Bhimarao and Anr. v. the State and Anr.
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 – Section 482 – Quashing of FIR/criminal proceedings
Case brief
What is this about?
CRL.P No. 200605 of 2023, High Court of Karnataka, Kalaburagi Bench, decided 28.10.2025 by S Rachaiiah, J. Petitioners Bhimarao S/o Chandrappa Malipatil and Lalitabai W/o Bhimarao Malipatil sought quashing of the case in Crime No.105/2022 (FIR No.2630/2022) registered by Kamalapur Police Station on the complaint of Saraswati (Respondent No.2) for offences under Sections 323, 324, 354, 504, 506 read with Section 34 IPC, pending before the I Additional JMFC Court, Kalaburagi. Held: the complaint was the second on the same set of allegations arising out of the same suit schedule property, aimed at taking coercive steps to obtain possession, which is impermissible; a similar earlier complaint had already been quashed in Crl.P.No.201226/2022 on 24.03.2023; Section 482 Cr.P.C. jurisdiction exercised and the proceedings in Crime No.105/2022 were quashed; petition allowed. Keywords: second complaint, same set of allegations, quashing of FIR, Section 482 CrPC, coercive steps, possession, Kamalapur, Kalaburagi.