K S M Mohamed Saleem S/O Mohamed Karim v. the State of Karnataka
Case brief
What is this about?
Quash FIR/complaint; Crime No.0044/2025 (Crime No.44/2025); Kudligi Police Station; Vijayanagara/Vijaynagara District; alleged offences under Sections 316 and 318 BNS; petition under Section 528 BNSS 2023 (equated with Section 482 Cr.PC); joint memo dated 19.01.2026; true and voluntary settlement; payment of interest amount as agreed; compromise-based quashal; Ramgopal Vs. State of Madhya Pradesh, 2021 SCC Online SC 834 — followed; petition allowed; pending proceedings quashed; Karnataka High Court Dharwad Bench; CRL.P No. 104063 of 2025; decided 20-01-2026; single judge V. Srishananda.
What did the court decide?
Quashing of the FIR (Annexure A) and complaint (Annexure B) in Crime No.0044/2025 registered by Kudligi Police Station, Vijayanagara — i.e., quashal of the pending criminal case — consequent upon the joint memo dated 19.01.2026 and the true settlement between the parties.