- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:2157 CRL.P No. 100170 of 2026 C/W CRL.P No. 102002 of 2024 CRL.P No. 103391 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 11TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V.SRISHANANDA CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 100170 OF 2026 (482(CR.PC)/528(BNSS)) C/W CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 102002 OF 2024 CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 103391 OF 2024 IN CRL.P NO. 100170/2026 BETWEEN: 1. SRINIVAS REDDY S. S/O. LATE NARASAREDDY S., AGE. 53 YEARS, OCC. FARMER, R/O. SRIKRISHNA COLONY, BEHIND ANDRA KEB, OPP. NALANDA, BALLARI, TQ. AND DIST. BALLARI-583101. 2. VENKATESHWAR REDDY S/O. LATE NARASAREDDY S, AGE. 63 YEARS, OCC. FARMER, R/O. SRIKRISHNA COLONY, BEHIND ANDRA KEB, OPP. NALANDA, BALLARI, TQ. AND DIST. BALLARI-583101. 3. TIRUPATHI REDDY S/O. LATE NARASAREDDY S., AGE. 58 YEARS, OCC. MILKMAN, R/O. SRIKRISHNA COLONY, BEHIND ANDRA KEB, OPP. NALANDA, BALLARI, TQ. AND DIST. BALLARI-583101. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. HARSH DESAI, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY ITS PSI, RURAL P.S. BALLARI R/BY S.P.P. HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA DHARWAD BENCH, DHARWAD-011. CHANDRASHEKAR LAXMAN KATTIMANI Digitally signed by CHANDRASHEKAR LAXMAN KATTIMANI Date: 2026.02.17 16:59:13 +0530 - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:2157 CRL.P No. 100170 of 2026 C/W CRL.P No. 102002 of 2024 CRL.P No. 103391 of 2024 2. GOPAL REDDY S. S/O. LATE PARVATHAPPA AGE. 68 YEARS, OCC. BUSINESSMAN, R/O. BLOCK NO.23, WARD NO.18, PATEL NAGAR EXTENSION, RAGHAVENDRA COLONY, 1ST STAGE, TQ. AND DIST. BALLARI-583101. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. KIRTILATA R. PATIL, HCGP FOR R1; SRI. GANAPATI M. BHAT, ADVOCATE FOR R2) THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED U/S. 528 OF BSSS, SEEKING TO ALLOW THE CRIMINAL PETITION AND QUASH PROCEEDINGS IN C.C.NO. 583/2023 (CRIME NO. 159/2023 OF BALLARI RURAL P.S) PENDING ON THE FILE OF COURT OF III ADDL. CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC COURT, BALLARI FOR AN OFFENCE P/U/SEC. 323, 324, 504, 506 R/W 34 OF IPC IN SO FAR PETITIONERS HEREIN/ACCUSED NO. 1 TO 3 RESPECTIVELY, IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE. IN CRL.P NO. 102002/2024 BETWEEN: 1. VENKATESHWARA REDDY S/O NARASA REDDY AGE. 52 YEARS, NEAR ANDHRA KEB SANGANAKAL ROAD, BALLARI-583101. 2. SRINIVASA REDDY S/O NARASA REDDY AGE. 44 YEARS, NEAR ANDHRA KEB SANGANAKAL ROAD, BALLARI-583101. 3. THIRUPATI REDDY S/O NARASA REDDY AGE. 49 YEARS, NEAR ANDHRA KEB SANGANAKAL ROAD, BALLARI-583101. 4. INDRA REDDY S/O NARASA REDDY AGE. 24 YEARS, NEAR ANDHRA KEB - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:2157 CRL.P No. 100170 of 2026 C/W CRL.P No. 102002 of 2024 CRL.P No. 103391 of 2024 SANGANAKAL ROAD, BALLARI-583101. ...PETITIONERS (BY SRI. HARSH DESAI, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY STATION HOUSE OFFICER, BALLARI RURAL POLICE STATION, REPRESENTAED BY THE SPP, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH, DHARWAD-580011. 2. S. GOPAL REDDY S/O LATE PARVATHAPPA AGE. 65 YEARS, BLOCK NO.23, PATEL NAGAR EXTENSION RAGHAVENDRA COLONY, 1ST STAGE, BALLARI-583101 ...RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. KIRTILATA R. PATILV, HCGP FOR R1; SRI. GANAPATI M. BHAT, ADVOCATE FOR R2) THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED U/SEC. 482 OF CR.P.C. SEEKING TO QUASH THE ENTIRE PROCEEDINGS IN CC NO. 266/2023 (CRIME NO. 50/2022 BY THE BALLARI RURAL POLICE STATION ARISING OUT OF PCR NO. 13 OF 2020) FOR THE OFFENCCE P/U/SEC. 323, 324, 341, 447, 506 AND 34 OF IPC, 1860 PENDING ON THE FILE OF III ADDITIONAL CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC AT BALLARI WITH EXEMPLARY COSTS, IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE. IN CRL.P NO. 103391/2024 BETWEEN: 1. GOPAL REDDY @ S. GOPAL REDDY S/O LATE PARVATHAPPA AGE. 65 YEARS, OCC. BUSINESSMAN, R/O. RAGHAVENDRA COLONY, 1ST STAGE, PATEL NAGAR, BALLARI TQ.DIST. BALLARI-583101. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:2157 CRL.P No. 100170 of 2026 C/W CRL.P No. 102002 of 2024 CRL.P No. 103391 of 2024 2. YERRISWAMY S. @ SATVIK F. S/O HANUMANTHA REDDY AGE. 45 YEARS, OCC. BUSINESSMAN, R/O. ANDARAL (ANDRALU) PATEL NAGAR, BALLARI TQ.DIST. BALLARI-583101. ...PETITIONERS (BY SRI. GANAPATI M. BHAT, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY ITS PSI, RURAL P.S.BALLARI REPRESENTED BY S.P.P. HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA DHARWAD BENCH, DHARWAD-011. 2. SRINIVAS REDDY S. S/O LATE NARASAREDDY AGE. 50 YEARS, OCC. FARMER R/O. SRI KRISHNA COLONY, BEHIND ANDHRA KEB, OPP. NALANDA SCHOOL, MOKA ROAD, BALLARI, TQ.DIST. BALLARI-583103. ...RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. KIRTILATA R. PATIL, HCGP FOR R1; SRI. HARSH DESAI, ADVOCATE FOR R2) THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED U/S 528 OF BNSS, PRAYING TO ALLOW THE CRIMINAL PETITION FILED U/S 528 OF BNSS, 2023 AND QUASH PROCEEDINGS IN CC NO.611/2023 (CRIME NO.156/2023 OF RURAL P.S. BALLARI) PENDING ON THE FILE OF COURT OF III ADDL.CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC COURT, BALLARI FOR AN OFFENCES PUNISHABLE U/S 323, 324, 504, 506 R/W SECTION 34 OF IPC, IN SO FAR AS PETITIONERS/ACCUSED NO.1 AND 3 RESPECTIVELY, IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE. THESE PETITIONS, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:2157 CRL.P No. 100170 of 2026 C/W CRL.P No. 102002 of 2024 CRL.P No. 103391 of 2024 ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V.SRISHANANDA) 1. Heard Sri.Harsh Desai, learned counsel appearing for petitioners, Smt.Kirtilata R. Patil, learned High Court Government Pleader, appearing for respondent No.1-State and Sri.Ganapati. M. Bhat, learned counsel appearing for respondent No.2. 2. The parties are present before the Court along with their respective learned counsel and have filed an application of compromise petition. 3. On enquiry, this Court is satisfied that the settlement arrived at between the parties is true settlement. It appears that a trivial incident was blown out of proportion, resulting in the filing of the case and counter-case. 4. The compromise petition is taken on record. 5. Taking note of the true settlement between the parties, which is privy to the parties and had no social impact and following the principles laid down by the Hon’ble Supreme - 6 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:2157 CRL.P No. 100170 of 2026 C/W CRL.P No. 102002 of 2024 CRL.P No. 103391 of 2024 Court in Ramgopal and Another v. State of Madhya Pradesh1, the following order is passed: ORDER (i) The petitions and the compromise applications are allowed. (ii) Consequently, the proceedings in C.C.No.583/2023 arising out of Crime No.159/2023 of Ballari Rural Police Station, pending on the file of the Court of the III Additional Civil Judge and JMFC, Ballari in Criminal Petition No.100170/2026 and in C.C.No.266/2023 arising out of Crime No.50/2022 of Ballari Rural Police Station (PCR No.13/2020) pending on the file of the Court of the III Additional Civil Judge and JMFC, Ballari in Criminal Petition No.102002/2024 and in C.C.No.611/2023 arising out of Crime No.156/2023 of Ballari Rural Police Station, pending on the file of the III Additional Civil 1 (2022) 14 SCC 531 - 7 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:2157 CRL.P No. 100170 of 2026 C/W CRL.P No. 102002 of 2024 CRL.P No. 103391 of 2024 Judge and JMFC, Ballari in Criminal Petition No.103391/2024 are hereby quashed In view of the disposal of the petitions, pending I.As., if any, do not survive for consideration and accordingly stand disposed of. Sd/- (V.SRISHANANDA) JUDGE RHR/-Ct-cmu LIST NO.: 1 SL NO.: 105