.NATARAJAN
CRIMINAL PETITION No.7356 of 2020
BETWEEN
ALL ARE RESIDING AT: MANGANAHALLI VILLAGE, YESHWANTHPUR HOBLI, BENGALURU NORTH TALUK, BENGALURU – 560 060.
…PETITIONERS
(BY SRI KARTHIK C., ADVOCATE)
AND
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…RESPONDENTS
(BY SRI MAHESH SHETTY, HCGP for R.1/STATE SRI BHARATH KUMAR V., ADVOCATE for R.2)
THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED UNDER SECTION 482 OF THE CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE, PRAYING TO QUASH THE FIR IN CRIME No.203/2020 REGISTERED BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT POLICE, PENDING ON THE FILE OF II ADDL.C.J.M., BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT, BENGALURU, VIDE ANNEXURE-A AND QUASH THE ENTIRE PROCEEDINGS IN CRIME No.203/2020 PENDING ON THE FILE OF II ADDL.C.J.M., BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT, BENGALURU, ANNEXURE-C.
THIS CRIMINAL PETITION COMING ON FOR ADMISSION THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:
ORDER
This petition is filed by the petitioners/ accused
Nos.1 to 3 under Section 482 of Cr.P.C. for quashing the FIR in Crime No.203/2020 registered by Tavarekere Police, Bengaluru Rural, for the offences punishable under Sections 504, 506, 447 read with 34 of IPC.
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permission to compound the offence. The respondent No.2-complainant appeared before the Court and submit that they have settled their dispute and therefore, there is no objection to compound the offence.
SD/JUDGE
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1 issue framed by the court
Whether the criminal proceedings initiated under Sections 504, 506, 447 read with 34 of IPC should be quashed in view of the settlement between parties.
3 provisions across 2 enactments
SRI VENKATESH, S/O. LATE PUTTARAMAIAH, AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS
SMT. LAKSHMIDEVAMMA, W/O. VENKATESH, AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS
SRI PRASHANTH V., S/O. VENKATESH, AGED ABOUT 26 YEARS
STATE OF KARNATAKA
SRI K.N. GOPAL, S/O. NARAYANAPPA, AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS
K. NATARAJAN
As recorded by the court registry
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