Sri. Suraj @ Suraj Shevantige v. State of Karnataka
Case brief
What is this about?
Karnataka High Court common order quashing twin FIRs (case/counter case) Crime No.397/2025 and 399/2025 of Chitradurga Rural PS after parties settled civil right-of-way dispute in O.S.No.474/2025 via joint compromise under Order XXIII Rule 3 r/w S.151 CPC on 28.01.2026; reliance on Ramgopal v. State of Madhya Pradesh, 2021 SCC OnLine SC 834 - quashing even non-compoundable offences under inherent power S.482 Cr.P.C despite S.320 limits; petitions under S.528 BNSS; offences under BNS 2023 S.126(2), 115(2), 351(2), 190, 324(4), 329(3), 352 and SC/ST (POA) Act 1989 S.3(2)(v-a), 3(1)(s); bench: Justice S Vishwajith Shetty; dated 26.02.2026; NC: 2026:KHC:12071.
What did the court decide?
Both criminal petitions allowed; proceedings/FIRs in Crime No.397 of 2025 and Crime No.399 of 2025 registered by Chitradurga Rural Police Station, Chitradurga against the petitioners in the two petitions quashed.