Smt. P. a. Venkatalakshmi Vs State of Karnataka — Cheating and Forgery | Karnataka HC (2025)

Smt. P. a. Venkatalakshmi Vs State of Karnataka — Cheating and Forgery | Karnataka HC (2025)

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

The writ petition was allowed and the proceedings in Crime No.192/2022 (FIR No.192/2022 in CR.51918/2022, K.R. Puram Police Station) pending before the X Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Mayo Hall, Bengaluru, were quashed as against the petitioner.

Issue for consideration

Whether the proceedings in Crime No.192/2022 pending before the X Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Mayo Hall, Bengaluru, arising from the allegation that the Will relied upon by the petitioner in O.S.No.25643/2024 was forged and concocted, should be quashed in view of the amicable compromise between the petitioner and respondent No.2.

Court's answer

The dispute primarily arose out of a civil dispute between the petitioner and respondent No.2, who have compromised and jointly prayed for allowing the petition and quashing the proceedings against the petitioner.

Ratio / Principle

The offences alleged against the petitioner are not heinous in nature; allowing the petition would facilitate the petitioner and respondent No.2 to lead a harmonious life, and under the given facts and circumstances the petition requires to be allowed.

Key takeaways

The proceedings in Crime No.192/2022 pending on the file of the X Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Mayo Hall, Bengaluru, as against the petitioner stand quashed.ratio¶45

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Criminal Law - Quashing of FIR on compromise between parties - Writ petition under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution read with Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure seeking quashing of notice dated 21.05.2022 (Annexure-A, arising out of NCR 239/2022) and FIR No.192/2022 in CR.51918/2022 dated 09.06.2022 of K.R. Puram Police Station registered under Sections 465, 468, 471, 420, 447, 427, 506 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, arraigning the petitioner as Accused No.1, with proceedings pending before the X Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Mayo Hall, Bengaluru. The dispute originated in a civil suit, O.S.No.25643/2024, in which the petitioner relied on a Will alleged by respondent No.2-complainant to be forged and concocted. Pending the petition, the parties settled their dispute amicably, entered into a compromise in O.S.No.25643/2024 and filed a joint memo dated 05.11.2025; both contesting parties prayed for quashing, and the learned HCGP for respondent No.1 raised no objection. Holding that the dispute primarily arose out of a civil dispute, that the offences alleged were not heinous in nature, and that quashing would facilitate the parties leading a harmonious life, the Court allowed the petition and quashed the proceedings in Crime No.192/2022 as against the petitioner. (M.I. Arun, J.)

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HC-KAR

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 5^TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2025

BEFORE

THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.I.ARUN WRIT PETITION NO.12428 OF 2022 (GM-RES)

BETWEEN:

SMT. P.A. VENKATALAKSHMI W/O SRI RAJENDRA RAO AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS RESIDING AT NO.74 HOSPETE ROAD, MAGADI TOWN RAMANAGARA-562 120.

…PETITIONER

(BY SRI. SHIVARAM R. BHAT, ADVOCATE)

AND:

STATE OF KARNATAKA

Digitally signed by GEETHA P G Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA

BY K R PURAM P.S. K.R. PURAM REPRESENTED BY HCGP HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA BENGALURU-560 001.

SMT. SHYLAJA S.R. W/O. LATE VISHWESHWARA AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS NO.355, VINAYAKA TEMPLE ROAD DEVASANDRA, K R PURAM BENGALURU-560 036.

…RESPONDENTS

(BY SRI. VINAY MAHADEVAIAH, HCGP., FOR R.1; SRI KOTEGOWDA R., ADVOCATE FOR R.2.)

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HC-KAR

THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA READ WITH SECTION 482 OF THE CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE, PRAYING TO QUASH IMPUGNED NOTICE DATED 21.05.2022 ARISING OUT OF NCR 239/2022 ISSUED BY K.R.PURAM POLICE STATION, BENGALURU AT ANNEXURE-A AND QUASH IMPUGNED FIR AT ANNEXURE-B IN FIR NO.192/2022 IN CR.51918/2022 REGISTERED BY K.R.PURAM POLICE STATION DATED 09.06.2022 UNDER SECTION 465, 468, 471, 420, 447, 427, 506 AND 34 OF INDIAN PENAL CODE, 1860, ARRAIGNING THE PRESENT PETITIONER AS THE ACCUSED NO.1 AND ALL FURTHER PROCEEDINGS PENDING ON THE FILES OF THE HON'BLE X ADDITIONAL CHIEF METROPOLITAN MAGISTRATE, MAYO HALL AT BENGALURU IN CR.NO.51918/2022, ETC.

THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN 'B' GROUP THROUGH PHYSICAL HEARING/VIDEO CONFERENCING THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.I.ARUN

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HC-KAR

ORAL ORDER

1. The petitioner and respondent No.2-complainant had

a civil dispute which resulted in O.S.No.25643/2024. In the said proceedings, the petitioner herein relied on a Will. The complainant filed the instant complaint on the ground that the said Will is forged and concocted and the present proceedings came to be initiated against the petitioner herein.

It is now submitted by the learned counsel for both the petitioner and respondent No.2 that the parties have settled their dispute amicably and they have entered into a compromise in O.S.No.25643/2024 and they have filed a joint memo in this regard which is dated 05.11.2025.

Memo is taken on record.

It is prayed by both the contesting parties that in the light of the compromise entered into between them, the proceedings in Crime No.192/2022 be quashed.

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HC-KAR

The learned High Court Government Pleader

appearing for respondent No.1 has no objection for the same.

It is seen that the dispute has primarily arisen out of

a civil dispute between the petitioner and respondent No.2. Both have compromised and both have prayed for allowing the petition and quashing the proceedings against the petitioner herein. Allowing the petition will facilitate both the petitioner and respondent No.2 to lead a harmonious life and offences alleged against the petitioner herein are not heinous in nature. Under the given facts and circumstances of the case, in my opinion, it requires that the petition be allowed.

7. Hence the following:-

ORDER

i. The petition is allowed .

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HC-KAR

ii. The proceedings in Crime No.192/2022 pending on the file of the X Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Mayo Hall,

Bengaluru as against the petitioner stands

quashed.

Sd/(M.I.ARUN) JUDGE

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