Smt Rekha N M v. State of Karnataka

NC:(2025:KHC:54592( WP(No.(38534(of(2025( ( , ,,HC-KAR( ( ( IN(THE(HIGH(COURT(OF(KARNATAKA(AT(BENGALURU(

THDATED(THIS(THE(19 (DAY(OF(DECEMBER,(2025(

BEFORE(

THE(HON'BLE(MR.(JUSTICE(MOHAMMAD(NAWAZ(

WRIT(PETITION(NO.(38534(OF(2025((GM-RES)(

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BETWEEN:(( ( , SMT.,REKHA,N.M.,

AGED,39,YEARS,,, D/O,MALLESHAIAH,,, RESIDING,AT,NO.10/1,,

BHYRASIDDESHWARA,NILAYA,, BHOOPASANDRA,MAIN,ROAD,,, NAGASHETTYHALLI,,,

BENGALURU-560,094., …PETITIONER, ,

(BY,SRI.,VENKATESH,SOMAREDDI,,ADVOCATE), , AND:(

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1., STATE,OF,KARNATAKA, Digitally BY,SANJAY,NAGAR,POLICE,STATION,,, signedtiby LAKSHMI0T REPRESENTED,BY,, Location: High0Court STATE,PUBLIC,PROSECUTOR,,, of0Karnataka HIGH,COURT,OF,KARNATAKA,,, BENGALURU-560,001., ,

2., MR.,ABHISHEK, AGED,35,YEARS,, S/O,LATE,BASAVARAJU,, NDR/AT,NO.60,,2 ,CROSS,, UAS,LAYOUT,,BHOOPASANDRA,,, SANJAY,NAGAR,,, BENGALURU-560,094., …RESPONDENTS, , NC:(2025:KHC:54592( WP(No.(38534(of(2025( ( , ,,HC-KAR( ( ( (BY,SRI.,RAHUL,RAI,K.,,HCGP,FOR,R1;, ,,,,,,SMT.,A.,NANCY,PRINCE,,ADVOCATE,FOR,R2), , , THIS,W.P.,IS,FILED,UNDER,ARTICLES,226,AND,227,OF, THE, CONSTITUTION, OF, INDIA, READ, WITH, SECTION, 528, OF, BHARATIYA,NAGARIK,SURAKSHA,SANHITA,,2023,,PRAYING,TO, QUASH, THE, PROCEEDINGS, IN, C.C.NO.18315/2023, ARISING, OUT, OF, FIR, IN, CRIME, NO.81/2023, DATED, 04.09.2025, REGISTERED, BY, THE, RESPONDENT, NO.1, SANJAY, NAGAR, POLICE, FOR, THE, OFFENCE, PUNISHABLE, UNDER, SEC., 341,, 354(D),AND,504,OF,IPC,PENDING,ON,THE,FILE,OF,VIII,ACMM,, BANGALORE, VIDE, ANNEXURE-D,, IN, SO, FAR, AS, THE, RESPONDENT,NO.2,IS,CONCERNED., , , THIS, PETITION,, COMING, ON, FOR, ORDERS,, THIS, DAY,, ORDER,WAS,MADE,THEREIN,AS,UNDER:, , CORAM:, HON'BLE,MR.,JUSTICE,MOHAMMAD,NAWAZ, , ORAL(ORDER( ( Petitioner, is, seeking, to, quash, the, proceedings, in, C.C.No.18315/2023, arising, out, of, FIR, in, Crime, No.81/2023, registered, at, Sanjay, Nagar, Police, Station,, Bengaluru, City,, pending, on, the, file, of, VIII, ACMM,, Bengaluru.,

¶2FIR is registered on a complaint lodged by respondent No.2, for the offence punishable under Section 341, 354(D), 504 of IPC. On completion of investigation, chargesheet has been filed against the petitioner.

¶3An application is filed under Section 528 of BNSS, 2023 by the learned counsel appearing for parties, to permit them to compromise the dispute and to quash the proceedings. Petitioner and respondent No.2/defacto complainant have filed affidavits, wherein it is stated that they have amicably settled the dispute and sought to permit them to compound the offence.

¶4Respondent No.2 has stated that she wish to lead a peaceful life by burying the hatchet. Hence, she do not wish to prosecute the case any more. She has further stated that the compromise is entered by her voluntarily and there is no coercion or undue influence whatsoever. In the affidavits, the parties have undertaken not to interfere the lives of each other.

¶5Perusal of the complaint averments goes to show that dispute is private in nature, between the petitioner and respondent No.2. The said dispute has been now resolved and the parties have amicably settled the matter.

¶6The Hon9ble Apex Court in Narinder Singh and Others V. State of Punjab and Another reported in

(2014) 6 SCC 466 has held that when the parties have reached the settlement and on that basis, petition for quashing the criminal proceedings is filed, the guiding factor in such cases would be:(i) to secure the ends of justice; or (ii) to prevent abuse of the process of any Court.

¶7In the facts and circumstances, no purpose will be served by continuing the proceedings pending against the petitioner. In order to bring quietus to the entire lis, it is expedient to quash the proceedings, to secure the ends of justice. Accordingly, the following:

ORDER Petition is allowed. The entire proceedings in C.C.No.18315/2023 pending before the VIII ACMM, Bengaluru are quashed.

Sd/- (MOHAMMAD NAWAZ) JUDGE

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