- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:8601 CRL.P No. 2513 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 25TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 2513 OF 2025 (482(Cr.PC) / 528(BNSS) BETWEEN: 1. SRI. SUNIL HINDUJA AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, PROPRIETOR HINDUJA HOLDINGS, HINDUJA EL JARDIN, SURVEY NO. 88, OPP. THIRUMENAHALLI LAKE, AGRAHARA LAYOUT MAIN ROAD, YELAHANKA, BANGALORE-560064. AND OFFICE ADDRESS AT: NO.5D, RICH HOMES, 5/1 RICHMOND ROAD, BANGALORE-560025. 2. SRI. GOKUL C/O M. SRINIVASAN AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, FLAT NO. 213, TOWER-1, HARA VIJAYA HEIGHTS, NO 84/7/14, BEHIND SILK INSTITUTE METRO STATION, UTTARAHALLI MANAVARTHE KAVAL-560062 C.E.O, HINDUJA HOLDINGS, 3. SRI. MURALI S/O LATE. SATYANARAYANA, AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, NO.41, 9TH CROSS, SADGURUSEVASHRAMA ROAD, OPP. SILVER APARTMENTS, KGE LAYOUT, GEDDALAHALLI, BANGALORE NORTH-560094 PROJECT HEAD, HINDUJA HOLDINGS. Digitally signed by LEELAVATHI S R Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:8601 CRL.P No. 2513 of 2025 4. SRI ASIF S/O MOHAMMED YUSUF AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, 203, 2ND PHASE, J S TULIP APARTMENT, J K NAIDU SCHOOL, ANANTHAPURA BANGALORE-560064 SENIOR ENGINEER, HINDUJA HOLDINGS, 5. SRI. PRAKASH S/O K PANDURANGARAO, AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, 2-1-23/87, INDIRA NAGAR, NEAR 3 GUDE, HMT HILLS KUKATPALLY, HYDERABAD, A.P-500072 SITE INCHARGE, HINDUJA HOLDINGS. 6. SRI. RAJANI KANTH S/O DEVENDRA CHAR AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, NO.6, 1ST FLOOR, NEAR KUVEMPU RANGA MANDIR, BRAHMA KUMARI ROAD, SRIGANDHAKAVAL, VISWANEEDAM, BENGALURU-560091 SITE ENGINEER, HINDUJA HOLDINGS. 7. SRI. HARINATH S/O O NARAYANSWAMI, AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, THAVADAPALLI, PENGARAGUNTA, PALAMANER, PO: DT: CHITTOOR, A.P-517408 CENTERING CONTRACTOR, HINDUJA HOLDINGS, 8. SRI. VARADARAJ S/O KESHAVAN, 6, AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, 1ST MAIN, 1ST CROSS, JNANA SHAKTI NAGAR, JNANA SHAKTI MANTAPA, KODIGEHALLI, BENGALURU-560091 - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:8601 CRL.P No. 2513 of 2025 CENTERING CONTRACTOR, HINDUJA HOLDINGS, 9. SRI. MANIKANTA S/O VARADHARAJ K., AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS, 1ST MAIN, 1ST CROSS, JNANA SHAKTI NAGAR, JNANA SHAKTI MANTAPA, KODIGEHALLI, BENGALURU-560091 SITE INCHARGE, HINDUJA HOLDINGS. 10. SRI. SHASHIKANTH T.V., S/O VISHWANATH T. R., AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, # 84, 1ST A CROSS, BALAJI LAYOUT, VIDYARANYAPURA, BENGALURU-560097 ENGINEER, HINDUJA HOLDINGS. 11. SRI. SHIVA RAM C/O B. RAMAIAH, AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS, 72, 11TH CROSS, K. R. AMOGHA LAYOUT, BIDARAHALL HOBALI, KAMMASANDRA, VIRGONAGAR, BENGALURU-560049 ENGINEER, HINDUJA HOLDINGS. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. SHARATH S. GOGI, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA THROUGH SAMPIGEHALL POLICE STATION, REP. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR. 2. SUBHANI BUILDERS INDIA PVT. LTD., A COMPANY REGISTERED UNDER COMPANIES ACT, 1956, HAVING ITS REGISTERED OFFICE AT: # 13, 2ND FLOOR, R.T. NAGAR MAIN ROAD, - 4 - NC: 2025:KHC:8601 CRL.P No. 2513 of 2025 P & T COLONY, BANGALORE-560032 REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR MR. AFTAB ALAM, EMAIL ID: subhanibuildersindiapvtltd@gmail.com ALSO, AT, DOOR # 93, 4TH CROSS, BHUVANESHWARI NAGAR, R T NAGAR, BANGALORE -560032 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. THEJESH, HCGP FOR R-1 SRI. M. SRIRAM, ADV. FOR R-2) THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED UNDER SECTION 482 CR.PC (FILED U/S 528 BNNS) PRAYING TO QUASH THE PROCEEDINGS IN PCR.NO.15171/2024 ON THE FILE OF THE LEARNED XLI ADDITIONAL CHIEF JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE, BANGALORE AND ETC. 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 the petitioners seek the following reliefs: “a. Quash the PCR filed by the respondent No.2 in PCR No.15171/2024 dated 12.12.2024 in respect of the offence punishable under Section 318(4), 352, 351(3) and 3(5) of the BNS Act, 2023 against the petitioners herein before XLI Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bangalore, and order dated 12.12.2024 taking of Cognizance by the XLI Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bangalore and the FIR registered by the respondent Police in Crime No.649/2024 dated 17.12.2024 upon receiving the order of the Trial Court (Annexure-A, B and C). - 5 - NC: 2025:KHC:8601 CRL.P No. 2513 of 2025 b. Grant such further and other reliefs as are just.” 2. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners, learned HCGP for respondent No.1 and learned counsel for respondent No.2 and perused the material on record. 3. The petitioners as well as respondent No.2 – complainant have entered into Memorandum of Settlement dated 04.02.2025, in which they have amicably settled the dispute among themselves. In pursuance of the same, the petitioners have handed over two demand drafts bearing Nos.411560 and 411512, dated 21.02.2025 and 31.01.2025, respectively and respondent No.2 as well as his counsel have acknowledged the receipt of the said demand drafts. 4. In view of the settlement arrived at between the petitioners and respondent No.2, the impugned proceedings in PCR No.15171/2024 (Crime No.649/2024 registered by respondent No.1-Police) pending on the file of the XLI Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bengaluru, are hereby quashed, subject to the petitioners complying with the remaining terms of compromise arrived at between the parties. It is made clear that if the - 6 - NC: 2025:KHC:8601 CRL.P No. 2513 of 2025 petitioners do not comply with the remaining terms, the present order would stand automatically recalled and the present petition would stand revived, without reference to Bench. 5. Subject to the aforesaid observations and directions, the petition stands disposed of. Sd/- (S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR) JUDGE BMC List No.: 2 Sl No.: 110