- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:162 CRL.P No. 100732 of 2022 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 8TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V.SRISHANANDA CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 100732 OF 2022 (482(CR.PC)/528(BNSS)) BETWEEN: SMT. R.K. MANOHAR W/O. KANTHRAJ AGE. 58 YEARS, OCC. LECTURER, R/O. SHANTI NAGAR, MISSION COMPOUND, DHARWAD. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. S.B. DODDAGOUDAR, ADVOCATE) AND: JOHN S/O. SOLOMON KURI AGE. 72 YEARS, OCC. TRUSTEE, R/O. BETADUR COMPOUND, MALAMADDI, DHARWAD. …RESPONDENT (BY SRI. A.D. KULKARNI, ADVOCATE) THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED U/S 482 OF CR.P.C., PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE ORDER DATED 08.02.2022 PASSED BY THE IV ADDITIONAL DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE DHARWAD, IN CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION NO.135/2019 AND SO ALSO SET ASIDE THE ORDER 31.08.2019 PASSED BY THE II ADDITIONAL CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC-II COURT, DHARWAD IN CC NO.1099/2019 WHEREIN WHICH THE COURT WAS PLEASED TO TAKE THE COGNIZANCE FOR THE OFFENCE PUNISHABLE U/S 500 OF IPC IN PC NO.77/2018 NOW CONVERTED AS CC Digitally signed by SAMREEN AYUB DESHNUR Location: High Court of Karnataka, Dharwad Bench - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:162 CRL.P No. 100732 of 2022 NO.1099/2019 AND PETITION MAY ALLOWED, IN THE ABOVE CASE TO MEET THE ENDS OF JUSTICE. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V.SRISHANANDA) 1. The petitioner, who is present, files an affidavit along with a memo. The contents of the affidavit are noted. 2. A copy of the affidavit is furnished to the counsel for respondent. 3. Respondent, who is present before the Court accepts the unconditional apology tendered by the petitioner. 4. Placing the affidavit on record, this Court is of the considered opinion that the matter needs to be put to an end by exercising the power vested in this Court under Section 482 Cr.P.C. by following the dictum of the Hon'ble Apex Court in Ramgopal v. State of M.P.1. 1 (2022) 14 SCC 531. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:162 CRL.P No. 100732 of 2022 5. Hence, the following: ORDER (i) The petition stand disposed of by placing the affidavit on record. (ii) In view of the unconditional apology tendered by the petitioner, pending proceedings in CC No.1099/2019 pending on the file of the Hon’ble II Additional Civil Judge and II JMFC, Dharwad, stands quashed. Sd/- (V.SRISHANANDA) JUDGE RHR/-CT-CMU LIST NO.: 2 SL NO.: 2