Criminal Petitioner sought to quash charges under Section 482 Cr.P.C. due to a settlement between parties. The Court dismissed the petition as having become infructuous following the submission of a settlement. Pending stay application was also dismissed.
Petition dismissed as infructuous due to settlement; pending stay application dismissed.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
DATED THIS THE 5TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2023
BEFORE
THE HON’BLE Mr. JUSTICE HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR
CRIMINAL PETITION No.6596 OF 2018
BETWEEN :
M.L.CHETHAN, S/O M.D.LAKSHMINARAYANA, AGED ABOUT 31 YEARS, R/AT MUNIYURU VILLAGE, TURUVEKERE TALUK, TUMAKURU DISTRICT – 572 227.
...PETITIONER
(BY SRI.JEETHU R.S., ADVOCATE)
AND :
...RESPONDENTS (BY SRI.MAHESH SHETTY, HCGP)
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THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED UNDER SECTION 482 OF CR.P.C. PRAYING TO QUASH THE CHARGE SHEET IN C.C.NO.55502/2016, FOR THE OFFENCES PUNISHABLE U/SEC.420, 341, 504, 506 R/W 34 OF IPC, WHICH IS PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE XI A.C.M.M BENGALURU WITH RESPECT TO PETITIONER.
THIS CRIMINAL PETITION COMING ON FOR ADMISSION THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:
ORDER
Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that in view of the settlement arrived between the parties, the petition would become infructuous .
In view of the above submission, the petition is dismissed as having become infructuous.
In view of dismissal of the main petition, pending I.A.No.1/2018 for stay, does not survive for consideration. Accordingly, the same is dismissed.
JUDGE
JS/-
1 issue framed by the court
Whether a criminal petition to quash charges filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. should be dismissed because a settlement was arrived at between the parties, rendering the petition infructuous.
1 provisions across 1 enactments
M.L.CHETHAN
STATE OF KARNATAKA
V. LAXMAN
HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR
As recorded by the court registry
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