- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:42755 CRL.P No. 337 of 2023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 28TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.I.ARUN CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 337 OF 2023 BETWEEN: 1. M/S. DASA AGENCY NO.26, GROUND FLOOR REDDY STREET NERKUNDRUM CHENNAI - 600 007 REP. BY ITS PROPRIETOR SRI. D. AMARENDRAN. 2. SRI. D.AMARENDRAN PROPRIETOR M/S DASA AGENCY NO.A1404, NEWRY PARK TOWER NO.9, PARK ROAD ANNANAGAR CHENNAI - 600 101. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. VENKATESH R.BHAGAT, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. M/S. PEPS INDUSTRIES PVT. LTD. HEAD OFFICE AT: V-1D NGEF INDUSTRIAL ESTATE MAHADEVAPURA Digitally signed by GEETHA P G Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:42755 CRL.P No. 337 of 2023 BENGALURU - 560 048. REP. BY SRI.ABHIESHEK S. SENIOR ADMIN MANAGER. …RESPONDENT (BY SRI. PAVAN SRINIVAS, ADVOCATE) THIS CRL.P. IS FILED UNDER SECTION 482 OF CR.P.C. PRAYING TO SET ASIDE ORDER DATED 11.04.2022 PURPORTING TO BE PASSED UNDER SECTION 204 OF CR.P.C., 1973 TAKING COGNIZANCE OF THE OFFENCE PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTION 138 OF NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENTS ACT, 1881 AND ISSUANCE OF SUMMONS OF THE CASE BY THE LEARNED XXXIV ACMM AT MAYO HALL, BENGALURU AT ANNEXURE-'A' AND CONSEQUENTLY ALL FURTHER PROCEEDINGS PURSUANT THERETO IN C.C.NO.52331/2022 ON THE FILE OF 34th ADDITIONAL CHIEF METROPOLITAN MAGISTRATE AT BENGALURU CITY FOR THE OFFENCE PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTION 138 OF NI ACT. THIS PETITION COMING ON FOR FINAL HEARING, THROUGH PHYSICAL HEARING/VIDEO CONFERENCING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.I.ARUN - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:42755 CRL.P No. 337 of 2023 ORAL ORDER The petitioners in the instant criminal petition have challenged the proceedings in C.C.No.52331/2022 pending on the file of XXXIV Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Bangalore for the offence punishable under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881. 2. During the course of the proceedings, the matter was referred to mediation and the parties have resolved their dispute before the mediator and a memorandum of settlement has been entered into between the parties. It is further submitted that the petitioners have paid a sum of Rs.8,50,000/- to the respondent by way of a demand draft dated 23.10.2025 bearing No.578377 drawn on State Bank of India, CCPC Branch, Bengaluru as full and final settlement. The respondent acknowledges the receipt of the said demand draft. 3. Petitioner no.2 and the authorized officer of the respondent are present before the Court and they are duly identified by their respective counsel. Both the petitioners as well as respondent pray that the criminal petition may be allowed and - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:42755 CRL.P No. 337 of 2023 the proceedings in C.C.No.52331/2022 be quashed. Their submission is placed on record. 4. For the aforementioned reasons, the following: ORDER i. The criminal petition stands allowed; ii. The proceedings in C.C.No.52331/2022 pending on the file of XXXIV Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Bengaluru are hereby quashed. In view of disposal of main petition, pending interlocutory applications, if any, stand disposed of. Sd/- (M.I.ARUN) JUDGE PGG List No.: 1 Sl No.: 54