- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:409 CRL.P No. 101568 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA,AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 14TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V.SRISHANANDA CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 101568 OF 2024 (482(CR.PC)/528(BNSS)) BETWEEN: NARAYANRAO S/O VENKATARAO PATIL, AGE. 48 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE, R/O. M.M. MINI HOUSE, NEKAR NAGAR HUBBALLI-580024, DIST. DHARWAD. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. PRASHANT S.KADADEVAR, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA DHARWAD BENCH, THROUGH SHIRAHATTI PS TQ. SHIRAHATTI, DIST. GADAG- 582120. 2. SHRINIVASRAO S/O VENKATAROA PATIL AGE. 46 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE, R/O. VADAVI-582112 TQ. SHIRAHATTI, DIST. GADAG. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. KIRTILATA R. PATIL, HCGP FOR R1; SRI. S.R. HEGDE, ADVOCATE FOR R2) THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED U/S 482 OF CR.P.C., PRAYING TO QUASH THE ENTIRE PROCEEDINGS IN CC NO.930/2023 (SHIRAHATTI PS CR.NO.167/2023) PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE II ADDL.CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC-II, GADAG C/C CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC, LAXMESHWAR FOR THE OFFENCE PUNISHABLE U/S 341, 323, 504, 506, 427 OF IPC, IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: Digitally signed by CHANDRASHEKAR LAXMAN KATTIMANI Location: High Court of Karnataka, Dharwad Bench - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:409 CRL.P No. 101568 of 2024 ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V.SRISHANANDA) Learned counsel for respondent No.2 has filed a memo. The memo reads as under: “Herein the advocate for the respondent No.2 most humbly begs to submit as under; 1. The petitioner have filed the present criminal petition for quashing of the proceedings in C.C.No.930/2023 on the file of the Civil Judge and JMFC, Laxmeshwar. 2. In the said C.C.No.930/2023 in view of allowing of the application filed under Section 320(1) of Cr.P.C. filed for compounding of offences against the accused person/petitioner, the accused/petitioner is acquitted for the offence punishable under Section 341, 323, 327, 504, 506 of IPC before the Lok Adalath. Wherefore, it is most humbly prays before this Hon'ble court to dispose of the matter in view of order of acquittal passed in C.C.No.930/2023, in the interest of justice and equity.” 2. Placing the memo on record, petition is dismissed as rendered infructuous. Sd/- (V.SRISHANANDA) JUDGE CLK/Ct-cmu