- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:52865 CRL.P No. 2238 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 10TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MOHAMMAD NAWAZ CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 2238 OF 2025 BETWEEN: 1. MR. PRABHU. P S/O PETER KUMAR R, AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS, FLAT NO A 004, CP CASSIA APPARTMENT, RACHENAHALLI, THANISANDRA MAIN ROAD, BANGALORE 560077. 2. MRS. PRATIMA W/O PRABHU P, AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS, FLAT NO A 004, CP CASSIA APPARTMENT, RACHENAHALLI, THANISANDRA MAIN ROAD, BANGALORE 560077 …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. SYED NASEERUDDIN., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY SAMPIGE HALLI POLICE STATION, SAMPIGE HALLI SUB-DEVISION, BENGALURU -560005 REP. BY SPP, HIGH BUILDING COMPLEX, BANGALORE- 560 001. 2. SMT LALEETA SIMAN W/O LATE MR.SIMAN, Digitally signed by LAKSHMI T Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:52865 CRL.P No. 2238 of 2025 AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS, NO 41, ZIONCOLONY, KUMBAR WADA ROAD, BIDAR KARNATAKA - 585403 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. RAHUL RAI.K, HCGP FOR R1; SRI. SUBAIR.K.M, ADVOCATE FOR R2) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 482 CR.P.C (U/S 528 BNSS) PRAYING TO QUASH THE CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS INITIATED BY THE RESPONDENT NO.1 POLICE IN CR.NO.48/2025, FOR THE OFFENCES P/U/S 448,406,420,120(B) OF IPC, PENDING ON THE FILE OF 41st ACJM, AT BANGALORE. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, 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 Crime No.48/2025 registered at Sampigehalli Police Station, Bengaluru City, for the offence Punishable under Section 448, 406, 420 and 120B of IPC. 2. Petitioners are arraigned as accused Nos.1 and 3, respectively in the FIR. 3. An application is filed to permit the parties to compound the offence. The application is signed by the - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:52865 CRL.P No. 2238 of 2025 petitioners and respondent No.2, and the learned counsel appearing for them. 4. Petitioners and respondent No.2 are present before the Court. They submit that they have amicably settled the dispute and respondent No.2 has agreed to pay a sum of Rs.6,00,000/- infavour of petitioner No.1, in turn, petitioners have agreed to vacate the schedule property. Further, the parties have agreed that no claims or disputes shall survive between them in respect of the subject matter. 5. Paragraph Nos.1 to 3 of the application are extracted hereunder:- 1. That the above named respondent no 2 has filed the complaint against the above named accused/petitioner's before the 1st respondent ie Sampigehalli Police, the FIR is registered in Crime no 48/2025 for the offence Punishable u/s 448, 406, 420 and 120B of IPC pending on the file of 41st ACJM Bangalore. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:52865 CRL.P No. 2238 of 2025 2. That the above-named accused/petitioner's have filed the above criminal petition u/s 482 of CRPC to quash the entire investigation in Crime no. 48/2025 of Sampigehalli Police for the offence Punishable u/s 448, 406, 420 and 120B of IPC pending on the file of 41ST ACJM Bangalore. 3. That both parties have amicably settled their disputes, and the matter has been mutually compromised in the presence of well-wishers. As per the terms of the compromise, Respondent No.2 has agreed to pay a sum of Rs. 6,00,000/- (Rupees Six Lakhs only) by way of Demand Draft bearing No. 015981 dated 09.12.2025, drawn on IDBI Bank, Ashwath Nagar, Bengaluru Branch, in favour of Petitioner No.1. In return, the Petitioners have agreed to vacate the Schedule Property. Both parties further agree that no claims or disputes shall survive between them hereafter in respect of the present subject matter. 6. The dispute between the petitioners and respondent No.2 is private in nature. The parties have come forward to settle the matter by filing an application. - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:52865 CRL.P No. 2238 of 2025 It is stated that the matter has been mutually compromised as per the terms in the application. 7. The Hon’ble Apex Court in Narinder Singh and Others V. State of Punjab and Another reported in (2014) 6 SCC 466 has held that when the parties have reached the settlement and on that basis, petition for quashing the criminal proceedings is filed, the guiding factor in such cases would be:(i) to secure the ends of justice; or (ii) to prevent abuse of the process of any Court. It is further held that the criminal cases having overwhelmingly and predominantly civil character, particularly those arising out of commercial transactions or arising out of matrimonial relationship or family disputes should be quashed when the parties have resolved their entire disputes among themselves. 8. In view of the settlement between the parties, no purpose will be served in keeping the proceedings pending against the petitioners. Hence, to secure the ends - 6 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:52865 CRL.P No. 2238 of 2025 of justice, it is just and proper to quash the proceedings. Accordingly, the following:- ORDER i) Application is allowed, consequently, petition is allowed. ii) FIR in Crime No.48/2025 registered at Sampigehalli Police Station, Bengaluru City, is quashed, qua the petitioners. Sd/- (MOHAMMAD NAWAZ) JUDGE LDC List No.: 1 Sl No.: 90