Arif Javid Shaikh v. the State of Karnataka
Case brief
What is this about?
Quashing of pending criminal case on basis of amicable settlement and affidavits/undertaking of parties; inherent powers Section 482 Cr.P.C. / Section 528 BNSS, 2023; offences IPC Sections 120(B), 341, 447, 504, 506 read with 34; C.C.No.1280/2025, JMFC-IV Court Belagavi; Crime No. 98/2024, APMC Yard P.S. Belagavi; complainant (respondent No.2) agreed to closure through son due to ill health; Court enquiry dated 05.02.2026; liberty for fresh action upon breach of undertaking; High Court of Karnataka at Dharwad; CRL.P No. 103830 of 2025; decided 06.02.2026 by V. Srishananda J.
What did the court decide?
Quashing of the pending criminal proceedings in C.C.No.1280/2025 on the file of JMFC-IV Court, Belagavi, arising out of Crime No. 98/2024, upon the affidavits and undertakings filed by the parties being placed on record; liberty reserved to respondent No.2 to initiate fresh action in accordance with law in case of any interference by the petitioners despite their undertakings.