Sri Rakesh Panigrahi v. State of Karnataka
Criminal law – Quashing of proceedings (S.482 Cr.PC / S.528 BNSS)
Case brief
What is this about?
NC: 2025:KHC:7971; CRL.P No. 2172 of 2025; High Court of Karnataka at Bengaluru; decided 21 February 2025 by Justice S.R. Krishna Kumar (single judge, oral order). Section 482 Cr.PC petition (also filed under Section 528 BNSS) by four accused Nos.1-4 - Rakesh Panigrahi, Sanjukta Panigrahi, Sukumar Das, Rajesh Panigrahi - to quash entire proceedings in C.C.No.8078/2018 of Bellandur Police Station (State of Karnataka, respondent No.1; HCGP Thejesh) for offences punishable under Sections 363, 366, 366(a), 120B, 109, 114 read with Section 34 IPC, pending before XLI Addl. Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bengaluru; complainant/respondent No.2 Balaram Sahu (advocate Uday Kumar M.; petitioners' advocate Hemachandra R. Rai) filed affidavit with wife Prajathi Sahu recording daughter's marriage to petitioner No.1 on 09.07.2024, happy cohabitation, 8 months pregnancy, and unwillingness to prosecute; affidavit taken on record and admitted; petition disposed of and proceedings quashed qua petitioners. No precedents cited; no monetary amounts involved.