MR. SOMANNA A v. STATE OF KARNATAKA
Case at a glance
Provisions considered
- Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 s. 482
- Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 s. 528
- Indian Penal Code, 1860 ss. 114, 323, 498A, 504, 506
- Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 ss. 3, 4, 6
Key paragraphs
- Para 55. For the aforesaid reasons, the following: (i) (ii) ORDER Criminal Petition is disposed. The impugned proceedings in C.C.No.613 of 2020 (Crime No.24 of 2019) pending on the file of Additional Civil Judge and JMFC, Mandya stands quashed qua the petitioners. Sd/- (M.NAGAPRASANNA) JUDGE BKP/List…
Judgment
1. MR. SOMANNA A., S/O ANKAIAH AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS
2. SMT. LAKSHMAMMA WIFE OF ANKAIAH AGED ABOUT 71 YEARS
3. MR. NAGARAJU SON OF ANKAIAH AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS
4. MR. CHOWDAIAH SON OF ANKAIAH AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS
5. SMT. INDRAMMA WIFE OF NAGARAJU AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA
6. SMT. PUNYA ALIAS PUNYASHREE WIFE OF CHOWDAIAH AGED ABOUT 33 YEARS ALL ARE RESIDING AT DODDEGOWDANA KOPPALU VILLAGE KIRUGAVALU HOBLI - 2 - NC: 2024:KHC:49776 CRL.P No. 11602 of 2024 …PETITIONERS MALAVALLI TALUK MANDYA – 571 430. (BY SMT. GEETHA DEVI M. P., ADVOCATE) AND:
STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY MANDYA WOMEN POLICE STATION MANDYA – 571 401.
MRS. SREELAKSHMI WIFE OF MR. SOMMANA A., AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS RESIDING AT 164, 8TH CROSS 2ND BLOCK, WARD NO.33 SWARNASANDRA, MANDYA CITY. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI B.N.JAGADEESHA, ADDL. SPP FOR R1; SRI ASHISH RAM D., ADVOCATE FOR R2) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 482 OF THE CR.P.C (FILED U/S 528 BNSS) PRAYING TO QUASH THE COMPLAINT DATED
25.08.2019 AND FIR IN CRIME NO.24/2019 REGISTERED BEFORE WOMEN POLICE STATION, MANDYA WHICH IS PENDING PROCEEDINGS ON THE FILE OF THE II ADDITIONAL SENIOR CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC AT MALAVALLI, MANDYA DISTRICT AS PER ANNEXURE-B, C AND E RESPECTIVELY. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR REPORTING SETTLEMENT, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 3 - NC: 2024:KHC:49776 CRL.P No. 11602 of 2024 CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA ORAL ORDER Petitioners are before this Court seeking to quash the FIR in Crime No.24 of 2019 registered for offences punishable under Sections 498A, 323, 504, 506, 114 of the IPC and under Sections 3, 4 and 6 of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 pending before the Additional Civil Judge and JMFC, Mandya in C.C.No.613 of 2020.
2. The parties to the lis were also before the Division Bench in M.F.A.No.4148 of 2024 challenging the judgment and decree passed in M.C.No.24 of 2019 dated 22.3.2024. When the matter was referred to Mediation by the Division Bench, the parties have resolved the dispute amongst themselves before the Mediation by entering into compromise before the Karnataka Mediation Centre, Bengaluru.
Learned counsel for petitioners submits that Rs.25 lakhs has already been handed over to the complainant and now a demand draft for Rs.10 lakhs is being handed over along - 4 - NC: 2024:KHC:49776 CRL.P No. 11602 of 2024 with other two items as indicated in the memo dated 03-12-
Since the offences alleged against the petitioners are punishable under Sections 498A inter alia which are not against the State or the Society, and in the light of the settlement arrived at between the parties as aforesaid before the Division Bench, I deem it appropriate to close the present proceedings on recording that the matter has been settled before the Division Bench.
For the aforesaid reasons, the following: (i) (ii) ORDER Criminal Petition is disposed. The impugned proceedings in C.C.No.613 of 2020 (Crime No.24 of 2019) pending on the file of Additional Civil Judge and JMFC, Mandya stands quashed qua the petitioners. Sd/- (M.NAGAPRASANNA) JUDGE BKP/List No.: 2 Sl No.: 50
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