Sri Abhay Kumar v. State by High Grounds
Case brief
What is this about?
Karnataka High Court, Bengaluru (K. Natarajan, J., 17.04.2025) allowed CRL.P No. 9482 of 2022 under Section 482 Cr.P.C. and quashed criminal proceedings in PCR No.10731/2022 / crime No.94/2022 of High Ground police station (VIII Addl. Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Bengaluru City) for offences under Section 420 r/w 34 IPC, upon allowing a joint compromise application under Section 320(2) Cr.P.C. permitting compounding of the offence; complainant respondent No.2 (Suderson S) present and raised no objection; related civil suit OS.No.4189/2018 between the parties already compromised and disposed. Keywords: quashing, compounding of offence, Section 320(2) Cr.P.C., Section 482 Cr.P.C., Section 420 IPC, Section 34 IPC, joint compromise, settlement, cheating, petitioners Abhay Kumar and Nand Kishore.
What did the court decide?
Permission to compound the offence under Section 320(2) Cr.P.C. granted; criminal petition allowed and criminal proceedings in PCR No.10731/2022 (crime No.94/2022, High Ground police) against the petitioners quashed.