Allowed
Sri Manveer Kour v. the State of Karnataka
Karnataka HCCRL.P/12372/2026
Case brief
AI extract
What is this about?
The petitioner filed a petition under Section 482 Cr.PC to quash FIR No. 411/2023 and the ensuing criminal proceedings for theft under Section 380 IPC. The complainant, who is the second respondent, submitted that the dispute was amicably settled, he had recovered all allegedly stolen jewellery, and he had no intention to prosecute. The High Court, noting the settlement, the complainant's unwillingness to proceed, and the petitioner's clean antecedents, allowed the petition and quashed the proceedings.
What did the court decide?
The proceedings in C.C. No. 35965/2024 pursuant to FIR No. 411/2023 pending before the LV Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bengaluru, are quashed.