IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 12^TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION NO. 173 OF 2019 BETWEEN:

RAJU P R S/O RAGHAVAN AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS RESIDING AT 1^ST CROSS A K COLONY, S N NAGAR SAGAR - 577 401.

…PETITIONER (BY SRI. NAGENDRA NAIK R., ADVOCATE)

AND:

STATE OF KARNATAKA SAGAR TOWN POLICE STATION SAGAR - 577 401 REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA Digitally signed by BANGALORE - 560 001.

VIJAYALAKSHMI B N …RESPONDENT Location: HIGH (BY SRI. CHANNAPPA ERAPPA, HCGP)

COURT OF KARNATAKA THIS CRL.RP IS FILED U/S. 397 R/W 401 OF CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE PRAYING THAT TO SET ASIDE THE ORDERS DATED 02.01.2019 IN CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.10024/2018 ON THE FILE OF V ADDITIONAL DISTRIC AND SESSIONS JUDGE SHIVAMOGGA SITTING AT SAGAR AND JUDGMENT AND CONVICTION PASSED IN C.C.NO.117/2016, DATED 16.08.2018 UNDER SECTION 341, 323, 363 AND 504 OF IPC ON THE FILE OF PRINCIPAL CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC, SAGAR AND ETC., THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY

ORAL ORDER

Accused is before this Court in this Revision Petition filed under Section 397 read with Section 401 of Cr.P.C., with a prayer to set aside the judgment and order of conviction and sentence passed in C.C.No.117/2016 dated 16.08.2018 by the Court of Principal Civil Judge & JMFC, Sagar and the judgment and order passed in Criminal Appeal No.10024/2018 dated 02.01.2019 passed by the Court of V Additional District and Sessions Judge, Shivamogga sitting at Sagar. 2. Heard the learned counsel for the parties.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner and the de-facto complainant, who is the victim in the present case have inter se settled their dispute amicably at the intervention of well-wishers and friends. He submits that they do not intend to continue their inter se dispute and therefore, an application is filed by the parties under Section

320(2) of Cr.P.C., with a prayer to permit the parties to compound the offence for which the petitioner has been convicted by the Courts below. He submits that the parties intend to give a quietus to their inter se dispute and live peacefully in future. De-facto complainant - P.W.1, who is present in-person before the Court submits that settlement between the parties is voluntary without there being any undue influence and coercion.

4. Allegation against the petitioner is that on 08.10.2025 at about 03.30 p.m., when P.W.1, Raghavendra H.R. was on his way towards Taluk Panchayath Office along with C.W.2, the petitioner obstructed the movement of P.W.1 and after abusing him in filthy language, assaulted him on his chest and also criminally intimidated him. It is under these circumstances, based on the first information received from P.W.1, FIR in Crime No.245/2015 was registered against the petitioner by Sagar Town Police Station for the offences punishable under Section 341, 323, 504, 353 and 506 of IPC and after completing investigation, charge sheet was filed against the petitioner for the aforesaid offences. Petitioner was tried in C.C.No.117/2016 for the charge sheeted offences and was convicted by the trial Court for offences punishable under Sections 341, 323, 353 and 504 of IPC and acquitted for offence punishable under Section 506 of IPC. The said judgment and order of conviction and sentence passed in C.C.No.117/2016 dated 16.08.2018 by the Court of Principal Civil Judge & JMFC, Sagar was confirmed in Criminal Appeal No.10024/2018 by judgment and order dated 02.01.2019 passed by the Court of V Additional District and Sessions Judge, Shivamogga sitting at Sagar. It is under these circumstances, the petitioner is before this Court. It is now brought to the notice of this Court that the petitioner and P.W.1 have settled their inter se dispute and an application is filed before this Court with a prayer to permit the parties to compound th