- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:53636 CRL.P No. 6751 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 16TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MOHAMMAD NAWAZ CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 6751 OF 2025 BETWEEN: 1. SRI C. D. MUNIYAPPA S/O LATE DODDACHANNAPPA AGED ABOUT 72 YEARS RESIDING AT: OBALAHALLI VILLAGE, NANDAGUDI HOBLI, HOSAKOTE TALUK, BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT PIN-562114. 2. SRI. DODDAPPA S/O LATE VENKATARAVANAPPA, AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS, RESIDING AT: SHIVANAPURA VILLAGE, NANDAGUDI HOBLI, HOSAKOTE TALUK, BANGALORE RURAL DISTRICT. PIN CODE-562114. 3. SRI.MANJUNATHA S/O MUNIYAPPA, AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS, RESIDING AT: SARAKARA GUTTAHALLI VILLAGE, KASABA HOBLI, HOSAKOTE TALUK, BANGALORE RURAL DISTRICT, PINCODE-562 114. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. A G NAGARAJA, ADVOCATE) Digitally signed by LAKSHMI T Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:53636 CRL.P No. 6751 of 2025 AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT OF POLICE, THE CIRCLE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, NANDAGUDI POLICE STATION, BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT 562114 REPRESENTED BY ITS STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR 2. SRI. HOSABARA NARANAYAPPA S/O LATE MUNIYAPPA AGED ABOUT 85 YEARS, 3. SRI N. VENKATAPPA S/O HOSABARA NARAYANAPPA AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, R2 AND R3 ARE RESIDING AT BEERAHALLI VILLAGE, NANDAGUDI HOBLI, HOSAKOTE TALUK, BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT. PIN-CODE-562114. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. RAHUL RAI K., HCGP FOR R1 SRI. GANESH N., ADVOCATE FOR R2 AND R3) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 482 CR.P.C (U/S 528 BNSS) PRAYING TO QUASH THE PROCEEDINGS INITIATED BY THE HONORABLE COURT OF II ADDITIONAL CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC, AT HOSAKOTE, IN PCR.NO.80/2025 PRODUCED AT ANNEXURE D AND E AND REGISTERING OF THE FIR BY THE 1st RESPONDENT PRODUCED AT ANNEXURE-F BY THE 1st RESPONDENT NANDAGUDI P.S., NANDAGUDI HOBLI, HOSKOTE TALUK, BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT AGAINST THE PETITIONER IN CR.NO.56/2025 DTD 09.04.2025, FOR THE OFFENCES P/U/S 506,419,420,460,468 OF IPC, 1860, PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE II ADDITIONAL CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC, AT HOSAKOTE. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:53636 CRL.P No. 6751 of 2025 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 proceedings arising out of PCR.No.80/2025 on the file of the Court of II Additional Civil Judge and JMFC at Hosakote and registration of FIR in Crime No.56/2025 of Nandagudi Police Station, Bengaluru district. 2. Private complaint was filed by respondent Nos.2 and 3, which was referred to police for investigation, consequent to which the aforementioned Crime was registered for the offence Punishable under Section 506, 419, 420, 460 and 468 of IPC. 3. It is alleged that, the complainants/respondent Nos.2 and 3 had borrowed a sum of Rs.1,84,000/- for their family necessitates from petitioner No.1 / accused No.1 for 3% interest. At the time of advancing the loan, accused No.1 obtained the complainant's left thumb - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:53636 CRL.P No. 6751 of 2025 impression on a blank E-stamp paper and with an intention to grab the complainant's property, misused the said blank E-stamp paper by fabricating the sale agreement etc. 4. Petitioners are accused Nos.1, 3 and 4 respectively. It is submitted by the learned counsel for petitioners that accused No.2 named in the FIR is no more. Petitioners as well as respondent Nos.2 and 3 are present before the Court. They are identified by their respective counsel. 5. It is submitted that the parties have compromised the matter by entering into a settlement in O.S.No.317/2022. The matter is said to have been compromised before the Lok-adalath held on 13.09.2025. 6. Respondent Nos.2 and 3 namely the complainants submits that they have settled the dispute with the petitioners before the Lok-adalath. - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:53636 CRL.P No. 6751 of 2025 7. The Hon'ble Apex Court in 'NARINDER SINGH AND OTHERS' 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 to: i) secure ends of justice, or ii) to prevent abuse of the process of any Court. Those criminal cases having overwhelming and predominantly civil character, particularly those arising out of commercial transaction or arising out of matrimonial relationship or family dispute should be quashed when parties have resolved their entire dispute among themselves. 8. The dispute is purely private in nature. The parties have settled the dispute, consequent to which they have filed the present petition seeking to quash the proceedings. 9. In the above facts and circumstances, no useful purpose will be served in continuing the proceedings initiated against the petitioners. Hence, to meet the ends - 6 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:53636 CRL.P No. 6751 of 2025 of justice, it is just and proper to quash the proceedings. Accordingly, the following:- ORDER i) Petition is allowed. ii) The entire proceedings in PCR.No.80/2025, on the file of II Additional Civil Judge and JMFC, Hosakote and the FIR in Crime No.56/2025 registered at Nandagudi Police Station, Bengaluru, are quashed. I.A.No.2/2025 is disposed of. Sd/- (MOHAMMAD NAWAZ) JUDGE LDC List No.: 1 Sl No.: 51