Smt. Prabhavathi. K. R. v. Sri. Lokesh. T
Case brief
What is this about?
Quashing of criminal proceedings upon amicable settlement and compounding application under Section 320 CrPC; petition under Section 482 CrPC (filed under Section 528 BNNS); offences under Section 420 IPC and Section 4 of the Karnataka Prohibition of Charging Exorbitant Interest Act; C.C.No. 60871/2024 before X Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Mayo Hall, Bengaluru; complainant's voluntary withdrawal of allegations, no coercion, pressure or undue influence; prevention of abuse of judicial process; CRL.P No. 9513 of 2024; High Court of Karnataka; Justice Sachin Shankar Magadum; order dated 08-09-2025.
What did the court decide?
Petition allowed; the proceedings pending in CC No. 60871/2024 on the file of the X Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Mayo Hall, Bengaluru, for the offences punishable under Section 420 IPC and Section 4 of the Karnataka Prohibition of Charging Exorbitant Interest Act were quashed.