- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:2241 CRL.P No. 13310 of 2023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 20TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 13310 OF 2023 (482(Cr.PC) / 528(BNSS)) BETWEEN: 1. WINDSOR EDIFICES PVT. LTD. (A2) PHASE 7, JP NAGAR 7TH PHASE, BENGALURU KARNATAKA-560078. 2. SURAKHSHA BUILDRES AND DEVELOPERS PVT LTD (A1) # 36/52, 4TH FLOOR, 12TH MAIN, 27TH CROSS, ROAD, 4TH T BLOCK EAST, JAYANAGAR, BENGLAURU-560011 P1 AND P2 ARE REPRESENTED BY ITS DIRECTOR MR SRINIVAS RAO AGED 51 YEARS HAVING OFFICE AT NO.81, 36TH CROSS, 6TH MAIN, JAYANAGAR 5TH BLOCK BANGALORE - 560011 …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. AJAY J.N., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA BY BEGUR POLICE STATION, BENGLAURU CITY 560068 Digitally signed by LEELAVATHI S R Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:2241 CRL.P No. 13310 of 2023 REPRESENTED BY THE STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA. 2. VINAY S/O NITIN JADHAV, AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS RESIDING AT NO. 204, 1ST CROSS, J.P NAGARA 8TH PHASE BENGALURU CITY KARNATAKA-560108. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. VINAY MAHADEVAIAH, HCGP FOR R1; SRI. N. RAMACHANDRA, ADVOCATE FOR R2) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S.482 CR.P.C PRAYING TO QUASH THE FIR DATED 29.07.2023 BEARING CR.NO.230/2023 FOR THE OFFENCE P/U/S 406 AND 420 OF IPC REGISTERED BY THE BEGUR POLICE AND PENDING BEFORE THE III ADDL.C.M.M., 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 seeks for the following relief:- "Quash the FIR dated 29.07.2023 bearing Crime No.0230/2023 for the offences under Section 406 and 420 of Indian Penal Code, registered by the Begur Police and pending before the 3rd Addl. Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Bengaluru." - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:2241 CRL.P No. 13310 of 2023 2. Heard the learned counsel for the parties and perused the material on record. 3. The 2nd respondent – complainant has filed an application in I.A.No.3/2024 under Section 320 Cr.P.C. seeking compounding of offences with the petitioner on the ground that the dispute between them is amicably settled in C.C.No.98/2023 passed by the State Consumer Redressal Commission which ended in a compromise between the parties. 4. Accepting the reasons stated in the Affidavit filed in support of the application I.A.3/2024, I deem it just and appropriate to allow I.A.3/2024 and consequently, the present petition is hereby allowed and the impugned proceedings in FIR in Crime No.230/2023 registered by the 1st respondent - Beguru Police Station pending on the file of the 3rd Additional CMM Court, Bengaluru are hereby quashed insofar as the petitioner is concerned. Sd/- (S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR) JUDGE RB