Sherwin Elvin v. the State of Karnataka by
Case brief
What is this about?
Quashing of criminal proceedings on amicable settlement despite cognizable and non-compoundable offences; continuation held to be abuse of process of law; trial futile, conviction remote and bleak. Offences: IPC Sections 323, 448, 504, 506, 354(D); IT Act Section 66(E). Petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. / Section 528 BNSS. CRL.P No. 2550 of 2025; NC: 2025:KHC:13567; Cr. No.462/2023, Konana Kunte P.S.; C.C. No.12455/2024, XXX Addl. Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Bengaluru; compounding application I.A. No.3/2025; WhatsApp status / blackmail allegation; Justice Hemant Chandangoudar; decided 1 April 2025.
What did the court decide?
Quashing of the entire proceedings in C.C. No.12455/2024 (Cr. No.462/2023) of Konana Kunte P.S., Bengaluru, pending before the learned XXX Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Bengaluru; I.A. No.3/2025 for compounding allowed; other pending I.A.s do not survive.