- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:18975 WP No. 13547 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 4TH DAY OF JUNE, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR WRIT PETITION NO.13547 OF 2025 (GM-RES) BETWEEN: CHRISTY FRIEDGRAM INDUSTRY PRIVATE LIMITED A COMPANY INCORPORATED UNDER THE COMPANIES ACT, HAVING REGISTERED OFFICE AT A-2 AND A-3, SIDCO INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, ANDIPALYAM, TIRUCHENGODE, TAMIL NADU, INDIA – 637 214. REPRESENTED BY ITS AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE BY ITS GENERAL MANAGER. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. SHIVANANDA R., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA THROUGH VIDHANA SOUDHA POLICE STATION, BANGALORE – 560 001 2. PUSHPA K AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, W/O RAJASHEKAR, ITANGUR ROAD, SARJAPUR, BANGALORE – 560 025 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. CHANNAPPA ERAPPA, HCGP FOR R1; SRI. GIRISHA T.R., ADV. FOR R2) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO CALL FOR RECORDS OF THE FIR IN THE VIDHANA SOUDHA POLICE STATION CRIME NO.114 OF 2023 FROM THE 1ST RESPONDENT AND QUASH THE Digitally signed by CHANDANA B M Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:18975 WP No. 13547 of 2025 FIR IN VIDHANA SOUDHA PS CRIME NO.114 OF 2023 (ANNEXURE- A) AND COMPLAINT (ANNEXURE-B) FOR OFFENCES PUNISHABLE U/S 120B AND 420 OF IPC, 1860 AND ALL FURTHER INVESTIGATION PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE 39TH ADDITIONAL CHIEF METROPOLITAN MAGISTRATE COURT, NRUPTHUNGA ROAD, BANGALORE CITY. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, 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:- “a. Call for the records of the FIR in the Vidhana Soudha Police Station Crime No.114 of 2023 from the 1st Respondent; b. Allow the writ petition by quashing the First Information Report in Vidhana Soudha Police Station Crime No.114 of 2023 (Annexure – “A”) and complaint (Annexure- “B”) for offences punishable under Sections 120B and 420 of Indian Penal Code, 1860 and all further Investigation pending on the file of the 39th Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court, Nrupathunga Road, Bangalore City. c. Pass any other order that this Hon’ble Court may deem fit in the interests of justice insofar as petitioner is concerned.” 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner – accused No.2 and learned counsel for respondent No.2 – complainant have filed a Joint Compromise Petition duly signed by the petitioner, 2nd - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:18975 WP No. 13547 of 2025 respondent and their respective counsel and the same is taken on record. 3. Authorized representative of Petitioner – accused No.2 and its counsel and respondent No.2 and her counsel are physically present before the Court and they admit the contents of the Joint Compromise Petition, which reads as under:- “JOINT COMPROMISE PETITION UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA READ WITH SECTION 482 OF THE CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE, 1973 READ WITH SECTION 528 OF THE BNSS, 2023 BY WAY OF AFFIDAVIT We, SS Mani, son of Subramanian Gounder, aged about 74 years, having office at #83, Sadananda Sadana, Flat No. 01, Ground Floor, 6th Cross. Malleshwaram, Bangalore - 560 003, the authorized representative of the Petitioner herein and Pushpa K, wife of Rajashekar, aged about 55 years, residing at Itangur Road, Sarjapur Road, Bangalore-560 025, do hereby solemnly affirm and state on oath as under: 1) We state that, we are the authorized representative of the Petitioner herein and the 2nd respondent herein. We are acquainted with the facts and circumstances of the case. Hence, we are competent to swear this joint affidavit. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:18975 WP No. 13547 of 2025 2) We state that the present writ petition has been filed seeking quashing of First Information Report in Vidhana Soudha Police Station Crime No.114 of 2023 (Annexure "A") and complaint (Annexure "B") for offences punishable under Sections 120B and 420 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 and all further proceedings pending on the file of the 39th Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Bengaluru. 3) We state that the 2nd Respondent is the de-facto of the complainant in Vidhana Soudha Police Station Crime No.114 of 2023. The 2nd respondent based on hearsay and lack of knowledge of court process wrongly accused the Petitioner of wrong-doing. 4) We state that, on making enquiries, the 2nd Respondent learnt that the policy decision directing the Mahila Supplementary Production Training Centres to tie-up with Bureau of Indian Standard Certified Groups was upheld by the Supreme Court of India and the High Court in several litigations. Therefore, the information received by the 2nd Respondent was not correct and hence the complaint leading to registration of Vidhana Soudha Crime No.114 of 2023 came to be filed. 5) We state that, in light of the above, the 2nd Respondent is no longer interested in pursuing the complaint. The 2nd Respondent is executing this joint compromise petition out of her own free will and seeking appropriate legal advice. - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:18975 WP No. 13547 of 2025 Wherefore, it is most humbly and respectfully prayed that this Hon’ble Court may be pleased to take this memo on record and quash proceedings on the file of 39th Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Bengaluru in Vidhana Soudha Police Station Crime No.114 of 2023 lodged for Sections 420 and 120B Indian Penal Code, in the interests of justice.” 4. In view of the aforesaid settlement entered into between the petitioner and 2nd respondent, I pass the following: ORDER (i) The petition is disposed of in terms of Joint Compromise Petition dated 04.06.2025. (ii) The FIR in Crime No.114/2023 dated 07.12.2023 of Vidhana Soudha Police Station registered for the offences punishable under Sections 120B and 420 of IPC pending on the file of the 39th Addl. Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court, Bengaluru City, in relation to the petitioner are hereby quashed. Sd/- (S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR) JUDGE SV List No.: 1 Sl No.: 66