- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:22233 CRL.P No. 4438 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 24TH DAY OF JUNE, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 4438 OF 2025 (482(Cr.PC) / 528(BNSS) BETWEEN: SRI. JOTHIKRISHNAN NARASIMMA RAJ, S/O. SRI. NARASIMMA RAJU, AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS, R/AT. 31/1, VENU BUILDING, G.S. PALYA ROAD, ELECTRONIC CITY PHASE - 2, BENGALURU – 560 100 …PETITIONER (BY SRI. NAGENDRA KUMAR K., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA PUTTENAHALLI POLICE STATION, JAYAPRAKASH NAGAR, BENGALURU – 560 078 REPRESENTED BY ITS PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, HIGH COURT BUILDING, BENGALURU – 560 001 2. MISS. RAMYA D/O. SRI. KUNJIRAM, AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS, R/AT. NO.35, 4TH MAIN ROAD, PUTTENAHALLI, J.P. NAGAR 7TH PHASE, BENGALURU – 560 078 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. K. NAGESHWARAPPA, HCGP FOR R1; SRI. H. SUNIL KUMAR, ADVOCATE FOR R2) Digitally signed by CHANDANA B M Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:22233 CRL.P No. 4438 of 2025 THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED U/S 482 CR.PC (FILED U/S 528 BNSS) PRAYING TO QUASH THE PROCEEDINGS IN C.C.NO.25770/2019 IN CR.NO.64/2019 REGISTERED BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT POLICE i.e., PUTTENHALLI POLICE STATION, OFFENCE ALLEGED UNDER SECTION 448, 354, 354(d), 504, 509, 506 ALONG WITH EC. 67(a) OF I.T. ACT, ON THE FILE OF PENDING BEFORE THE XXX ADDITIONAL CHIEF JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE, AT BENGALURU AS AGAINST THE PETITIONER OR ALTERNATIVELY DISCHARGE THE PETITIONER FROM THE PROCEEDINGS IN C.C.NO.25770/2019, ON THE FILE OF PENDING BEFORE THE XXX ADDITIONAL CHIEF JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE AT BENGALURU. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR ORAL ORDER In this petition, petitioner has sought for the following reliefs:- “Wherefore, the petitioner most respectfully prays that this Hon’ble Court may be pleased to Quash the proceedings in C.C.No.25770/2019 in Crime No.64/2019 registered by the 1st respondent police i.e., Puttenahalli Police Station offence alleged under Section 448, 354, 354(d), 504, 509, 506 along with Section 67(a) of I.T. Act, on the file of pending before the XXX Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, at Bengaluru, as against the petitioner or alternatively discharge the petitioner from - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:22233 CRL.P No. 4438 of 2025 the proceedings in C.C.No.25770/2019 on the file of pending before the XXX Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, at Bengaluru, in the interest of justice and equity.” 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner – accused and learned counsel for respondent No.2 – complainant have filed a Compromise Petition dated 24.06.2025 duly signed by the petitioner, counsel for petitioner and respondent No.2 and the same is taken on record. 3. Petitioner – accused, respondent No.2-complainant their respective counsel are physically present before the Court and they admit the contents of the aforesaid Compromise Petition, which reads as under:- “COMPROMISE PETITION FILED BY THE PETITIONER AND RESPONDENT NO.2 UNDER SECTION 320 OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE CODE The petitioner and Respondent No.2 above named most respectfully begs to submit as under: 1. The respondent No.2 has filed complaint against the petitioner before the Puttenahalli Police Station, Bangalore, for the offences punishable under section 448, 354, 354(d), 504, 509, 506 of - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:22233 CRL.P No. 4438 of 2025 IPC r/w section 67(a) of IT Act. Based on the complaint FIR was registered in Crime No.64/2019, and after the investigation charge sheet has been filed in CC.No.25770/2019 on the file of 1st ACMM at Bangalore and the said case is set down for evidence of the respondent No.2. 2. During the time of evidence with the intervention of the well-wishers, friends and relatives of the petitioner and respondent No.2, the said case came to be settled among themselves and both the Respondent No.2 and Petitioner have decided to put an end to the litigation. Hence, both have agreed to withdraw all allegations made against each other, both the Petitioner and the Respondent No.2 shall not make any further allegation against each other as they have arrived for the settlement of their dispute. In view of the arrival of the compromise petition the allegations made in the complaint are hereby withdrawn. 3. The Petitioner and Respondent No.2 submit that, the above said offences are all compounding offences and the said offences neither punishable for death nor punishable for life imprisonment. Under the circumstances it is - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:22233 CRL.P No. 4438 of 2025 just and necessary to compound the offences by considering the compromise petition filed by the Petitioner and the Respondent No.2. Wherefore, the Petitioner and Respondent No.2 prays that this Hon'ble Court may be pleased to compound the offences under section 448, 354, 354(d), 504, 509, 506 of IPC r/w section 67(a) of IT Act. by considering the compromise petition and quash the FIR in Crime No.64/2019 and consequently quash the charge sheet filed by the Puttenahalli, Police Station in CC No.25770/20169 on the file of 1st ACMM at Bangalore in the interest of justice and equity.” 4. In view of the aforesaid settlement entered into between the petitioner and respondent No.2, I pass the following: ORDER (i) The petition is disposed of in terms of Joint Compromise Petition filed by the petitioner and respondent No.2 under Section 320 of the Criminal Procedure Code, dated 24.06.2025. (ii) The proceedings in C.C.No.25770/20219 (arising out of Crime No.64/2019 of 1st respondent – Police) registered for the offences punishable under Sections 448, 354, 354(d), 504, 509, - 6 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:22233 CRL.P No. 4438 of 2025 506 of IPC and Section 67(a) of the Information Technology Act, pending on the file of XXX Additional Chief Judicial magistrate, Bengaluru, insofar as the petitioner is concerned are hereby quashed. Sd/- (S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR) JUDGE BMC