IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 11TH DAY OF APRIL, 2019 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JOHN MICHAEL CUNHA CRIMINAL PETITION NO.7165 OF 2013 BETWEEN:
1. SMT. LALITHA W/O RAGHUNATHA REDDY, AGED 30 YEARS, R/A NO.6/1 POST OFFICE ROAD, YALACHENAHALLI, KANAKAPURA ROAD, BANGALORE-560 078.
2. RAMACHANDRA REDDY S/O LATE NANJA REDDY, AGED 65 YEARS, 3. SMT.ALUMELAMMA W/O RAMACHANDRA REDDY, AGED 57 YEARS, PETITIONERS NO. 2 & 3 ARE R/AT SANGENAHALLI VILLAGE, DENKANAKOTTE TALUK, KRISHNAGIRI TAMILNADU-635601. ... PETITIONERS (BY SRI: B.RAMESH, ADVOCATE) AND 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA KUMARASWAMY LAYOUT POLICE STATION, REPRESENTED BY THE STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, HIGH COURT BUILDINGS, BANGALORE-560 001.
2. SMT.ALUMELU W/O LATE VENKACHALA REDDY, MAJOR IN AGE, R/A NO.237, 18TH MAIN ROAD, 6TH BLOCK, KORAMANGALA, BANGALORE-560 095. ... RESPONDENTS (BY SRI: VIJAYA KUMAR MAJAGE, ADDL. SPP FOR R1 SRI: R.SRINIVAS, ADVOCATE FOR R2-ABSENT) THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED UNDER SECTION 482 OF CR.P.C. PRAYING TO QUASH THE ENTIRE PROCEEDINGS IN C.C.NO.10990/2013 PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE 5 A.C.M.M., BANGALORE.
THIS CRIMINAL PETITION COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:
O R D E R Petitioner No.1-Smt.Lalitha, petitioner No.2- Sri.Ramachandra Reddy, petitioner No.3-Smt.Alumelamma and their counsel and respondent No.2-Smt.Alumelu, are present. Learned Additional State Public Prosecutor for respondent No.1 is also present. Respondent No.2 is identified by petitioner No.1 who is the daughter-in-law of respondent No.2.
2. Parties have filed a Joint Affidavit duty sworn to by the petitioners and respondent No.2 wherein respondent No.2 has withdrawn all the allegations made against the petitioners and has requested to quash the proceedings. It is stated that at the instance of elders, relatives and family friends, petitioners and respondent No.2 have sorted out their disputes and have mutually agreed that they shall not interfere with either of the family in future and shall not cause any harm to each other or harass each other. The parties submit that they have voluntarily executed the said affidavit and request the Court to quash the proceedings in terms of the said affidavit.
3. Charge sheet is filed against the petitioners for the offences under Sections 506, 341 and 323 r/w Section 34 of Indian Penal Code.
4. In view of the mutual settlement arrived at between the parties, petition is allowed. The proceedings pending against the petitioners in C.C.No.10990/2013 on the file of V Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Bengaluru are hereby quashed.
bkp Sd/- JUDGE