- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:43106 CRL.P No. 9456 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 29TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MOHAMMAD NAWAZ CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 9456 OF 2024 BETWEEN: COUNTRY CLUB (INDIA) LIMITED (RENAMED ON 27-11-2014 AS COUNTRY CLUB HOSPITALITY AND HOLIDAYS LIMITED) OFFICE AT NO.478, 1ST MAIN 1ST STAGE, 100 FEET ROAD INDIRANAGARA BENGALURU - 560 038 REPRESENTED BY AUTHORIZED PERSON MR. VASEEM ULLAH QURESHI. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. LOKESHA A.C., ADVOCATE FOR SRI. SHRIDHARA K., ADVOCATE) AND: SRI. NALLAPPA S/O LATE VENKATESH AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS R/AT NO.72, P AND T COLONY CHOLARA PALYA, MAGADI ROAD BENGALURU - 560 023. …RESPONDENT (BY SRI. SAMPATH KIRAN CHARLES SALDANHA, ADVOCATE) Digitally signed by LAKSHMI T Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:43106 CRL.P No. 9456 of 2024 THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S.482 (FILED U/S.528 BNNS) CR.P.C BY THE ADVOCATE FOR THE PETITIONER PRAYING THAT THIS HONOURABLE COURT MAY BE PLEASED TO QUASH THE ENTIRE PROCEEDINGS INITIATED BY THE RESPONDENT IN C.C.NO. 56903/2016 (CRIME NO.165/2011) OF INDIRANAGARA POLICE, PENDING ON THE FILE OF X ADDL. CHIEF METROPOLITAN MAGISTRATE, MAYOHALL AT BENGALURU FOR THE OFFENCES PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTIONS 420 OF IPC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MOHAMMAD NAWAZ ORAL ORDER Petitioner is seeking to quash the entire proceedings initiated by the respondent in CC.No.56903/2016, pending on the file of the Court of X Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Mayohall at Bangalore, for the offence punishable under Section 420 of IPC. 2. An application under Section 320 read with 482 of Cr.P.C is filed, signed by the petitioner as well as respondent/de-facto complainant and their respective learned counsel. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:43106 CRL.P No. 9456 of 2024 3. It is stated that during the pendency of the case, the parties have amicably resolved all the pending disputes, before the District Consumer Redressal Commission at Bengaluru in CC.No.1855/2011, wherein the petitioner has agreed to pay a sum of Rs.3,00,000/- (Rupees Three Lakhs only) to the respondent as full and final settlement. It is also stated that a sum of Rs.1,00,000/- (Rupees One Lakh only) is already paid and the petitioner has agreed to pay the balance sum of Rs.2,00,000/- (Rupees Two Lakhs only) to the respondent on or before 30.11.2025. 4. The dispute is purely private in nature, which arose out of the membership of the respondent in the petitioner's club. Petitioner as well as respondent are present before the Court. They have submitted that the matter has been settled. Respondent submits that in view of the settlement he will not precipitate the matter any further and he has no objection to quash the proceedings. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:43106 CRL.P No. 9456 of 2024 5. In view of the settlement between the parties, no purpose will be served in keeping the criminal proceedings pending. Hence, in the interest of justice, it is necessary to allow the application seeking permission to compound the offence. Accordingly, the following: ORDER i. Petition is allowed. ii. The entire proceedings in CC.No.56903/2016 pending on the file of the Court of X Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Mayohall at Bangalore, registered for the offence punishable under Section 420 of IPC are quashed. iii. I.A.No.1/2025 is allowed. Sd/- (MOHAMMAD NAWAZ) JUDGE PK CT-SG List No.: 1 Sl No.: 19