Karnataka High Court
CRL.P/10054/2025 of SMT. LAKSHMI @ LAKSHMAMMA Vs STATE BY on 28 July 2026
CNR: KAHC010459562025 NC: 2026:KHC:39320 CRL.P No. 10054 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 28TH DAY OF JULY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 10054 OF 2025 BETWEEN: 1. SMT. LAKSHMI @ LAKSHMAMMA AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS D/O
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
DATED THIS THE 28TH DAY OF JULY, 2026
BEFORE
THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA
CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 10054 OF 2025
BETWEEN:
1.
SMT. LAKSHMI @ LAKSHMAMMA
AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS
D/O L. LAKSHMAPPA @ LAKSHMANAN
R/AT NO 14 5TH CROSS
BALAJI LAYOUT, TATA NAGAR
KODIGEHALLI, BANGALORE NORTH
BANGALORE-560094.
2.
SMT. SAROJA N
AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS
W/O T. NAGARAJ
R/AT NO.27, SIDDHARTHA LAYOUT
KAVAL BYRASANDRA
BANGALORE NORTH
BANGALORE - 560032.
3.
SMT. KRUPA.N
AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS
W/O T. NAGARAJ
R/AT NO 27, SIDDHARTHA LAYOUT
KAVAL BYRASANDRA, R.T. NAGAR
BANGALORE - 560032.
4.
SRI. SANTHOSH.M
AGED ABOUT 31 YEARS
S/O MURALIDHARA
R/AT NO 1006, 9TH CROSS
DIVANARAPALYA, MSRIT-POST
BANGALORE - 560054.
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5.
SRI. JAYADEVARAJU @ DEVRAJ.K
AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS
S/O KRISHNAPPA, ARASANAHALLI
PEDDANAHALLI, PO UGANAVADI
BANGALORE RURAL DIST
BANGALORE-562110
…PETITIONERS
(BY SRI: DHARMAPALA GOWDA A.,ADVOCATE)
AND:
1.
STATE BY
THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE
KODIGEHALLI P.S
BANGALORE -560092
REPT BY ITS STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR
HIGH COURT BUILDING
BANGALORE-1
2.
SRI. KM GANDHI
S/O KRISHNAN
AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS
NO 1280, GOLDEN COLONY
3RD STREET, ANNANAGARA WEST
EXTENSION, CHENNE
PADI, TIRUVALLURU
THIRUVALLUR
TAMIL NADU - 600050.
…RESPONDENTS
(BY SMT: WAHEEDA M.M. HCGP FOR R1;
SRI. R SRINIVASA GOWDA, ADVOCATE FOR R2)
THIS CRL.P IS FILED UNDER SECTION 482 CR.PC (FILED
UNDER SECTION 528 BNSS) BY THE PETITIONER PRAYING TO
QUASH THE FIR REGISTERED IN CR.NO.123/2025 DATED
21.04.2025 OF KODIGEHALLI POLICE, BANGALORE FOR THE
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ALLEGED OFFENCES PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTIONS 318(2), 3(5) OF BNS, WHICH IS PENDING ON THE FILE OF HONBLE
7TH ACMM AT BANGALORE CITY.
THIS CRL.P, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:
CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA
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ORAL ORDER
Heard Sri A Dharmapala Gowda, learned counsel appearing for the petitioners, Smt M M Waheeda, learned High Court Government Pleader appearing for respondent No.1, Sri R Srinivasa Gowda, learned counsel appearing for respondent No.2 and have perused the material on record.
2. During the pendency of the proceedings, the parties to the lis have settled the dispute among themselves and have filed a joint memo stating that the dispute has been resolved before the Lok Adalath. The joint memo and the order of the Lok Adalath reads as follows:
"JOINT MEMO"
"The Petitioners and the 2nd Respondents submit that they have resolved their dispute before the Lok Adalath in OS No.2884/2025 (CCH 31 at Bangalore) and Decree drawn on 12.7.2025, also according to the MOU dated 18.6.2025.
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Wherefore, it is prayed that the FIR in Crime No.123/2025 dated 21.4.2025 be quashed by allowing the above petition, in the interest of justice."
"ORDER OF LOK ADALATH"
"Case called before Lok Adalath. Plaintiff and defendants and their respective counsels are filed joint memo dt 16-06-2025 stating that defendant has agreed to pay Rs.13,00,000/- to the plaintiff after executing the Confirmation Deed in favour of defendant No.2 thereby confirming the validity of the Registered Gift Deed dt 03.04.3035, Registered document No.GNR-1-00108- 2025-26 executed by the defendant No.1 in favour of defendant No.2. Plaintiff and defendants and their respective counsels made the signatures to order sheet on 16-06-2025 and prays to accept the joint memo. Hence, in view of the joint memo filed by the plaintiff and defendants suit of the plaintiff is hereby disposed off in terms of joint memo. Draw decree in terms of joint memo and joint memo treated as part and parcel of the decree. Office is hereby directed to refund the full Court fee in favour of plaintiff on proper verification and identification."
3. In the light of the settlement arrived at between the parties, I deem it appropriate to accept the joint memo and close the proceedings against the petitioners in the subject petition.
4. The crime so registered against these petitioners as well as the charge sheet so filed pursuant to the crime in Crime No.123 of 2025 stands quashed.
5. For the aforesaid reasons, the following:
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ORDER
(i) Criminal Petition is disposed.
(ii) Proceedings in Crime No.123 of registered at Kodigehalli Police Station pending before the VII Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate at Bangalore City, stands quashed qua the petitioners.
Sd/- (M.NAGAPRASANNA) JUDGE
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