- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:3409 CRL.P No. 100886 of 2025 C/W CRL.P No. 100887 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH DATED THIS THE 19TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 100886 OF 2025 (482(CR.PC)/528(BNSS)) C/W CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 100887 OF 2025 IN CRL.P. NO. 100886 OF 2025: BETWEEN: 1. SHANKAR S/O MALLAPPA KAPPI, AGE: 22 YEARS, OCC: PVT. SERVICE, R/O: HOSA ONI NOOLVI, TAL: HUBBALLI, DIST: DHARWAD. 2. MANJU @ MANJUNATH S/O SANGAPPA AKKI, AGE: 30 YEARS OCC: HESCOM EMPLOYEE, R/O: NOOLVI, TAL: HUBBALLI, DIST: DHARWAD. 3. RAVI GANACHARI, AGE: 20 YEARS, OCC: LABOURER, R/O: NOOLVI, TAL: HUBBALLI, DIST: DHARWAD. 4. VINAYAK GANACHARI, AGE: 20 YEARS, OCC: STUDENT, R/O: NOOLVI, TAL: HUBBALLI, DIST: DHARWAD. 5. MAHANTESH SHAMBULING SHAREWAD, AGE: 27 YEARS, OCC: PVT. SERVICE, R/O: HOSA ONI NOOLVI, TAL: HUBBALLI, DIST: DHARWAD. Digitally signed by B K MAHENDRAKUMAR Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA DHARWAD BENCH Date: 2025.02.22 12:18:39 +0530 - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:3409 CRL.P No. 100886 of 2025 C/W CRL.P No. 100887 of 2025 6. SANJAY SHIVANAMANI, AGE: 20 YEARS, OCC: STUDENT, R/O: NOOLVI, TAL: HUBBALLI, DIST: DHARWAD. 7. GANGADHAR MAYAKAR, AGE: 20 YEARS, OCC: STUDENT, R/O: NOOLVI, TAL: HUBBALLI, DIST: DHARWAD. 8. KARTIK NARASANNAVAR, AGE: 20 YEARS, OCC: STUDENT, R/O: NOOLVI, TAL: HUBBALLI, DIST: DHARWAD. 9. MUTTU KUMARSWMIMATH, AGE: 20 YEARS, OCC: LABOURER, R/O: NOOLVI, TAL: HUBBALLI, DIST: DHARWAD. 10. SHEKHAR GANACHARI, AGE: 30 YEARS, OCC: HESCOM EMPLOYEE, R/O: NOOLVI, TAL: HUBBALLI, DIST: DHARWAD. … PETITIONERS (BY SRI. V.P. VADAVI, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, THROUGH HUBBALLI RURAL P S HUBBALLI SPP, HIGH COURT BUILDING, DHARWAD. 2. REVANASIDDESHWAR S/O NILAKANTH KAMMAR, AGE: 23 YEARS, OCC: ENGINEER, R/O: MATHAD ONI, NOOLVI, TAL: HUBBALLI, DIST: DHARWAD. 3. CHANDRAGOUDA S/O RAMANGOUDA DHARMAGOUDA, - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:3409 CRL.P No. 100886 of 2025 C/W CRL.P No. 100887 of 2025 AGE: 33 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: GANGADHAR ONI, NOOLVI, TAL: HUBBALLI, DIST: DHARWAD. … RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. T. HANUMAREDDY, AGA FOR R1; SRI. S.B. DODDAGOUDAR, ADVOCATE FOR R2) THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED U/S 482 OF CR.P.C. (528 OF BNSS), PRAYING TO QUASH/SET ASIDE THE CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS INITIATED BY THE RESPONDENT NO.1 AT INSTANCE OF RESPONDENT NO.3 IN HUBBALI RURAL P.S. CRIME NO.55/2025 REGISTERED BY THE RESPONDENT NO.1 FOR THE ALLEGED OFFENCES PUNISHABLE U/S 189(2), 191(2), 191(3), 118(1), 352, 351(2) R/W SECTION 190 OF BNSS, PENDING ON THE FILE OF JMFC-II COURT HUBBALLI. IN CRL.P. NO. 100887 OF 2025: BETWEEN: 1. CHANDRAGOUDA S/O RAMANGOUDA DHARMAGOUDA, AGE: 33 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: GANGAHDAR ONI, NOOLVI, TAL: HUBBALLI, DIST: DHARWAD-580 028. 2. REVANSIDDESHWAR S/O NEELKANTH KAMMAR, AGE: 23 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: GANGADHAR ONI, NOOLVI, TAL: HUBBALLI, DIST: DHARWAD-580 028. 3. DEVENDRAGOUDA S/O RAMANGOUDA DHARMAGOUDA, AGE: 31 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: GANGAHDAR ONI, NOOLVI, TAL: HUBBALLI, DIST: DHARWAD-580 028. 4. NAVEENGOUD S/O GURANGOUD DHARMAGOUDA, AGE: 25 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: GANGADHAR ONI, NOOLVI, TAL: HUBBALLI, DIST: DHARWAD-580 028. - 4 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:3409 CRL.P No. 100886 of 2025 C/W CRL.P No. 100887 of 2025 5. MANOJGOUD S/O GURANGOUD DHARMAGOUDA, AGE: 21 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: GANGADHAR ONI, NOOLVI, TAL: HUBBALLI, DIST: DHARWAD-580 028. 6. MALLIKARJUNGOUD S/O SHIVANAND KICHADI, AGE: 36 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: GANGADHAR ONI, NOOLVI, TAL: HUBBALLI, DIST: DHARWAD-580 028. … PETITIONERS (BY SRI. A.C. CHAKALABBI, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, THROUGH HUBBALLI RURAL P S HUBBALLI, REP. BY SPP, HIGH COURT BUILDING, DHARWAD-580 028. 2. SHANKAR S/O MALLAPPA KAPPI, AGE: 22 YEARS, OCC: PVT. SERVICE, R/O: HOSA ONI, NOOLVI, TAL: HUBBALLI, DIST: DHARWAD-580 028. … RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. T. HANUMAREDDY, AGA FOR R1; SRI. V.P. VADAVI, ADVOCATE FOR R2) THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED U/S 482 OF CR.P.C. (528 OF BNSS), SEEKING TO ALLOW THE ABOVE CRIMINAL PETITION BY QUASHING THE ENTIRE PROCEEDINGS IN HUBBALLI RURAL P.S. CRIME NO.53/2025 REGISTERED BY THE RESPONDENT NO.1 FOR THE ALLEGED OFFENCES PUNISHABLE U/S 189(2), 191(2), 191(3), 115(2), 118(1), 109, 352, 351(2) R/W SECTION 190 OF BNSS, PENDING ON THE FILE OF JMFC-II COURT HUBBALLI IN SO FAR AS THE PETITIONER/ACCUSED NO.1 TO 6 ARE CONCERNED. THESE PETITIONS ARE COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR - 5 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:3409 CRL.P No. 100886 of 2025 C/W CRL.P No. 100887 of 2025 ORDER These petitions arise from counter and counter cases. Therefore, they are taken up together, heard, and disposed of by this common order. Crl.P No. 100886 of 2025 2. The learned Additional Government Advocate accepts notice for respondent No.1. 3. Sri S.B. Doddagouda, learned counsel, files power on behalf of respondent No.2. 4. The registration of the FIR for the offences punishable under Sections 189(2), 191(2), 191(3), 118(1), 352, 351(2) read with Section 190 of the BNSS, 2023, is impugned in this petition. 5. The prosecution alleges that while the complainant was putting up a banner, the petitioners/accused assaulted and abused him, issuing threats of dire consequences. Crl.P No. 100887 of 2025 6. The learned Additional Government Advocate accepts notice for respondent No.1 – State. 7. Sri V.P. Vadavi, learned counsel, files vakalatnama on behalf of respondent No.2. 8. The registration of the FIR for the offences punishable under Sections 189(2), 191(2), 191(3), 115(2), 118(1), 109, 352, - 6 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:3409 CRL.P No. 100886 of 2025 C/W CRL.P No. 100887 of 2025 351(2) read with Section 190 of the BNSS, 2023, is impugned in this petition. 9. The prosecution alleges that on 13.02.2025, when the complainant went to his village and put up a banner, the accused persons arrived at the scene, picked up a quarrel, and accused No.1 assaulted the complainant with a knife. The complainant’s friends then intervened and rescued him. 10. The parties are present before this Court and have filed compromise petitions for compounding, stating that they have resolved their dispute amicably. They assert that the quarrel occurred in the heat of the moment, resulting in multiple injuries to the complainant in Crl.P No. 100886/2025. They further state that, to put an end to the dispute and prevent further hostility, they have agreed to withdraw all the allegations. 11. In view of the settlement arrived between the parties, the continuation of the investigation will be a futile exercise , since the probability of Police filing charge sheet is remote and bleak, in view of the settlement . Crl.P No.100886/2025: The impugned FIR in Crime No.55/2025 registered by the respondent No.1 for the offences punishable under Sections 189(2), 191(2), 191(3), 118(1), 352, 351(2) read with Section 190 of BNSS, 2023 pending on the file of the learned JMFC-II Court, Hubballi, insofar as the petitioners herein is quashed. - 7 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:3409 CRL.P No. 100886 of 2025 C/W CRL.P No. 100887 of 2025 Crl.P No.100887/2025: The impugned FIR in Crime No.53/2025 registered by the respondent No.1 for the offences punishable under Sections 189(2), 191(2), 191(3), 115(2), 118(1), 109, 352, 351(2) read with Section 190 of BNSS, 2023 pending on the file of the learned JMFC-II Court, Hubballi, insofar as it relates to the petitioners herein is quashed. The respondent No.1 is hereby directed to release the petitioners No.1-Chandragouda, petitioner No.2-Revansiddeshwar and petitioner No.3-Devendragouda from the judicial custody forthwith, if they are not required in any other cases. Sd/- (HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR) JUDGE BKM List No.: 4 Sl No.: 2