Mr Vinodkumar Singh @ Tulasiram Singh v. the State of Karnataka
Criminal Petition No.3621 of 2025 (S.482 Cr.PC / S.528 BNSS) – Quashing of criminal proceedings
Case brief
What is this about?
Karnataka HC (Justice Hemant Chandangoudar, 07-04-2025) allows CRL.P No.3621/2025 under S.482 CrPC (filed under S.528 BNSS) and quashes C.C.No.8450/2023 (498A, 504, 506, 34 IPC, Kadugodi Police) pending before I Addl. CJM Bengaluru Rural against husband and mother-in-law, because parties settled through mediation, marriage dissolved by mutual consent in M.C.No.263/2023, complainant withdrew allegations via Joint Affidavit; non-compoundable/cognizable nature no bar where trial futile and conviction remote; continuation held abuse of process; I.A.No.1/2025 rejected.
What did the court decide?
Criminal Petition allowed; the impugned proceedings in C.C.No.8450/2023 registered by respondent No.1 - Kadugodi Police on the file of the I Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bengaluru Rural District at Bengaluru, stand quashed as sought in the prayer of the petition; I.A.No.1/2025 does not survive for consideration and is rejected.