Sri.N. Manjunath v. Sri.K. Srinivas Murthy
Case brief
What is this about?
Karnataka High Court, Bengaluru — CRL.A No. 527 of 2024 (Justice J.M.Khazi, decided 08.04.2025). Appeal under S.378(4) Cr.P.C. by complainant against order dated 06.02.2024 of the learned XIII ACMM, Bengaluru in C.C.No.7570/2019, praying to set aside the order and restore the case. After a non-bailable warrant (order dated 05.03.2025) was executed and the respondent/accused remanded to judicial custody, the parties entered into a compromise and settled the matter out of Court; the appeal was dismissed as withdrawn; the accused was directed to be released forthwith if not required in any other case, and a copy of the order was to be sent to the trial Court by e-mail. Keywords: withdrawal of appeal, compromise/settlement, non-bailable warrant, S.378(4) Cr.P.C., C.C.No.7570/2019.
What did the court decide?
No substantive relief; the appeal was dismissed as withdrawn following an out-of-court settlement between the parties. The respondent/accused was directed to be released forthwith if his presence was not required in any other case, and the Office was directed to send a copy of the order to the trial Court through e-mail.