- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:9889 CRL.P No. 1066 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 7TH DAY OF MARCH, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 1066 OF 2025 BETWEEN: VENKATESH R S/O RAGHAV CHAR SUN RIDGE VILLAGE, #221-1, GROUND TO 3RD FLOOR ADDE VISHWANATHAPURA, RAJANAKUNTE, BENGALURU - 560 064. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. MUHAMMAD SHAMIL, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA INDIRANAGAR POLICE STATION BENGALURU REPRESENTED BY THE STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BANGALORE-01. 2. MAHESH SHETTY M S/O SHANKAR SHETTY M AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS SBB SPRINGFIELDS APARTMENT, FLAT NO.409, THANISANDRA MAIN ROAD, NAGAVAR, BENGALURU CITY, KARNATAKA-560 004. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. LAKSHMAN B., HCGP FOR R-1; SRI. NANDISH J.T., ADVOCATE FOR R-2) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 482 CR.PC (FILED U/S 528 BNNS) PRAYING TO QUASH THE FIR AND ENTIRE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE PETITIONER IN CR.NO.181/2024 Digitally signed by B K MAHENDRAKUMAR Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:9889 CRL.P No. 1066 of 2025 REGISTERED IN THE INDIRANAGAR POLICE STATION, BANGALORE FOR THE OFFENCES PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTIONS 384 AND 389 OF THE INDIAN PENAL CODE 1860 PENDING BEFORE THE COURT OF X ADDL. CHIEF METROPOLITAN MAGISTRATE, MAYOHALL, BANGALORE. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR ORAL ORDER The petitioner challenges the registration of the crime for the offences punishable under Sections 384, and 389 of IPC. 2. The 2nd respondent lodged the FIR stating that the petitioner-accused by threatening with dire consequences is trying to extort money from the 2nd respondent. 3. The parties are present before this Court and have filed an application along with the affidavit for compounding of the offences stating that they have amicably resolved the dispute among themselves, and in terms of the settlement, the 2nd respondent has agreed to withdraw all the allegations made against the petitioner, and has no objection for quashing the impugned FIR. 4. The application along with a joint affidavit is placed on record. 5. Given the fact that the parties have amicably resolved the dispute among themselves, it would be a futile exercise, if the petitioner-accused is subjected to investigation, - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:9889 CRL.P No. 1066 of 2025 since the probability of the police filing the charge sheet is remote and bleak in view of the settlement. Therefore, the continuation of investigation will be an abuse of the process of law. 6. Accordingly, I pass the following: ORDER i) The petition is allowed. ii) The impugned FIR in Crime No.181/2024, registered by the Indiranagar Police Station, stands quashed. Sd/- (HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR) JUDGE HR List No.: 2 Sl No.: 9