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S. VISHWAJITH SHETTY
Raju – Appellant
Versus
State of Karnataka – Respondent
JUDGMENT
S. Vishwajith Shetty, J. - The petitioner who is the sole accused in C.C. No. 9271/2022 arising out of Crime No. 6/2022 registered by Jalahalli Police station for the offences punishable under Sections 498A, 323 and 307 of IPC, which is pending on the file of XXXIX A.C.M.M., Bengaluru, has filed this petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. with a prayer to quash the entire proceedings in the said case.
2. Learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned counsel for respondent Nos. 2 and 3 at the out-set submit that the dispute is between the family members and at the intervention of the well-wishers and the elders of the family, the dispute has been amicably settled and an application under Section 320(2) r/w Section 482 Cr.P.C. has been filed seeking permission of this Court to compound the alleged offences against the petitioner.
3. In the affidavit filed in support of the application, respondent No. 3, who is the mother of respondent No. 2 and wife of petitioner, has stated as follows:
"2. I state that, my minor daughter Kumari. Varshitha. R. aged about 16 years, was lodged the complaint on 23-01-2022 before the Jalahalli Police, the respondent No. 1 police have registered
The central legal point established in the judgment is the court's discretion to exercise inherent powers under Section 482 Cr.P.C. to permit the compounding of non-compoundable offences in family di....
The court can exercise its inherent jurisdiction under Section 482 of Cr.P.C. to quash criminal proceedings based on the settlement between the parties, as established in the judgments in Gian Singh ....
The court can permit the compounding of offences under IPC when parties arrive at an amicable settlement.
The court affirmed that inherent powers under Section 482 of Cr.P.C. can be invoked to quash FIRs for non-compoundable offences when the parties have settled their disputes, particularly in cases inv....
Inherent powers under Section 482 of Cr.P.C. allow quashing of proceedings for non-compoundable offences if the parties have amicably settled and it serves the interest of justice.
The power to quash criminal proceedings under Section 482 of Cr.P.C. can be exercised to prevent abuse of the process of law and in cases where the continuation of the criminal case would be an exerc....
The court can quash criminal proceedings based on the compromise between the parties, following the guidelines to secure the ends of justice and prevent abuse of the process of any Court.
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