Smt Lakshmidevi @ J Lakshmamma v. State by Bayappanahalli
Case brief
What is this about?
Quashing of FIR/criminal proceedings on compromise decree; s.482 Cr.P.C. petition; CRL.P No.5665 of 2018; Karnataka HC (Bengaluru), Justice Ravi V Hosmani, order dated 10-07-2026; NC: 2026:KHC:35118; Crime no.49/2018, Bayappanahalli Police, arising from PCR no.50002/2018, X ACMM Mayohall Bangalore; IPC Sections 420, 467, 469, 468, 465, 474 r/w 34; compromise decree dated 12.03.2022 in OS no.7776/2019 (CCH-11, VI Addl. City Civil & Sessions Judge); withdrawal of private complaint; cross-referenced OS no.4806/2017 and PCR no.3898/2018 (IV ACMM Bengaluru); civil dispute over property; complaint filed to harass/exert pressure; purely inter partes transaction, no societal impact; continuation futile, no chances of conviction; abuse of process; ends of justice; petition allowed, proceedings quashed; no monetary quantum; no precedents cited.
What did the court decide?
Petition allowed; Crime no.49/2018 registered in pursuance of PCR no.50002/2018 on file of X Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Mayohall Bangalore, for offences punishable under Sections 420, 467, 469, 468, 465, 474 read with Section 34 of IPC, stands quashed.