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Purba Singhania v. the State of Karnataka

Karnataka HC27 Apr 2026CRL.P/1093/2025

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What is this about?

Karnataka High Court, Bengaluru; CRL.P No. 1093 of 2025 (NC: 2026:KHC:23463); Justice M. Nagaprasanna; decided 27 April 2026; quashing of FIR Crime No.560/2024 (Parappana Agrahara Police Station); Section 24 Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act 2007; Sections 506, 341, 323 IPC; Section 482 Cr.P.C.; Section 528 BNSS; settlement of dispute before Apex Court; petitioner Purba Singhania; respondents State of Karnataka and Anant Agarwal; IX Addl. Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bangalore City.

What did the court decide?

The impugned FIR in Crime No.560/2024 registered by the Parappana Agrahara Police Station against the petitioner stands quashed; the criminal petition is disposed of. ¶50

Purba Singhania Vs the State of Karnataka — Karnataka HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

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NC: 2026:KHC:23463 CRL.P No. 1093 of 2025

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 27^TH DAY OF APRIL, 2026

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BEFORE

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THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA

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CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 1093 OF 2025

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BETWEEN:

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PURBA SINGHANIA W/O ANANTH AGARWAL AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS RESIDING AT ASSET 63 DEGREE EAST B3064-SURVEY 69/1, 69/2 ADN 69/3, HOBLI OFF SARJAPUR ROAD KODATHI VILLAGE VARTHUR, BENGALURU KARNATAKA – 560 035.

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

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(BY SRI ANKITH S.REDDY, ADVOCATE)

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AND:

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…PETITIONER

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THE STATE OF KARNATAKA

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BY PARAPPANA AGRAHARA POLICE STATION ELECTRONIC CITY SUB-DIVISION

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BENGALURU REPRESENTED BY SPP HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, BENGALURU – 560 001.

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NC: 2026:KHC:23463 CRL.P No. 1093 of 2025

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ANANT AGARWAL

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S/O LATE SHRAVAN KUMAR AGARWAL AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS RESIDING AT RAJSHREE APARTMENT FIRST FLOOR, 316, CANNET STREET SHREE BHUNI, KOLKATA – 700 048.

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…RESPONDENTS

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(BY SRI B.N.JAGADEESHA, ADDL.SPP FOR R-1)

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THIS CRL.P FILED U/S 482 CR.PC (FILED U/S 528 BNSS) PRAYING TO QUASH THE FIR IN CRIME NO.560/2024 REIGISTERED BY THE PARAPPANA AGRAHARA POLICE STATION, BANGALORE, AGAINST THE PETITIONER FOR OFFENCES UNDER SECTION 24 OF THE MAINTENANCE AND WELFARE OF PARENTS AND SENIOR CITIZENS ACT, 2007 READ WITH SECTIONS 506, 341, 323 OF THE INDIAN PENAL CODE, 1860 ON THE FILE OF THE HON’BLE IX ADDL. CHIEF JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE, BANGALORE CITY.

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

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CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA

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ORAL ORDER

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Petitioner – accused is before this Court calling in question registration of a crime in Crime No.560/2024 pending before the IX Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bengaluru,

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for offences punishable under Section 24 of the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007 and Sections 506, 341 and 323 of the IPC.

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Heard Sri Ankith S. Reddy, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri B.N.Jagadeesha, learned Additional State Public Prosecutor for respondent No.1.

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The parties to the lis have settled the dispute before the Apex Court. The Apex Court has closed the dispute recording the settlement. The settlement agreement reads as follows:

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