- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:38086 CRL.P No. 12247 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 19TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SACHIN SHANKAR MAGADUM CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 12247 OF 2025 BETWEEN: SRI. MUNIRAJU .N S/O NARAYANAPPA @ DODDA NARAYANAPPA AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS RESIDING AT THIMMASANDRA VILLAGE, CHITHAMANI TALUK, CHIKKABALLAPURA - 563 125. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. KARTHIK B.Y, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA, CHITHAMANI RURAL PS, CHITHAMANI TALUK CHIKKABALLAPURA, REP. BY SPP, HIGH COURT BUILDING BANGALORE - 01. 2. SRI. ASHOKREDDY T.S S/O SRINIVASAREDDY AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS RESIDING AT THIMMASANDRA VILLAGE, CHITHAMANI TALUK, CHIKKABALLAPURA - 563 125. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. RAHUL RAI K, HCGP FOR R1; SRI. MAHAVEER J, ADVOCATE FOR R2) Digitally signed by SHARADAVANI B Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:38086 CRL.P No. 12247 of 2025 THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 482 OF CR.PC (FILED U/S 528 BNSS) PRAYING TO QUASH THE ENTIRE CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS IN CC NO.1534/2019 ARISING OUT OF CRIME NO.354/2019 DATED 22.09.2019 FOR THE ALLEGED OFFENCES P/U/S 324, 504, 506 OF IPC ON THE FILES OF THE LEARNED ADDL.CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC AT CHINTAMANI WHICH IS PRODUCED AND MARKED AS ANNEXURE-A. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SACHIN SHANKAR MAGADUM ORAL ORDER This petition is filed seeking to quash the proceedings pending in C.C.No.1534/2019 on the file of Addl. Civil Judge and JMFC, Chinthamani, for the offence punishable under Sections 324, 326, 504, 506 of IPC. 2. Today, an affidavit has been filed by the second respondent–de facto complainant. The complainant is also 0personally present before this Court. In the affidavit, he has categorically stated that though there was some dispute between himself and the accused which led to the registration of the present crime, the parties have since - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:38086 CRL.P No. 12247 of 2025 resolved their differences in order to preserve their friendship and cordial relationship. He has further affirmed that he does not wish to pursue the allegations any longer. 3. On a specific query made by this Court, the second respondent, who is present in person, has unequivocally submitted that he has not sustained any injury in the alleged incident which formed the basis of the complaint. Having regard to the affidavit filed and the statement made before this Court, it is evident that the matter has been amicably settled between the complainant and the accused and that the complainant does not desire to proceed with the case. 4. This Court is therefore of the considered view that in the light of the amicable settlement and the express withdrawal of all allegations by the complainant, continuation of the criminal proceedings would serve no useful purpose and would amount to an abuse of the process of law. Though the offence punishable under - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:38086 CRL.P No. 12247 of 2025 Section 324 IPC is not compoundable under Section 320 Cr.P.C., this Court, in exercise of its inherent powers under Section 482 Cr.P.C., deems it just and proper to put an end to the proceedings to secure the ends of justice. ORDER (i) The Criminal Petition is allowed. (ii) The proceedings in C.C. No.1534/2019, arising out of Crime No.354/2019 registered by Chintamani Rural Police Station, which are pending on the file of the Additional Civil Judge & JMFC, Chintamani, for the offences punishable under Sections 324, 326, 504, and 506 IPC, are hereby quashed. Sd/- (SACHIN SHANKAR MAGADUM) JUDGE YN List No.: 2 Sl No.: 65 CT: BHK