- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:2539 CRL.P No. 104992 of 2025 C/W CRL.P No. 100097 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 18TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V.SRISHANANDA CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 104992 OF 2025 (482(CR.PC)/528(BNSS)) C/W CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 100097 OF 2026 IN CRL.P NO. 104992/2025 BETWEEN: 1. JYOTAGOUDA S/O ANNAGOUDA PATIL AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE, R/O. KAGWAD TQ KAGWAD 591223, DIST. BELAGAVI. 2. OMKAR S/O JYOTAGOUDA PATIL AGED ABOUT 22 YEARS, OCC. BUSINESS R/O. KAGWAD TQ KAGAWAD 591223, DIST. BELAGAVI. 3. RAJENDRA S/O RAGHURAM BORAGANVI AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE, R/O. KAGWAD TQ KAGWAD 591223, DIST. BELAGAVI. 4. RAGHURAM BORAGANVI AGED 60 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE, R/O. KAGWAD TQ KAGAWAD 591223, DIST. BELAGAVI. 5. SANGEETHA W/O JYOTAGOUDA PATIL AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS, OCC. HOUSEHOLD WORK, R/O. KAGWAD TQ KAGWAD 591223 DIST BELAGAVI. 6. CHANDRIKA D/O JYOTAGOUDA PATIL AGED ABOUT 22 YEARS, OCC. STUDENT, R/O. KAGWAD TQ KAGWAD 591223, CHANDRASHEKAR LAXMAN KATTIMANI Digitally signed by CHANDRASHEKAR LAXMAN KATTIMANI Date: 2026.02.19 15:36:28 +0530 - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:2539 CRL.P No. 104992 of 2025 C/W CRL.P No. 100097 of 2026 DIST BELAGAVI. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. LINGESH V. KATTEMANE, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA THROUGH P.S.H.O. KAGWAD POLICE STATION, TQ KAGWAD DIST BELAGAVI, REP BY ADDL. SPP., HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA DHARWAD BENCH BUILDING, DHARWAD 580011. 2. SHOBHA W/O LATE SATHAGOUDA PATIL AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS, OCC. HOUSEHOLD WORK, R/O. KAGWAD PATIL GALLI, TQ. KAGWAD DIST. BELAGAVI 591223. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. KIRTILATA R. PATIL, HCGP FOR R1; SRI. MANJUNATH S. TORAGAL, ADVOCATE FOR R2) THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED U/S 482 OF CR.P.C. (U/S. 528 OF BNSS, 2023) SEEKING TO QUASH THE PROCEEDINGS IN C.C.NO. 861/2025 PENDING ON THE FILE OF CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC KAGWAD, BELAGAVI FOR THE ALLEGED OFFENCES P/U/SEC. 143, 147, 341, 504, 506 R/W 149 OF IPC REGISTERED BY THE KAGWAD POLICE STATION CRIME NO. 90/2024 AGAINST THE PETITIONERS/A1 TO 6 ALONE BY ALLOWING THIS PETITION, IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE. IN CRL.P NO. 100097/2026 BETWEEN: 1. SHOBHA W/O SATGOUDA PATIL AGE 43 YEARS, OCCUPATION HOUSE HOLD, R/O. KAGWAD, TALUK KAGWAD, DISTRICT BELAGAVI 591223. 2. GANESH S/O SATGOUDA PATIL AGE 23 YEARS, OCCUPATION AGRICULTURE R/O. KAGWAD, TALUK KAGWAD, DISTRICT BELAGAVI 591223. 3. SIDDARUD @ SIDGOUDA S/O BASAGOUDA PATIL AGE 42 YEARS, OCCUPATION AGRICULTURE, - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:2539 CRL.P No. 104992 of 2025 C/W CRL.P No. 100097 of 2026 R/O. HULAGBALI, TALUK ATHANI DISTRICT BELAGAVI 591304. 4. SHIVAPUTRA S/O BASAGOUDA PATIL AGE 36 YEARS, OCCUPATION GOVT. TEACHER, R/O. HULAGBALI, TALUK ATHANI, DISTRICT BELAGAVI 591304. 5. BASAGOUDA S/O SHIVAGOUDA MAGADUM AGE 48 YEARS, OCCUPATION AGRICULTURE, R/O. SAVADI TALUK ATHANI, DISTRICT BELAGAVI 591240. ...PETITIONERS (BY SRI. MANJUNATH S. TORAGAL, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY SHO KAGWAD P.S REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH 580001. 2. JYOTAGOUDA S/O ANNAGOUDA PATIL AGE 51 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE, R/O. SIDDESHWAR COLONY, KAGWAD, TALUK KAGWAD, DIST BELAGAVI 591223. ...RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. KIRTILATA R. PATIL, HCGP FOR R1; SRI. LINGESH V. KATTEMANE, ADVOCATE FOR R2) THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED U/S 482 OF CR.P.C. (U/S. 528 OF BNSS, 2023) SEEKING TO QUASH THE PROCEEDINGS IN C.C.NO. 853/2025 PENDING ON THE FILE OF CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC KAGWAD, BELAGAVI FOR THE ALLEGED OFFENCES P/U/SEC. 143, 147, 427, 504 R/W 149 OF IPC REGISTERED BY THE KAGWAD POLICE IN CRIME NO. 89/2024 AGAINST THE PETITIONERS (A1 TO 5) BY ALLOWING THIS PETITION, IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE. THESE PETITIONS, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:2539 CRL.P No. 104992 of 2025 C/W CRL.P No. 100097 of 2026 ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V.SRISHANANDA) 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners, learned High court Government Pleader for respondent No.1 and learned counsel for respondent No.2. 2. Parties are present with their respective counsels. They have submitted a compromise petition by way of a joint memo, signed by the parties and their respective advocates in both cases. 3. On enquiry, the parties submit that with regard to the civil dispute, they will abide by the decision of the Civil Court in accordance with law, and the criminal cases filed against each other may be closed by placing the joint memo on record. 4. Having heard the submissions, noticed the contents of the joint memo, and enquired with the parties, this Court is satisfied that there is a bona fide settlement in respect of the disputes involved in both criminal cases. The parties are at liberty to adjudicate their respective rights in the pending Civil Suit. - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:2539 CRL.P No. 104992 of 2025 C/W CRL.P No. 100097 of 2026 5. With these observations, this Court is of the opinion that the matter can be allowed. Following the principles of law enunciated by the Hon’ble Apex Court in the case of Ramgopal Vs. State of Madhya Pradesh1, the following order is passed: ORDER i. The joint memo is placed on record in each of these petitions, and the petitions are allowed. ii. Consequently, the pending proceedings in Crl.P. No. 104992/2025 in CC No.861/2025, pending on the file of the Civil Judge and JMFC, Kagwad, Belagavi, and Crl.P. No.100097/2026 in CC No.853/2025, pending on the file of the Civil Judge and JMFC, Kagwad, Belagavi, are hereby quashed. Sd/- (V.SRISHANANDA) JUDGE AC CT-CMU 1 2021 SCC Online SC 834