- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:40737 CRL.P No. 13938 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 14TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MOHAMMAD NAWAZ CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 13938 OF 2025 BETWEEN: 1. NITHIN KUMAR N. S/O NARASHIMHA REDDY, AGED ABOUT 25 YEARS, R/AT NO.1059, ARCHANA DAIRY CLEANER, BTM 4TH STAGE, BANGALORE-560 076. 2. KUMARI BINDU D/O SUREDH BABU L., AGED 64 YEARS, R/AT NO.P9, PINK LADIES PG, 9TH BLOCK, JAYANAGAR, BANGALORE-560 041. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. MANJUNATH B.R., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA BY MAHADEVAPURA POLICE, REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, BANGALORE-560 001. 2. RAGAVENDRA A. S/O ASHWATH REDDY, AGED 41 YEARS, R/AT NO.40, 1ST MAIN, Digitally signed by LAKSHMI T Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:40737 CRL.P No. 13938 of 2025 3RD CROSS, VSR LAYOUT, UDAYNAGAR, BANGALORE-560 016. …RESPONDENTS (SRI. RAHUL RAI K., HCGP FOR R1/STATE; SRI. MADHU E.K., ADVOCATE FOR R2 (PH)) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 482 CR.PC (FILED U/S 528 BNSS) PRAYING TO QUASH FIR IN CR.NO.289/2025 REGISTERED FOR THE OFFENCES PUNISHABLE U/S 305 OF BNS OF MAHADEVAPURA POLICE STATION, PENDING ON THE FILE OF XXIX A.C.J.M COURT AT BENGALURU. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MOHAMMAD NAWAZ ORAL ORDER Petitioners are seeking to quash the FIR in Cr.No.289/2025 registered at Mahadevapura Police Station, Bengaluru City, for the offence punishable under Section 305 of BNS, 2023. 2. Respondent No.2/defacto complainant has reported to the police that some unknown persons have committed theft of gold jewelleries and cash from his house. List of stolen articles were furnished in the complaint. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:40737 CRL.P No. 13938 of 2025 3. In the course of investigation, petitioners were arrested and articles mentioned in the complaint were recovered. 4. A joint affidavit of the petitioners and respondent No.2 has been filed along with the application seeking to compound the offence and to quash the proceedings. 5. It is stated that the petitioners and respondent No.2 are close relatives and at the intervention of the elders, well wishers and the family members of both side, the matter has been settled amicably. 6. Respondent No.2/defacto complainant and the petitioners are present before the Court. Respondent No.2 submitted that the matter has been settled and the articles which were seized in this case have been released in his favour. He submitted that in view of the settlement, he does not intend to pursue the matter any further and he has no objection to quash the proceedings. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:40737 CRL.P No. 13938 of 2025 7. From the facts and circumstances of the case, it is seen that the matter is purely private in nature wherein the parties, stated to be close relatives, have settled the dispute among themselves. Since respondent No.2 is not willing to proceed with the matter, continuation of proceedings initiated against the petitioners will not serve any purpose. Hence, this Court is of the considered view that the proceedings pending against the petitioners can be closed. Hence, the following: ORDER i. I.A.No.1/2025 is allowed. Consequently, the petition is allowed. ii. The entire proceedings arising out of Cr.No.289/2025 of Mahadevapura Police Station, Bengaluru City, pending before the XXIX Additional Chief Judicial Magistate, Bengaluru, is quashed. - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:40737 CRL.P No. 13938 of 2025 iii. The articles released in favour of respondent No.2 by virtue of the order passed by the learned Magistrate is made absolute. Sd/- (MOHAMMAD NAWAZ) JUDGE TL List No.: 1 Sl No.: 89