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2026 Supreme(Online)(Kar) 28768
THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA
M.Nagaprasanna, J
Sathish K – Appellant
Versus
State Of Karnataka – Respondent
CRL.P No. 6181 of 2025
For the Appellants/Petitioners: Prabhakara T C
For the Respondents: K Nageshwarappa, Umesh B.N
A criminal petition may be permitted to be withdrawn when the parties have arrived at an amicable settlement of the dispute before the trial court, serving the interest of justice.
Headnote:The proceedings were initiated under S. 498(A), 323, 506 R/W 149 of the Indian Penal Code. The parties reached an amicable settlement before the trial court. The petitioners filed a memo to withdraw the petition on the basis of this settlement. The core issue is whether a criminal petition can be withdrawn pursuant to a compromise between parties. The court permits withdrawal when an amicable settlement has been established, serving the interest of justice and concluding the dispute between the parties. The criminal petition is dismissed as withdrawn.
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| 1. granting leave to withdraw a criminal case based on a settlement. (Para 1 , 2) |
THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 482 CR.PC (FILED U/S 528 BNNS) TO QUASH THE ENTIRE PROCEEDINGS INITIATED AGAINST THE PETITIONERS IN C.C NO.3142/2024 (ARISING OUT OF CRIME NO.73/2024) OF MULBAGAL RURAL POLICE STATION FOR AN ALLEGED O/P/U/S 498(A), 323, 506 R/W 149 OF IPC PENDING ON THE FILE OF HON’BLE SENIOR CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC AT MULBAGAL.
THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:
CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA
ORAL ORDER
Learned counsel for the petitioners has moved a memo seeking permission to withdraw the petition.
2. The memo reads as follows:
“MEMO FOR POSTING
The undersigned counsel for the petitioners submits that, the petitioner prays this Honourable court be pleased to post the above petition on 10-06-2026. The petitioner wanted to withdraw the petition as not pressed the petitioners settled the issue before the trial court in the interest of justice.”
As the matter is settled before the concerned Court, in the light of the settlement arrived at between the parties and the matter being moved for the said purpose, the criminal petition stands disposed as withdrawn.
