- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:9873 CRL.P No. 4213 of 2024 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. 4213 OF 2024 BETWEEN: 1. MAHESH GOVINDRAJU S/O GOVINDRAJU, AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS, R/A GOVIANU, GRACE GARDEN, BENSON ROAD, BENSON TOWN, BANGALORE - 560 046. 2. SHILPA SHREE R W/O RAGHU B H, AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS, R/A NO. 35, 3RD CROSS, 3RD MAIN ROAD, NEAR VENKATESHWARA TEMPLE ROAD, CHOWDESHWARI NAGAR, BANGALORE NORTH, BANGALORE - 560 058. 3. TIRUPATTUR MOHAMED IRFAN C/O TIRUPATTUR MOHAMMED MOIN, AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS, R/A NO. 18, ATKINSON ROAD, VEPERY, CHENNAI - 600 007. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. RAKSHITH R., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA BY SADASHIVNAGAR POLICE STATION, REP BY SPP, HIGH COURT OF KARANTAKA, BANGALORE - 560 001. Digitally signed by R HEMALATHA Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:9873 CRL.P No. 4213 of 2024 2. SYED YUSUF BABU S/O LATER SYED SABULLAH, AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS, R/A NO. 136, 8TH MAIN, 7TH CROSS, HUTCHINS ROAD, FRAZER TOWN, BANGALORE - 560 005. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. LAKSHMAN B, HCGP FOR R1; SRI. AVINASH S P, ADVOCATE FOR R2) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 482 CR.PC BY THE ADVOCATE FOR THE PETITIONER PRAYING THAT THIS HONOURABLE COURT MAY BE PLEASED TO QUASH THE FIR DATED 11.03.2024 AGAINST THIS PETITIONERS IN CR.NO.78/2024 OF THE SADASHIVANAGAR P.S. PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE XXXIX A.C.M.M BENGALURU FOR THE OFFENCE P/U/S 324, 504, 506 R/W 34 OF IPC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR ORAL ORDER The petitioners are challenging the registration of FIR in Crime No.78/2024 for the offences punishable under Sections 324, 504, 506 read with Section 34 of IPC. 2. The respondent No.2 lodged the FIR alleging that the petitioners abused, threatened with dire consequences, and also assaulted him. 3. The learned counsel for the respondent No.2 has filed a memo stating that the parties have resolved the dispute - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:9873 CRL.P No. 4213 of 2024 among themselves in order to prevent further hostility with the parties. The respondent No.2 has agreed to withdraw all the allegations, and has no objection for quashing the FIR. 4. The memo is placed on record. 5. In light of the memo filed by the learned counsel for the respondent No.2, the continuation of criminal proceedings will be an abuse of the process of law. 6. Accordingly, the petition is allowed. The impugned FIR in Crime No.78/2024 registered by the Sadashivnagar P.S pending on the file of the learned XXXIX Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Bengaluru, insofar as it relates to the petitioners - accused Nos.1 to 3 is hereby quashed. Sd/- (HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR) JUDGE BKM List No.: 1 Sl No.: 113