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P K Sadananda v. Raghavendra

Karnataka HC17 Mar 2026CRL.P/1349/2019

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Keywords: Section 482 CrPC petition; quashing of cognizance order; Section 500 IPC (defamation) read with Section 34 IPC; cognizance; C.C. No. 720/2018; P.C.R. No. 47/2017; I Additional Civil Judge and JMFC, Udupi; private complaint; settlement/compromise between parties before trial Court; petition dismissed as not surviving for consideration (infructuous); disposal on settlement without merits adjudication; High Court of Karnataka at Bengaluru; CRL.P No. 1349 of 2019; Justice R. Nataraj; decided 17.03.2026.

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In view of the parties having settled the dispute before the trial Court, the petition does not survive for consideration and is dismissed. ¶25

P K Sadananda Vs Raghavendra — Karnataka HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

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NC: 2026:KHC:15666 CRL.P No. 1349 of 2019

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HC-KAR

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU

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DATED THIS THE 17^TH DAY OF MARCH, 2026

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BEFORE

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THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R. NATARAJ CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 1349 OF 2019

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BETWEEN:

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P.K. SADANANDA S/O GONDU POOJARY AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS R/AT KADIPATLA, PADUBIDRI UDUPI TALUK AND DISTRICT PRESIDENT UDUPI DISTRICT TAPPERS CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY FEDERATION LTD UDUPI 574 111

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&PETITIONER

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(BY SRI. MAHESHA P, ADVOCATE)

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AND:

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Digitally signed by SUMA Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA

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RAGHAVENDRA S/O JAYANTH AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS R/AT NEAR NARAYANA GURU SABHA BHAVANA, BIRTHI VARAMBALLI VILLAGE, UDUPI TALUK AND DISTRICT, UDUPI-574 111

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&RESPONDENT (BY SRI. DEVARAJU L, ADVOCATE FOR SRI. MADHUKAR DESHPANDE, ADVOCATE)

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THIS CRL.P IS FILED UNDER SECTION 482 OF THE CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE, 1973 PRAYING TO QUASH THE ORDER DATED 16.04.2018 (ANNEXURE-A) PASSED BY THE I ADDITIONAL CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC, UDUPI TAKING COGNIZANCE OF THE OFFENCE U/S 500 R/W 34 OF IPC AGAINST THE PETITIONER AND ORDERING REGISTRATION OF THE CASE, PURSUANT TO WHICH

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NC: 2026:KHC:15666 CRL.P No. 1349 of 2019

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HC-KAR

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CASE IN C.C.NO.720/2018 (ARISING OUT OF PCR.NO.47/2017) HAS BEEN REGISTERED.

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THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R. NATARAJ

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ORAL ORDER

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The petitioner has challenged the cognizance taken for an offence punishable under Section 500 under Section 34 of Indian Penal Code, 1860, in a C.C.No.720/2018 on the file of I Additional Civil Judge and JMFC, Udupi.

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When this petition was listed for admission, the learned counsel for the respondent submits that the parties have settled the dispute before the trial Court. Hence, the petition does not survive for consideration.

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In view of the aforesaid submission, this petition is dismissed as it does not survive for consideration.

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Sd/(R. NATARAJ) JUDGE

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