ORAL ORDER

Criminal Petition No.1361/2023 is filed by the petitioner- accused under Section 482 of Cr.P.C. for quashing the criminal proceedings in C.C.No.1803/2022, arising out of Crime No.32/2021 registered by the Siddapura police Station, Madikeri, Kodagu District, now pending on the file of the Principal Civil Judge & J.M.F.C., Virajpet, for the offences punishable under Sections 504 , 506 , 307 of IPC and under Section 3, 25 & 30 of the Arms Act , 1959.

Criminal Petition No.9886/2022 is filed by the petitioner Nos.1 to 5-accused Nos.1, 2, 4 to 6 under Section 482 of Cr.P.C., for quashing the criminal proceedings in C.C.No.43/2022, arising out of Crime No.33/2021 registered by the Siddapura police Station, Madikeri, Kodagu District, now pending on the file of the Principal II Addl. Civil Judge (JD) AND J.M.F.C., Virajpet, for the offences punishable under Sections 341 , 504, 506, 427 R/w 149 of IPC .

2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner, learned High Court Government Pleader for respondent No.1-State and learned counsel for respondent No.2.

3. The case of the petitioner in Crl.P.No.1361/2023 arising out of crime No.32/2021 is that, there was dispute between the husban