This criminal petition under S. 482 Cr.P.C. sought to quash FIR and complaint against petitioners accused in matrimonial offences. The Court quashed proceedings because the complainant settled and requested quashing by affidavit.
Proceedings in Crime No.13/2024 in Gangavathi Rural Police Station against petitioners were quashed.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH
DATED THIS THE 9TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER 2024
BEFORE
THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SHIVASHANKAR AMARANNAVAR
CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 100650 OF 2024
BETWEEN:
YASHAVANT NARAYANKAR
Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA
…PETITIONERS
(BY SRI. GIRISH V. BHAT, ADVOCATE)
AND:
…RESPONDENTS
(BY SMT. GIRIJA S. HIREMATH, HCGP FOR R1; SRI. VIDYASHANKAR G. DALWAI, ADVOCATE FOR R2)
THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED U/S 482 OF CR.P.C., SEEKING TO ADMIT THE PETITION, CALL FOR RECORDS AND QUASH THE IMPUGNED COMPLAINT AND FIR VIDE ANNEXURE-A AND B FOR THE ALLEGED OFFENCES U/S 498A, 504, 506, 149, 34 OF IPC AND SECTION 3 AND 4 OF DOWRY PROHIBITION ACT, IN GANGAVATHI RURAL P.S. CRIME NO.13/2024 ON THE FILE OF THE PRL.CJ AND JMFC, GANGAVATHI, IN SO FAR AS PETITIONERS/ACCUSED NO.3 TO 7 ARE CONCERNED.
THIS PETITION COMING ON FOR ADMISSION THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:
CORAM: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SHIVASHANKAR AMARANNAVAR
ORAL ORDER
This petition is filed by accused Nos.3 to 7 under Section 482 of Cr.P.C praying to quash the complaint and FIR of Gangavathi Rural Police Station in Crime No.13/2024 registered for offences under Sections 498-A, 504, 506, 149 and 34 of IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act.
NC: 2024:KHC-D:12888 CRL.P No. 100650 of 2024
Court submits that there is no force or coercion of anybody
to enter into compromise.
the petitioners of Gangavathi Rural Police Station in Crime No.13/2024 are quashed. Accordingly, the petition is
disposed of.
Sd/(SHIVASHANKAR AMARANNAVAR)
JUDGE
PJ
CT:ANB List No.: 1 Sl No.: 76
1 issue framed by the court
Whether proceedings under Cr.P.C. S. 482 can be quashed on account of settlement and fitness of the accused.
3 provisions across 3 enactments
LALITHA DEEPTI W/O. SURESH THUMPATI and others
THE STATE OF KARNATAKA
SOUNDARYA W/O. VENUGOPAL TILAK GULLAPALLI
SHIVASHANKAR AMARANNAVAR
As recorded by the court registry
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