Sri. Yogendra Mahara v. State of Karnataka
Case brief
What is this about?
Quashing of FIR; CRL.P No. 4015 of 2025; Karnataka High Court; Hemant Chandangoudar J.; S.482 Cr.P.C.; S.528 BNSS; Sections 109 and 352 Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita 2023; Crime No.59/2025; Rajarajeshwarinagar (RR Nagara) Police Station Bengaluru; 46th Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate; compounding of offence; cognizable and non-compoundable offences; amicable settlement between accused and complainant; parties from same village in Nepal employed in Bengaluru; spur of the moment incident; complainant withdrawn allegations, no objection to quashing; discharged same day, no grievous injuries; petitioner in judicial custody; investigation futile, charge sheet unlikely; continuation of investigation abuse of process of law; FIR quashed insofar as relates to petitioner; release direction to Parappana Agrahara Central Prison; hand delivery ordered; decision date 21.03.2025.
What did the court decide?
Criminal petition allowed; the impugned FIR in Crime No.59/2025 registered by the Rajarajeshwarinagar Police Station, Bengaluru, insofar as it relates to the petitioner-accused, quashed; respondent no.1 and the Jail Authorities, Parappana Agrahara Central Prison, Bengaluru directed to release the petitioner forthwith upon receipt of a copy of the order, if he is not required in any other case.