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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH
VENKATESH NAIK T.
Manjunath, S/o. Maruteppa Bhajantri – Appellant
Versus
State of Karnataka, R/by. Its State Public Prosecutor, High Court of Karnataka, Dharwad, (Through Koppal Women PS) – Respondent
ORDER :
(VENKATESH NAIK T., J.)
Learned counsel for the petitioners, the learned High Court Government Pleader for respondent No.1 – State, and the learned counsel for respondent No.2, along with their respective parties, are present before the Court.
2. The petitioners have filed the present petition under Section 4 82 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (Cr.P.C.) seeking quashing of the entire proceedings in C.C. No.4040/2022, pending on the file of the learned Principal Civil Judge and JMFC at Koppal. The said case arises out of Crime No.56/2022 registered by the Koppal Women Police Station for offences punishable under Sections 506 , 498A, 504, and 323 read with Section 149 of the INDIAN PENAL CODE , 1860 (‘IPC’) and Section 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961.
3. The sum and substance of the complaint is that respondent No.2 has alleged that petitioner No.1 is her husband, petitioner Nos.2 and 3 are his parents, and petitioner Nos.4 and 5 are his brothers. The marriage between petitioner No.1 and respondent No.2 was solemnized on 06.12.2020 in accordance with the customs and traditions of their community. Both petitioner No.1 and respondent No.2 are government servants employed in
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Court allows party-initiated compromise under Section 482 Cr.P.C., quashing IPC charges, emphasizing the futility of trials post-settlement.
Offence can be compounded and quashed where chances of conviction are bleak and remote.
The High Court may quash criminal proceedings under Section 482 where parties have settled their dispute amicably, especially in cases with remote chances of conviction.
The main legal point established in the judgment is the court's inherent power under Section 482 CrPC to prevent an abuse of the process of law and secure the ends of justice, especially in cases whe....
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The main legal point established in the judgment is that the court has the power to quash criminal proceedings under Sec. 482 of Cr.P.C if the offences are individual and personal in nature, not affe....
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