- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:13759 CRL.P No. 606 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 2ND DAY OF APRIL, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE PRADEEP SINGH YERUR CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 606 OF 2025 BETWEEN: C.P. YOGESHWAR, S/O LATE PUTTAMADEGOWDA, NOW AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS, NO. 464, 6TH CROSS, II PHASE, III STAGE, HOSAKEREHALLI, BENGALURU - 560 085. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. CHANDRASHEKARA K.A, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY THE POLICE OF VIDHANA SOUDHA P.S., BENGALURU - 560 001. REPRESENTED BY SPP, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, BENGALURU - 560 001. 2. A. RUDREGOWDA, S/O A. APPAREDDY, NOW AGED ABOUT 66 YEARS, R/AT NO. 493, 9TH BLOCK, 2ND STAGE, NAGARABHAVI, BENGALURU - 560 072. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. S.B. MATTAPATI, ADVOCATE FOR R2; SRI. JAGADEESH B.M, ADDL. SPL.P.P FOR R1) Digitally signed by GAVRIBIDANUR SUBRAMANYA GUPTA SREENATH Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:13759 CRL.P No. 606 of 2025 THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 482 OF CR.PC (FILED U/S 528 BNSS) PRAYING TO QUASH THE ENTIRE PROCEEDINGS IN CC NO. 17977/2018 NOW PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE LEARNED 41ST ACJM BENGALURU FOR THE OFFENCE PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTION 420 IPC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE PRADEEP SINGH YERUR ORAL ORDER Learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for respondent No.2 along with Sri A.Rudregowda-respondent No.2 are physically present before this Court. 2. Learned Additional SPP accepts notice for respondent No.1. He waives the service of notice. 3. Learned counsel Sri.S.B.Matapati files vakalath on behalf of respondent No.2 in firm name M/s Mathapati Law Associates. The same is taken on record. Sri A.Rudregowda- respondent No.2 is identified by the learned counsel for respondent No.2. 4. The parties to the proceedings, namely, the petitioner and respondent No.2 have filed an application along - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:13759 CRL.P No. 606 of 2025 with an affidavit under Section 482 of the CPC/528 of BNSS, 2023 for compounding the offence. 5. The present petition is filed by the petitioner/accused seeking to quash the entire proceedings in C.C.No.17977/2018 pending on the file of 41st ACJM, Bengaluru for the offence punishable under Section 420 of IPC. 6. It is contended in the application filed today that during the pendency of the present petition, the accused and the complainant/respondent No.2 have amicably settled the dispute. The complaint filed by respondent No.2 ended up in filing a charge sheet, which is placed before the Court. Now it is submitted that in view of an amicable settlement resolving the dispute between the parties, respondent No.2 does not wish to continue the prosecution further as both the parties have arrived at an amicable settlement in resolving the dispute. 7. It is also contended by the petitioner and respondent No.2 that in view of the settlement having been arrived at between them, respondent No.2/complainant may not support the case of prosecution, due to which the chances of conviction of the accused becomes very slim. No useful - 4 - NC: 2025:KHC:13759 CRL.P No. 606 of 2025 purpose will be served in the continuation of the proceedings, in view of the settlement between the parties. It is also contended that the offence is a compoundable offence at the instance of the parties and accordingly, they seek to quash the proceedings and permit them to compound the offence and consequently quash the proceedings. 8. This Court enquired with both the petitioner and respondent No. 2, who are physically present before the Court. Both of them have voluntarily submitted that they have executed and signed this application jointly to compound the offence in view of the settlement agreed and arrived at between them. As the offence is compoundable and the same is permissible in law, the further proceedings may not lead to any useful purpose and this would also save the precious time of the Court. Hence, this Court accepts the joint application filed by the petitioner and respondent No.2. 9. Learned Additional SPP does not have objection as the parties have settled the dispute between themselves and the same is permissible in law. Under the circumstances, this Court passes the following: - 5 - NC: 2025:KHC:13759 CRL.P No. 606 of 2025 ORDER i. The petition is disposed of in view of the settlement arrived between the parties. The parties are permitted to compound the offence. ii. The proceedings in C.C.No.17977/2018 pending on the file of 41st ACJM, Bengaluru, for the offence punishable under Section 420 IPC is hereby quashed. Sd/- (PRADEEP SINGH YERUR) JUDGE HDK List No.: 1 Sl No.: 1 CT: BHK