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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
M. NAGAPRASANNA
Malavika Periyaswamy, D/o. Late S. Periyasamy – Appellant
Versus
State Of Karnataka, Represented By Its State Public Prosecutor High Court Of Karnataka – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. overview of case background (Para 1 , 2) |
| 2. details of the complainant's allegations (Para 3 , 10 , 11) |
| 3. arguments from both sides (Para 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8) |
| 4. court's analysis and reasoning on criminal offenses (Para 12 , 13 , 14) |
| 5. court's final order quashing proceedings (Para 15) |
ORDER :
(M. NAGAPRASANNA, J.)
These twin petitions spring from the same fount of controversy arising out of C.C.No.12622 of 2024, pending before the VIII Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Bengaluru, wherein the petitioner in Criminal Petition No.11368 of 2024 is accused No.1 and Criminal Petition No.11384 of 2024 concerns accused No.3. The complainant in both the cases is common.
2. For the sake of convenience, facts obtaining in Criminal Petition No.11368 of 2024 are narrated.
3. Facts, in brief, germane are as follows: -
It is the case of the prosecution that the 2nd respondent / complainant registers a private complaint in P.C.R.No.12196 of 2023, which is referred to investigation by the learned Magistrate under Section 156 (3) of the Cr.P.C. It then becomes a crime in Crime No.200 of 2023. The reason for registering the crime is an incident that happens on 28-02-2023. The relatio
Criminal charges lacking substantial evidence of wrongdoing can be quashed to prevent abuse of judicial process.
The court quashed criminal proceedings for trespass and intimidation, highlighting that allegations lacked required intent and could be deemed malicious, thereby abusing the legal process.
Vague or farfetched allegations should be scrutinized, and if found frivolous, they should be quashed. Sections 504 and 506 of the IPC should not be loosely invoked without proper justification.
The court established that for an offence to be punishable under Section 306 of the IPC, there must be a clear mens rea and a direct or active act by the accused that led to the suicide. It also clar....
The allegations under Sections 504 and 506 IPC require specific evidentiary elements; prosecution should not misuse criminal law for personal vendettas.
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