- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:17675 WP No. 12749 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 26TH DAY OF APRIL, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR WRIT PETITION NO. 12749 OF 2025 (GM-RES) BETWEEN: 1. SMT. AISHWARYA, AGED ABOUT 29 YEARS, D/O NIRANJAN MURTHY, R/A NO. 204, VINUTA VISTA APARTMENT, NGEF LAYOUT, NAGARBHAVI, BENGALURU - 560 029. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. MAYUR D. BHANU, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA, REPRESENTED BY SHO, SUBRAMANYANAGAR POLICE STATION, REPRESENTED BY SPP, HIGH COURT BUILDING, AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU - 560 001. 2. SMT. SAROJA B.R, AGED ABOUT 66 YEARS, W/O LATE NAGARAJU, R/A NO. 125, 4TH CROSS, 1ST N BLOCK, RAJAJINAGAR, BENGALURU - 560 010. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. LAKSHMAN B, HCGP FOR R1; SRI. RAJATH S, ADVOCATE FOR R2) Digitally signed by R HEMALATHA Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:17675 WP No. 12749 of 2025 THIS W.P. IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA R/W SEC. 528 OF BNSS, PRAYING TO QUASH THE FIR IN CRIME NO. 191/2024 OF THE RESPONDENT SUBRMANYANAGAR POLICE STATION REGISTERED FOR THE OFFENCE PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTION 306 OF BHARATIYA NYAYA SANHITA, 2023 IN SO FAR AS THE PETITIONER IS CONCERNED (ANNX-B). 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 FIR in Crime No.191/2024 for the offence punishable under Section 306 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. 2. Respondent No.2 lodged the FIR stating that the maid working in their house had committed theft of gold articles. During the course of investigation, the petitioner was arraigned as an accused, suspected of having committed the theft. 3. The petitioner and Respondent No.2 appeared before this Court on 25.04.2025 and filed an application under Section 359 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, seeking compounding of the offence. - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:17675 WP No. 12749 of 2025 4. A perusal of the application indicates that the parties have amicably resolved the dispute among themselves. As per the terms of settlement, Respondent No.2 no longer wishes to prosecute the petitioner, has agreed to withdraw all allegations, and has no objection to quashing the proceedings. 5. Given that the parties have amicably resolved the dispute, subjecting the petitioner to further investigation would be a futile exercise, as the likelihood of the police filing a final report is remote and bleak. In such circumstances, the continuation of the investigation would amount to an abuse of the process of law. 6. Accordingly, I pass the following: ORDER i. Petition is allowed. ii. The impugned FIR in Cr.No.191/2024 registered by Subramanyanagar Police Station is hereby quashed. Sd/- (HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR) JUDGE RKA List No.: 1 Sl No.: 147 CT: BHK