Smt C G Vanajakshi v. State of Karnataka
Case brief
What is this about?
Quashing petition under S.482 Cr.P.C. (CRL.P No. 4836 of 2020; NC: 2025:KHC:10668; High Court of Karnataka, Mohammad Nawaz J., decided 14-03-2025) challenging proceedings in PCR No.2/2019 before the Senior Civil Judge and JMFC, Mudigere, arising from a private complaint by respondent No.2 B.K. Rathnakara; State of Karnataka, Gonibeedu Police Station, Chikkamagaluru, was respondent No.1. Dismissed as withdrawn on a settlement memo; no merits ruling, no cited precedents, no quantum. Keywords: withdrawal, settlement, compromise, Section 482 CrPC, 528 BNSS, private complaint, PCR.
What did the court decide?
Permission to withdraw the petition was granted; the prayer to quash the proceedings in PCR No.2/2019 was not adjudicated and no relief was granted on it. ¶32