Shivaraj S/O Malleshappa Gouri v. the State of Karnataka
Case brief
What is this about?
Quashing of mutually filed criminal cases (CC 11386/2024 and CC 11385/2024; Bendigeri PS Crime Nos. 12 and 13 of 2024) on private settlement between parties; offences under IPC ss. 323, 324, 341/448, 504, 506 r/w 34 held non-bailable and non-compoundable; quashing exercised following Ramgopal v. State of Madhya Pradesh (2022) 14 SCC 531 as lis privy to parties with no serious social impact; applications under S. 359 BNSS r/w S. 528 BNSS and S. 320 CrPC r/w S. 482 CrPC disposed off; High Court of Karnataka at Dharwad; single judge V.Srishananda; decision dated 18 February 2026.
What did the court decide?
Both petitions allowed and applications disposed off; pending criminal proceedings in C.C. No.11386/2024 and C.C. No.11385/2024 (arising out of Crime Nos. 12/2024 and 13/2024 of Bendigeri Police Station) on the file of III Additional Civil Judge and JMFC, Hubballi quashed.