- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:41803 WP No. 10582 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 23RD DAY OF OCTOBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MOHAMMAD NAWAZ WRIT PETITION NO. 10582 OF 2025 (GM-RES) BETWEEN: CHRISTY SABU S/O SABU JOSEPH, AGED ABOUT 26 YEARS, RESIDING AT FLAT 70, STANZA LIVING VILLAGE VARTHUR, HADOSIDDAPURA, CHIKKANAHALLI, BENGALURU, KARNATAKA-560 035. …PETITIONER (BY KUM./SMT. CHAYA K., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY BELLANDUR POLICE STATION BENGALURU-560 103. 2. REETHU JERUSHA AGED ABOUT 25 YEARS, D/O K. SUBBARAO, RESIDING AT FLAT NO.B-409, VARS PARKWOOD, BELLANDUR, BENGALURU-560 035. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. ANOOP KUMAR, HCGP FOR R1; R2 – SERVED) Digitally signed by LAKSHMI T Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:41803 WP No. 10582 of 2025 THIS W.P. IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA READ WITH SECTION 482 OF THE CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE PRAYING TO: 1) DIRECTION TO QUASH THE COMPLAINT DATED 04/03/2024 FILED IN CRIME NO.133/2024 FOR OFFENCES PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTIONS 506, 504, 323, 354 OF THE INDIAN PENAL CODE, 1860 (ANNEXURE- A); 2) DIRECTION TO QUASH THE FIR DATED 04/03/2024 FILED IN CRIME NO.133/2024 FOR OFFENCES PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTIONS 506, 504, 323, 354 OF THE INDIAN PENAL CODE, 1860 (ANNEXURE-B); 3) DIRECTION DECLARING THAT THE PETITIONER HAS NOT COMMITTED ANY OFFENCES PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTIONS 506, 504, 323, 354 OF THE INDIAN PENAL CODE, 1860 AS ALLEGED IN THE COMPLAINT AND FIR DATED 04/03/2024 REGISTERED IN CRIME NO.133/2024 (ANNEXURE A, B); 4) QUASH THE ENTIRE PROCEEDINGS IN CRIME NO.133/2024 ON THE FILE OF 41ST ADDL. CHIEF METROPOLITAN MAGISTRATE, BENGALURU FOR THE OFFENCES PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTIONS 506, 504, 323 AND 354 OF THE INDIAN PENAL CODE, 1860. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MOHAMMAD NAWAZ ORAL ORDER The proceedings/further investigation in Crime No.133/2024 of Bellanduru Police Station, Bengaluru City registered on a complaint lodged by respondent No.2 herein against the petitioner, for the offence punishable under Section 506, 504, 323 and 354 of IPC, is under challenge in this petition. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:41803 WP No. 10582 of 2025 2. The petitioner as well as respondent No.2 are present before the Court. A joint memo has been filed, signed by them, along with separate affidavits. 3. It is stated that petitioner and respondent No.2 have entered into a compromise and subsequently petitioner has married respondent No.2 on 24.08.2025. The parties present before the Court would submit that after the marriage they are residing together. Respondent No.2 has submitted that she is not interested to pursue the matter any further and she has no objection to quash the proceedings initiated by her against the petitioner. 4. Joint memo and the affidavits are placed on record. 5. The dispute is purely private in nature. In view of the settlement between the petitioner and respondent No.2/defacto complainant, no purpose will be served in allowing the proceedings to continue. The interest of - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:41803 WP No. 10582 of 2025 justice will be met if the criminal proceeding initiated against the petitioner is quashed. Hence, the following: ORDER Petition is allowed. The entire proceeding in Crime No.133/2024 of Bellanduru Police Station registered against the petitioner, pending on the file 41st Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Bengaluru is quashed. Sd/- (MOHAMMAD NAWAZ) JUDGE HB List No.: 1 Sl No.: 22