CRL.P/7256/2026 of SRI.MANUKUMAR B.T., Vs THE STATE OF KARNATAKA on 21 May 2026

ORAL ORDER

Heard Sri Pawan Kumar S., learned counsel for the petitioner; Smt. M.M. Waheeda, learned High Court Government Pleader for respondent No.1; and Sri Sunil K.N., learned counsel for respondent Nos.2 to 4.

2. This petition is filed by accused No.2 in C.C. No.2204/2016. Respondent Nos.2 to 4 are the complainant and victims. The petitioner and respondent Nos.2 to 4 have jointly filed an application under Section 320 read with Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1993 seeking permission to compound the offences. The offences alleged are punishable under Sections 323, 354 and 504 read with Section 34 of the IPC.

3. The application is accompanied by affidavits sworn to by the petitioner and respondent Nos.2 to 4. Along with the application, a joint memo dated 19.05.2026 has also been filed, duly signed by the petitioner, respondent Nos.2 to 4, and their respective learned counsel.

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4. The parties, who are present before the Court, jointly submit that they have amicably settled the dispute and that they have no objection for quashing the criminal proceedings which are the subject matter of the present petition. They have also jointly submitted, in response to the query made by the Court, that they have understood the contents of the application as well as the joint memo and are fully aware of the consequences thereof.

5. The said submission is placed on record.

6. The parties present before the Court are identified by their respective learned counsel, and they have affixed their signatures on the order sheet.

7. Considering the submissions made by the learned counsel appearing for the parties, the statements made by the petitioner and respondent Nos.2 to 4, who are present before the Court, and upon perusal of the joint memo as well as the nature of the alleged offences, this Court finds no impediment

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to accept the joint memo and permit compounding of the offences.

8. The joint memo reads as follows: "1. It is submitted that on the complaint of the respondent No.2, respondent No.1 police have registered a case in Cr.No. 100/2016 on 07/03/2026 for the offences punishable under sections 323, 354, 506 R/w 34 of IPC and thereafter the first respondent Police have filed a charge sheet against the petitioners for the offence punishable U/s 323, 354, 506 R/w 34 of IPC it was numbered as C.C.No.2204/2016 on the file of Hon'ble Prl. Civil Judge and JMFC at Nelamangala.

2. It is submitted that at the intervention of the elders of both sides have reconciled all the differences between the parties and compromised the aforesaid disputes in order to bring the peace between the parties. Accordingly the petitioner and the Respondent No.2,3&4 and others have compromised their dispute in O.S.No.390/2018 on the file of I Addl. Senior Civil Judge & J.M.F.C., Nelamangala and they by settling all disputes relating to properties as well as the criminal cases, Pursuant to the said compromise, Original Suit No.390/2018 was disposed of by the Court of the I Additional Senior Civil Judge and JMFC at Nelamangala. Hence for the said reason, deserves to be quashed by the hands of this Hon'ble Court.

3. In view of the settlement arrived at, the Respondent No.2, 3 & 4 (Victim No.1, 2 & 3) have no wish to continue the criminal proceedings initiated by them and they have no objection for quashing the proceedings against the petitioner. Since the alleged offences are punishable under section U/s sec 323, 354, 506 R/w 34 of IPC which are non-compoundable, without permission of the court, this application is filed seeking permission to compound the above said offences.

4. The petitioner and the Respondent No.2, 3 & 4 (Victim No.1, 2 & 3) have understood the contents of

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this application and out of their free will, volition and without any fear, force, threat, or coercion, have affixed their signatures to this application."

9. In the light of the joint statement made by the petitioner and respondent Nos.2 to 4, and in view of the admitted joint memo dated 19.05.2026, this Court is inclined to accept the joint memo. Accordingly, the following:

O R D E R

(i) The Criminal petition is allowed.

(ii) The proceedings in C.C. No.2204/2016 arising out of Crime No.100/2016 for the offences punishable under Sections 323, 354 and 506 read with Section 34 of the IPC, pending on the file of the Principal Civil Judge and JMFC, Nelamangala, are hereby quashed.

SD/- (K. V. ARAVIND) JUDGE

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