Mr. E. Adithya v. State of Karnataka

NC:(2025:KHC:54861( CRL.P(No.(17214(of(2025( ( , ,,HC-KAR( ( ( IN(THE(HIGH(COURT(OF(KARNATAKA(AT(BENGALURU(

THDATED(THIS(THE(30 (DAY(OF(DECEMBER,(2025(

BEFORE( THE(HON'BLE(MR.(JUSTICE(ANANT(RAMANATH(HEGDE( CRIMINAL(PETITION(NO.(17214(OF(2025(( BETWEEN:(( (

1., MR.,E.,ADITHYA,, S/O,K.,ESHWARAPPA,AGED,ABOUT,28,YEARS,, NDR/A,NO.17,,2 ,,CROSS,, ANDRAHALLI,MAIN,ROAD,, MAYURA,NAGARA,,HEGGANAHALLI,, NDPEENYA,2 ,,STAGE,BANGALORE,NORTH,, VISHWANEEDAM,,BANGALORE-560091., ,

2., SMT.,JAYALAKSHMI, W/O.,K.,ESHWARAPPA,,AGED,ABOUT,49,YEARS,, NDR/A,NO.17,,2 ,,CROSS,ANDRAHALLI,MAIN,ROAD,,

NEAR,CHANDRAGIRI,BAR,, ND MAYURA,NAGAR,,PEENYA,2 ,STAGE,, BENGALURU,560091., …PETITIONERS, (BY,SRI.,HANUMANTHARAYA,C,H.,ADVOCATE), , Digitally signedtiby0C (HONNUR AND:(SAB (Location: HIGH 1., STATE,OF,KARNATAKA, COURT0OF BY,JNANABHARATHI,POLICE,STATION,, KARNATAKA NOW,BY,ANNAPORNESHWARI,NAGAR,P.S., REPRESENTED,BY,STATE,PUBLIC,PROSECUTOR,, HIGH,COURT,BUILDING,,BANGALORE-560001., ,

2., MS.,MONISHA,RAM, D/O,RAMEGOWDA, AGED,ABOUT,23,YEARS,R/AT,NO.,670,,, 5TH,CROSS,, BALAJI,LAYOUT,,BENGALURU,560056,

…RESPONDENTS (BY SMT WAHEEDA M M, HCGP FOR R.1, SRI CHANDAN B K, ADVOCATE FOR R.2)

THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 482 CR.PC (FILED U/S 528 BNSS) BY THE ADVOCATE FOR THE PETITIONER PRAYING THAT THIS HONOURABLE COURT MAY BE PLEASED TO QUASH THE FIR AND CONSEQUENT INVESTIGATION IN CR.NO.334/2025 REGISTERED ON

01.09.2025 BY ANNAPORNESHWARI NAGAR P.S. FOR THE OFFENCES P/U/S. 69, 88, 115(2), 351(2) FO BNS, AGAINST THE PETITIONERS, WHICH IS NOW PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE HONBLE VI ADDL. CMM, BENGALURU CITY, AGAINST THE PETITIONERS.

THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE

ORAL ORDER This petition is filed to quash the FIR and consequent investigation in Crime No.0334/2025 registered on

01.09.2025 before Annapurneshwari Nagara Police Station, Bengaluru for the offences punishable under Sections 69, 88, 115(2), 351(2) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and to quash the proceeding before the VI Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Bengaluru.

¶2Learned counsel for the petitioner is present, learned respondent No.2 is present and learned High Court Government Pleader is present.

¶3The petitioners have filed an application in I.A.No.1/2025 for compounding the offence. The application is accompanied by joint affidavits filed by petitioners No.1 and 2 and respondent No. 2.

¶4Learned counsel for petitioners and respondent No.2 would also place reliance on the following judgments of the Co-ordinate Benches of this Court:

(i) Sri.Ruthwik Chandra M vs. State of Karnataka and Another1

(ii) Akki Lakshmi Reddy vs. State of Karnataka and Another2

(iii) Mr.Fakirappa Hatti vs. State of Karnataka and Another3 and would submit that the case of this nature can be compounded with the consent of both parties.

1 Criminal Petition No.6263/2025 2 Criminal Petition no.15001/2025 3 Criminal Petition No.11014/2024

¶5It is submitted that the aforementioned cases are disposed of by accepting the settlement arrived at between the parties though the offence alleged is under Section 376 of the Indian Penal Code.

¶6The Court has made enquiry with the parties who are present before the Court.

¶7The complainant/respondent No.2 submits that she has voluntarily entered into settlement.

¶8After going through the affidavit filed by the parties, the Court is of the view that complainant and the petitioners have entered into settlement and they do not intend to prosecute the matter any further. It is also noticed that the charge sheet is not yet filed.

¶9Under these circumstances accepting submissions and based on the ratio laid down in the aforementioned cases, following order is passed:

ORDER

(i) The application is allowed, consequently the Criminal Petition is allowed.

(ii) FIR/complaint in Crime No.0334/2025 registered on 01.09.2025 before Annapurneshwari Nagara Police Station, Bengaluru is quashed.

(iii) In case the Investigating Agency has recovered anything from the complainant or the accused, same shall be released after due identification.

(iv) Bail bond if any executed stands cancelled. Sd/- (ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE) JUDGE

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