Dhanush S Vs the State of Karnataka by — Karnataka HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

Dhanush S Vs the State of Karnataka by — Karnataka HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Proceedings in Crime No.250/2024 pending before the 31st Addl. CMM Court, Bengaluru, qua the petitioners, stand quashed.

Issue for consideration

Whether the FIR in Crime No.250/2024 and the criminal proceedings arising therefrom against the petitioners (including the Final Report proceedings against Petitioner No.2 in CC No.32529/2024 before the XLIX ACJM and the SIR proceedings concerning minor Petitioner No.1 before the Juvenile Justice Board) should be quashed, given the settlement between the parties recorded in the Joint Memo.

Court's answer

In view of the settlement between the parties recorded in the Joint Memo, and notwithstanding that the offence alleged was punishable under Section 323 of the IPC, the Court deemed it appropriate to accept the Joint Memo and close the proceedings against the petitioners-accused.

Ratio / Principle

Accordingly, the Criminal Petition was disposed of with the direction that the proceedings in Crime No.250/2024 pending before the 31st Addl. CMM Court, Bengaluru, qua the petitioners, stand quashed.

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Criminal Petition No. 10333 of 2024 (filed under S.482 Cr.P.C., also under S.528 BNSS), High Court of Karnataka at Bengaluru, M. Nagaprasanna J., oral order dated 07-04-2026 — Quashing of FIR upon inter se settlement. Petitioners Dhanush S (arraigned as Accused No.1; a minor at the time of the alleged offence, with an SIR Report stated to have been submitted before the Juvenile Justice Board, Bengaluru) and his mother Latha N. (Accused No.2) sought quashing of the FIR in Crime No.250/2024 of Yeshwanthpura Police Station for offences punishable under Sections 506, 504, 323, 324, 354 read with 34 IPC, pending before the 31st Addl. CMM Court, Bengaluru; Respondent No.2 Lavanya J. was the complainant. A Final Report had been filed against Accused No.2 in CC No.32529/2024 before the XLIX ACJM, Bengaluru. Cross-proceedings existed: Smt. Lakshmamma (Petitioner No.1's mother) had complained against Respondent No.2 in Crime No.253/2024 (sections 341, 506, 323 IPC), charge-sheeted in CC No. 25943/2024. During the proceedings the parties settled and filed a Joint Memo; with the intervention of elders they agreed to withdraw C.C.No. 25943/24, C.C.No.32529/2014 and JC No.13/26 and jointly prayed for quashing of SIR No.250/2024 (before the JJB) and CC No.32529/2024 (before the XLIX ACJM). The parties appeared and were identified by counsel. Holding that, notwithstanding that the offence alleged was punishable under Section 323 of the IPC, the settled dispute justified accepting the Joint Memo, the Court closed the proceedings against the petitioners-accused, disposed of the Criminal Petition, and ordered that the Crime No.250/2024 proceedings qua the petitioners stand quashed.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU

DATED THIS THE 7^TH DAY OF APRIL, 2026

BEFORE

THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 10333 OF 2024 (482(Cr.PC) / 528(BNSS))

BETWEEN:

DHANUSH S S/O T VENKATESH SRINIVASULU, AGED ABOUT 18 YEARS,

(NAME AS PER AADHAR CARD)

SMT. LATHA N., W/O T VENKATESH SRINIVASULU, AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS,

Digitally signed by SANJEEVINI J KARISHETTY Location: High Court of Karnataka

BOTH PETITIONERS ARE RESIDENTS AT NO. 19/1, 3^RD CROSS, SHIVASHANKARA LAYOUT, BAGALURU CROSS MAIN ROAD, KATTIGENAHALLI BUS STOP, YALAHANKA, BENGALURU - 560064.

(BY SRI. SHAFEER A A., ADVOCATE)

&PETITIONERS

AND:

THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY YASHWANTHAPURA POLICE STATION, REPRESENTED BY THE SPP, HIGH COURT COMPLEX, BENGALURU - 560009.

MS. LAVANYA.J D/O LATE JAYAPRAKASH,

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AGED ABOUT 21 YEARS, RESIDENT AT NO. 356, 8^TH CROSS, 6^TH MAIN, MSR NAGARA, MATHIKERE, BENGALURU 3 560054.

&RESPONDENTS

(BY SRI. CHANNAPPA ERAPPA, HCGP FOR R1; SRI. SURESHA, ADVOCATE FOR R2)

THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 482 CR.PC (FILED U/S 528 BNSS) PRAYING TO QUASH THE FIR IN CRIME NO.250/2024 FOR OFFENCE P/U/S 506, 504, 323, 324, 354 R/W 34 OF IPC ATTACHED TO RESPONDENT NO.1 YESHWANTHPURA P.S., PENDING ON THE FILE OF 31^ST ADDL. CMM COURT, BENGALURU.

THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA

ORAL ORDER

The petitioners are before this Court, seeking the

following prayers:

<WHEREFORE, it is humbly prayed that this Hon'ble Court be pleased to quash the FIR in Crime No.250/2024 for offences punishable under Section 506, 504, 323, 324, 354 R/W 34 of IPC attached to Respondent No.1 Yeshwanthpura Police Station pending on the file of 31^st Addl. CMM Court, Bengaluru, in the interest of Justice."

Heard Sri.Shafeer A A, learned counsel appearing

for the petitioners, Sri.Channappa Erappa, learned HCGP appearing for respondent No.1, Sri.Suresha, learned counsel

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appearing for respondent No.2 and have perused the material on record.

During the subsistence of the proceedings, the parties to the lis have entered into a settlement and have settled the dispute by filing Joint Memo drawing up certain terms of settlement. The Joint Memo filed by the parties to the lis reads as follows:

< JOINT MEMO

We, Latha N., W/o T Venkatesh Srinivasulu, Aged about 47 years, Resident at No.19/1,3rd Cross, Shivashankara Layout, Bagaluru Cross Main Road, Kattigenahalli Bus Stop, Yalahanka, Bengaluru-560064, Lavanya, D/o Late Jayaprakash, Aged about 23 years, Resident at No. 356, 8th Cross, 6th Main, MSR Nagara, Mathikere, Bengaluru560054 most respectfully submit this joint memo as follows:

1. We are Petitioner No.2 and Respondent No.2 respectively in. We know the facts of the case. Hence, we are filing this Joint Memo.

2. The petitioner No.2 is mother of the Petitioner No.1. She has been arraigned as accused No.2 and her son petitioner No.1 is arraigned as Accused No.1 in Crime No. 250/2024 for offences punishable under section 506, 323, 324, 354 R/W 34 of IPC registered by the Respondent No.1 Police. The Respondent No.1 Police after registration of this petition have subsequently filed Final Report against Petitioner No.2/Accused No.2 for offences punishable under section 506, 34, 504, 323, 354 R/W 34 IPC in CC No.32529/2024 pending on the file of Ld. XLIX ACJM, Bengaluru.

3. At the time of alleged commission of offence, the

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Petitioner No.1/Accused No.1 was a minor. As such a SIR Report is alleged to have been submitted before the Juvenile Justice Board, Bengaluru.

4. It is submitted that the Respondent No.2 is the complainant before the Police in Crime No. Crime No. 250/2024 for offences punishable under section 506, 323, 324, 354 R/W 34 of IPC.

5. It is submitted that the mother of Petitioner No.2 one Smt. Lakshmamma has registered a complaint against Respondent No.2, in Crime No.253/2024 for offences punishable under section 341, 506, 323 of IPC before the Respondent No.1 Police. In this case the Respondent No.1 Police have submitted charge sheet against Ms.Lavanya in CC No. 25943/2024 for offense punishable under section 341, 506, 323 of IPC.

6. Due to the intervention of the elders and well-wishers both Petitioners, Petitioner No.1's mother Smt. Lakshmamma and Respondent No.2 have decided to withdraw cases filed against each other in C.C.No. 25943/24 & C.C.No.32529/2014 & JC No.13/26.

7. It is submitted that there are no other case or proceedings pending against each other before any other court of law, authority or forum other than the present petition.

8. In view of the above the Petitioners and the Respondent No.2 pray that this Hon'ble Court be pleased to quash the proceedings against the Petitioners in CC No.32529/2024 pending on the file of Ld. XLIX ACJM, Bengaluru for offences punishable under section 506, 34, 504, 323, 354 IPC in the interest of justice.

WHEREFORE, it is humbly prayed that this Hon'ble Court be pleased to:

a. quash the proceedings against Petitioner No.1 in SIR No.250/2024 and the consequential proceedings pending before the Juvenile Justice Board for offences punishable under section 506, 34, 504, 323, 354 IPC.

b. quash the proceedings against Petitioner No.2 in CC No.32529/2024 pending on the file of Ld. XLIX ACJM,

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Bengaluru for offences punishable under section 506, 34, 504, 323, 354 IPC in the interest of justice.=

The parties to the lis are present before the Court

and are identified by their respective counsels.

In the light of the settlement arrived at between the

parties notwithstanding the fact that the offence alleged is the one punishable under Section 323 of the IPC. For the reason that the dispute has been settled, I deem it appropriate to accept the Joint Memo and close the proceedings against the petitioners-accused. Hence, the following:

O R D E R

[I] Criminal Petition is disposed .

[II] Proceedings in Crime No.250/2024 pending before the 31^st Addl. CMM Court, Bengaluru, qua the petitioners, stand quashed.

Sd/(M.NAGAPRASANNA) JUDGE

CBC

List No.: 2 Sl No.: 159

Procedural history

How this case reached the court

AI extract

Order under challenge
FIR in Crime No.250/2024 attached to Respondent No.1 Yeshwanthpura Police Station for offences punishable under Sections 506, 504, 323, 324, 354 read with 34 IPC, pending on the file of the 31st Addl. CMM Court, Bengaluru; the petition sought its quashing qua the petitioners.¶24
31st Addl. CMM Court, Bengaluru
Prior proceeding
FIR No.250/2024 registered by Respondent No.1 Police; Petitioner No.2 arraigned as Accused No.2 and her son Petitioner No.1 as Accused No.1, for offences punishable under sections 506, 323, 324, 354 r/w 34 IPC.¶40
Prior proceeding
After registration of the FIR, the Respondent No.1 Police filed a Final Report against Petitioner No.2/Accused No.2 for offences punishable under section 506, 34, 504, 323, 354 R/W 34 IPC, pending as CC No.32529/2024 before the learned XLIX ACJM, Bengaluru.¶40
Prior proceeding
Petitioner No.1/Accused No.1 was a minor at the time of the alleged commission of the offence; accordingly an SIR Report was stated to have been submitted before the Juvenile Justice Board, Bengaluru.¶45
Prior proceeding
Smt. Lakshmamma (described in the Joint Memo as the mother of Petitioner No.2) registered a complaint against Respondent No.2 in Crime No.253/2024 for offences punishable under sections 341, 506, 323 of IPC before Respondent No.1 Police.¶47
Prior proceeding
Respondent No.1 Police submitted a charge-sheet against Ms.Lavanya (Respondent No.2) in CC No. 25943/2024 for the offence punishable under sections 341, 506, 323 of IPC.¶47
Prior proceeding
Intervention of elders and well-wishers preceded the settlement between both petitioners and Respondent No.2.¶48
Prior proceeding
Both petitioners, Petitioner No.1's mother Smt. Lakshmamma and Respondent No.2 agreed to withdraw the cases filed against each other in C.C.No. 25943/24, C.C.No.32529/2014 and JC No.13/26.¶48
Prior proceeding
During the subsistence of the proceedings the parties settled the dispute and filed a Joint Memo recording terms of settlement and praying for quashing of the proceedings against both petitioners.¶36
Prior proceeding
By the Joint Memo the parties prayed for quashing of the proceedings against Petitioner No.1 in SIR No.250/2024 and the consequential proceedings pending before the Juvenile Justice Board.¶52
Prior proceeding
By the Joint Memo the parties prayed for quashing of the proceedings against Petitioner No.2 in CC No.32529/2024 pending on the file of the learned XLIX ACJM, Bengaluru.¶53
Prior proceeding
The parties to the lis appeared before the Court and were identified by their respective counsels.¶59