- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:18220 CRL.P No. 7004 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 13TH DAY OF MAY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE SHIVASHANKAR AMARANNAVAR CRIMINAL PETITION No. 7004 OF 2025 BETWEEN: ARVIND RAJ S/O ANIL KUMAR AGED ABOUT 27 YEARS ADEEKALATHU HOUSE SAKTHIKULANGARA MARUTHADI POST, KOLLAM DISTRICT KERALA STATE - 691 003. …PETITIONER (BY SRI SYED AKBAR PASHA, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA BY AVALAHALLY POLICE R/O BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA BENGALURU - 560 001. 2. AMALENDU P.R D/O S. ROSHNY AGED ABOUT 23 YEARS R/O No. 47, SIZZLE PAUKFIELDS LAYOUT KAMMASANDRA VILLAGE BENGALURU DISTRICT - 563 121. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI HARISH GANAPATHI, HCGP FOR R1; SRI PARAMESWARAIAH, ADVOCATE FOR R2) Digitally signed by NIRMALA DEVI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:18220 CRL.P No. 7004 of 2025 THIS CRL.P IS FILED UNDER SECTION 482(FILED UNDER SECTION 528 BNSS) OF Cr.P.C PRAYING TO QUASH THE FIR No.144/2025 REGISTERED BY THE AVALAHALLY POLICE FOR THE OFFENCE PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTION 318(2), 318(4), 69, 89 OF BNS WHICH IS PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE ACJM BENGALURU RURAL AT BENGALURU. THIS PETITION COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE SHIVASHANKAR AMARANNAVAR ORAL ORDER The petition is filed under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short, BNSS, 2023) praying to quash the FIR No.144 of 2025 registered by Avalahalli Police for the offences punishable under Sections 318(2), 318(4), 69, 89 of BNSS, 2023. 2. The application under Section 359(2) of BNSS, 2023 is filed by the learned counsel for the petitioner. It is enclosed with an affidavit of Shri.Anilkumar (father of the petitioner herein). 3. Shri. Parameswaraiah, learned counsel files Vakalath for Respondent No.2 and also files affidavit of Respondent No.2. - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:18220 CRL.P No. 7004 of 2025 4. Respondent No.2 is present before the Court and submits that she has settled the matter with the petitioner. She submits that at the intervention of parents of the petitioner and for her better future, she has decided not to prosecute the petitioner and she has no objection to quash the FIR. The said terms are also stated in the affidavit of Respondent No.2. 5. Respondent No.2 is aged 23 years and she submits that she is a Graduate in Bachelor of Technology. 6. In a similar set of circumstances the Co-ordinate Bench of this Court in the case of SRI SATHISH.K. VS. STATE OF KARNATAKA in Crl.P.No. 4172 of 2022 recorded the settlement filed by way of affidavit in crime registered for the offences punishable under Sections 376, 504 and 506 of IPC and quashed the FIR. 7. In view of the settlement between the petitioner and Respondent No.2, FIR registered against the petitioner in Crime No.144 of 2025 of Avalahally Police - 4 - NC: 2025:KHC:18220 CRL.P No. 7004 of 2025 Station, Bengaluru is quashed. Accordingly, petition is dispose of. Sd/- (SHIVASHANKAR AMARANNAVAR) JUDGE DH List No.: 1 Sl No.: 139 CT: BHK