Karnataka High Court
CRL.P/9292/2022 of K BALACHANDRA RAO Vs STATE OF KARNATAKA on 8 September 2026
CNR: KAHC010435562022 NC: 2026:KHC:48796 CRL.P No. 9292 of 2022 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 8TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE H.P.SANDESH CRIMINAL PETITION NO.9292 OF 2022 BETWEEN: 1. K. BALACHANDRA RAO AGED ABOUT 87 YEARS S/O LATE K.
HC-KAR
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
DATED THIS THE 8TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2026
BEFORE
THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE H.P.SANDESH
CRIMINAL PETITION NO.9292 OF 2022
BETWEEN:
1.
K. BALACHANDRA RAO
AGED ABOUT 87 YEARS
S/O LATE K. RAMAKRISHNA RAO
RESIDING AT SANGEETHA HOUSE
AJJARKAD
BHAGATH SINGH MARG
UDUPI-576 101.
2.
DEVARAJ SHETTIGAR
AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS
S/O CHANDRASHEKAR SHETTIGAR
C/O SANGEETHA HOUSE
AJJARKAD
BHAGATH SINGH MARG
UDUPI -576 101.
PRESENTLY RESIDING AT
NEAR PRATHIVI AGENCY
KINNIMULKY, UDUPI-576101.
3.
B. BALACHANDRA RAO
AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS
S/O B. GOPAL RAO
C/O SANGEETHA HOUSE
AJJARKAD
BHAGATH SINGH MARG
UDUPI-576 101.
Digitally signed
by DEVIKA M
Location: HIGH
COURT OF
KARNATAKA
HC-KAR
4.
VANI V. RAO
AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS
W/O U. VITTAL RAO
C/O SANGEETHA HOUSE
AJJARKAD
BHAGATH SINGH MARG
UDUPI-576101.
PRESENTLY AT
”RUKMINI KRISHNA”
COURT BACK CROSS ROAD
AJJARKAD
UDUPI-576 101.
…PETITIONERS
(BY SRI. SAMPAT ANAND SHETTY, ADVOCATE)
AND:
1.
STATE OF KARNATAKA
BY UDUPI TOWN POLCE
UDUPI-576 101
REPRESENTED BY ITS
STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR
HIGH COURT BUILDING
HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA
BENGALURU-560 001.
2.
VASANTHI SHETTIGAR
AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS
W/O KRISHNA SHETTIGAR
RESIDING AT KELAKILA HOUSE
MUDRADI VILLAGE
KARKALA TALUK
UDUPI DISTRICT-576 112.
…RESPONDENTS
(BY SRI. SUHAS GOWDA M., HCGP FOR R1;
SMT. BHANUMATHI R., ADVOCATE FOR R2)
HC-KAR
THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED UNDER SECTION 482
OF CR.P.C PRAYING TO QUASH THE ENTIRE COMPLAINT
PROCEEDINGS BEARING P.C.NO.355/2011 (OLD PRIVATE
COMPLAINT
NO.29/2009)
PENDING
ON
THE
FILE
OF
ADDITIONAL CIVIL JUDGE AND J.M.F.C, UDUPI, INITIATED BY
THE 2ND RESPONDENT AGAINST THE PETITIONERS HEREIN IN
RESPECT OF THE ALLEGED OFFENCES PUNISHABLE UNDER
SECTIONS 405, 406, 415, 417, 418, 420, 177, 506(2) R/W 34
OF IPC, AS AMENDED, WHICH IS NOW BEING CONTINUED
AGAINST THE PETITIONERS HEREIN IN FURTHERANCE OF THE
IMPUGNED ORDER DATED 09.09.2022 PASSED BY THE COURT
OF
ADDL.
CIVIL
JUDGE
AND
J.M.F.C,
UDUPI,
IN
P.C.NO.355/2021 WHO TOOK COGNIZANCE OF THE ALLEGED
OFFENCE AND ISSUED PROCESS AGAINST THE PETITIONERS, BY INVOKING THE INHERENT POWERS OF THIS HON’BLE
COURT UNDER SECTION 482 OF THE CODE OF CRIMINAL
PROEDURE, 1973 IN RESPECT OF THE ALLEGED OFFENCE
AGAINST THE PETITIONERS HEREIN, WITH A VIEW TO
PREVENT THE ABUSE OF THE PROCESS OF THE COURT BY THE
2ND RESPONDENT.
THIS PETITION COMING ON FOR ADMISSION THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:
CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE H.P.SANDESH
HC-KAR
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ORAL ORDER
This matter is listed for admission. I have heard learned High Court Government Pleader for respondent No.1 and learned counsel for respondent No.2.
2. Learned counsel for the petitioners has filed a memo along with documents that matter is settled between deceased first petitioner with deceased respondent No.2 and to that effect, produced the order sheet in O.S.No.314/2009, mediation report and memorandum of settlement which is also allowed and accepted.
3. Learned counsel for respondent No.2 i.e., Smt.Bhanumathi has filed vakalath, but not obtained NOC from earlier advocate. Learned counsel for the petitioners would submit that earlier advocate Smt. B.N. Muthulaxmi has been appointed as Public Prosecutor. Now, the respondent No.2 has also filed an affidavit before the Court with regard to settlement arrived between the parties and she has no objection to quash the proceedings initiated against the petitioners and the same is taken on record.
HC-KAR
4. Having considered the fact that there was settlement between the parties and the same is affirmed by respondent No.2/complainant, the proceedings initiated against the petitioners is hereby quashed, in view of the affidavit and settlement arrived between the parties.
Accordingly, the criminal petition is disposed of.
Sd/- (H.P.SANDESH) JUDGE
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