- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:277 CRL.P No. 105378 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 12TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V.SRISHANANDA CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 105378 OF 2025 (482(CR.PC)/528(BNSS)) BETWEEN: 1. SRI. VIRUPASKHA SHIVAPPA MANVI @ VIRUPAKSHAPPA SHIVANAND MANVI S/O SHIVAPPA MANVI AGED ABOUT - 48 YEARS, RESIDING AT NO.1306, GROUND FLOOR, VENKATADRI NILAYA, 6TH CROSS, 1ST STAGE, 2ND PHASE, CHANDRA LAYOUT, BENGALURU, KARNATAKA, INDIA. PIN CODE-560040. 2. SMT. YASHODHAR W/O VIRUPASKHA MANVI W/O VIRUPASKHA MANVI @ VIRUPAKSHAPPA SHIVANAND MANVI AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS, RESIDING AT NO. 1306, GROUND FLOOR, VENKATADRI NILAYA, 6TH CROSS, 1ST STAGE, 2ND PHASE, CHANDRA LAYOUT, BENGALURU, KARNATAKA, INDIA. PIN CODE-560040. 3. SRI. SHIVAPPA S/O LATE DODDAVERAPPA MANVI @ SHIVANAND S/O DODDAVEERAPPA MANVI S/O DODDAVERAPPA MANVI AGED ABOUT - 77 YEARS, RESIDING AT HOSPETE ONI KERUR KERUR TOWN – 587206, TALUK BADAMI, DISTRICT - BAGALKOT PIN CODE 587206. Digitally signed by CHANDRASHEKAR LAXMAN KATTIMANI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATKA DHARWAD BENCH Date: 2026.01.14 14:07:23 +0530 - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:277 CRL.P No. 105378 of 2025 4. SMT. SAVITRI W/O SHIVAPPA MANVI AGED ABOUT - 71 YEARS, RESIDING AT HOSPETE ONI KERUR KERUR TOWN - 587206 TALUK BADAMI, DISTRICT - BAGALKOT PIN CODE-587206. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. VIJAYAKUMAR G.BAGOJI, AND SRI. VIJAY S. CHINIWAR, ADVOCATES) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY DHARAWAD URBAN POLICE STATION REPRESENTED BY POLICE INSPECTOR DHARAWAD PIN CODE- 580001 REPRESENTED BY HIGH COURT GOVERNMENT PLEADER OFFICE AT HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARAWAD. 2. SRI. TIRAKAPPA S/O BASAPPA SHIVALLI, S/O BASAPPA SHIVALLI AGED ABOUT 77 YEARS, RESIDING AT HOUSE NO.35, 2ND CROSS, 2ND MAIN, SILVER ARCHID, KELAGERI ROAD, DHARAWAD – 580003. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. B.G. INDI, ADVOCATE FOR SRI. K.L. PATIL, ADVOCATE) THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED U/SE. 528 OF BNSS, 2023, PRAYING TO QUASH THE ENTIRE PROCEEDINGS IN C.C.NO.61/2014 (IN DHARWAD SUB-URBAN PS CRIME NO.83/2013) ON THE FILE OF THE PRINCIPAL CIVIL JUDGE AND PRINCIPAL JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE OF FIRST CLASS, DHARWAD, AT DHARWAD FOR THE OFFENCE U/SEC. 120B, 509, 504, 506, 384, 511 R/W 34 OF IPC. IN SO FAR AS PETITIONERS/A1 TO A4 IS CONCERNED, IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:277 CRL.P No. 105378 of 2025 ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V.SRISHANANDA) Petitioners and 1st and 2nd respondent present represented by their respective advocates. 2. The father of the 2nd petitioner is the complainant who had lodged the complaint with Sub-Urban Police Station, Dharwad which was thoroughly investigated and charge sheet came to be filed against the petitioners for the offences under Section 120B, 504, 506, 509, 384 and 511 read with Section 34 IPC. 3. Parties have now presented an application under Section 359 of BNSS and submit that there is a voluntary compromise and complainant wants to withdraw the complaint which was filed and investigated and charge sheet being filed as against the petitioners in order to allow the 2nd petitioner to live happy life with the 1st petitioner and petitioners No.3 and 4 being the parents-in-law of 2nd petitioner. 4. On enquiry, the parties would submit that to reach compromise terms, there is no force or undue influence or coercion and the same is voluntary in nature. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:277 CRL.P No. 105378 of 2025 5. Taking note of the true settlement among the parties, this Court is of the considered opinion that the pending criminal case in C.C.No.61/2014 needs to be quashed by following the dictum of the Hon'ble Apex Court in the case of Hon'ble Apex Court in the case of Ramgopal and another v. State of Madhyapradesh reported in (2022) 14 SCC 531. 6. Accordingly, following order is passed: ORDER i. Application is allowed and by exercise of the inherent power vested in this Court under Section 482 Cr.P.C. ii. Consequently pending criminal case in C.C.No.61/2024 on the file of Principal Civil Judge and Principal Judicial Magistrate First Class, Dharwad stands hereby quashed. Sd/- (V.SRISHANANDA) JUDGE CLK CT-CMU LIST NO.: 2 SL NO.: 95