M S Prasanna @ Prasanna Bhat v. Mrs. B K Jayashree
Case brief
What is this about?
Karnataka HC Bengaluru; CRL.RP 1432/2024 c/w 1439/2024; Justice H.P.Sandesh; decided 27-07-2026; criminal revisions u/s 397/401 CrPC (u/s 438/442 BNNS) against Principal District & Sessions Judge, Kodagu judgments dated 01.10.2024 in Crl.A.75/2023 & Crl.A.74/2023; disposed on mediation settlement dated 11.08.2025; compensation Rs.9,57,620 and Rs.4,90,000 settled; deposits Rs.4,79,500 & Rs.2,45,500 withdrawn; balances Rs.4,77,810 & Rs.2,45,000 paid by 17.11.2025; parties no mutual claims; fine Rs.2,000 per case payable, else listing 17.08.2026.
What did the court decide?
Both revision petitions disposed of in terms of the memorandum of settlement dated 11.08.2025 before the Mediation Centre, the Court accepting the agreements after payment of the balance compensation (Rs.4,77,810/- in CRL.RP 1432/2024 and Rs.2,45,000/- in CRL.RP 1439/2024) and recording that both parties have no claims to each other; petitioner further directed to pay fine of Rs.2,000/- in each case to the State within two weeks and file receipts in the registry within one week thereafter, failing which listing on 17.08.2026.