- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:43809 CRL.P No. 8653 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 31ST DAY OF OCTOBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MOHAMMAD NAWAZ CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 8653 OF 2025 BETWEEN: 1. SRI. G.K. NANJESH S/O LATE G.R. KENCHEGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 74 YEARS, R/AT: PAAVANI, 3RD CROSS, JAYANAGARA EXTENSION, CHIKKAMAGALURU-577 101. 2. SRI. DHARANI G.G. S/O G.K. GANGADHARA, AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS, R/A: GANJIGERE BANAVARA HOBLI, SHANEGERE, ARASIKERE TALUK, HASSAN, KARNATAKA-573 112. 3. GIRISH G.M. S/O MALESHAPPA, AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS, R/A: BAVI NEAR GANJIGERE, SHANEGERE, ARASIKERE TALUK, HASSAN, KARNATAKA-573 112. 4. NATARAJ G.N. S/O G.K. NANJESH, AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS, R/A: PAAVANI, 3RD CROSS, JAYANAGARA EXTENSION, CHIKKAMAGALURU-577 101. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. ADIT CHANDANGOUDAR, ADVOCATE (P/H)) Digitally signed by LAKSHMI T Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:43809 CRL.P No. 8653 of 2025 AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY JAVGAL POLICE STATION, ARASIKERE RURAL, HASSAN. REPRESENTED BY ITS: STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, BENGALURU-560 001. 2. SMT. H.N. BHAVANA W/O LATE KANTHARAJU, AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS, R/AT NO. MOSALE VILLAGE, JAVGAL HOBLI, ARASIKERE, HASSAN, KARNATAKA-573 112. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. RAHUL RAI K., HCGP FOR R1 (P/H); KUM./SMT. KRISHIKA VAISHNAV, ADVOCATE FOR R2 (P/H)) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 482 CR.PC (FILED U/S 528 BNSS) PRAYING TO QUASH THE COMPLAINT DATED 06.06.2025 (ANNEXURE-A) AND FIR IN CRIME NO.64/2025 REGISTERED BY THE RESPONDENT NO.1 POLICE (JAVGAL POLICE STATION) AT (ANNEXURE-B) WHICH IS NOW PENDING ON THE FILE OF BEFORE PRINCIPAL CIVIL JUDGE (JR.DN.) AND JMFC COURT, ARASIKERE, HASSAN FOR THE OFFENCES PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTIONS 126(2), 189(2), 190, 351(2) AND 352 OF BHARATIYA NYAYA SANHITA (BNS), 2023, AS AGAINST THE PETITIONERS. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:43809 CRL.P No. 8653 of 2025 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MOHAMMAD NAWAZ ORAL ORDER Petitioners are seeking to quash the complaint/FIR in Crime No.64/2025 registered at Javagal Police Station, Hassan for the offence punishable under Section 126(2), 189(2), 190, 351(2), and 352 of BNS, 2023. 2. FIR is registered on the basis of a complaint lodged by respondent No.2 against accused Nos.1 to 4 in respect of an incident alleged to have taken place on 05.06.2025 between 11.30 – 12.00 noon. 3. As per complaint averments, when cleaning work in the land bearing Survey No.498 of Neelagiri Kavalu Village was going on, the accused came in two vehicles, picked up quarrel with the complainant, wrongfully restrained and abused her stating that her husband owes some money to them and threatened her with dire consequences saying that they will kill her and her son by pouring kerosene and setting fire etc. 4. A memorandum of compromise petition is filed under Section 359 r/w Section 528 of BNSS, 2023, by the - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:43809 CRL.P No. 8653 of 2025 learned counsels appearing for petitioners and respondent No.2. The said application is accompanied by a joint affidavit, signed by the petitioners as well as respondent No.2/defacto complainant. 5. It is stated that a suit in O.S.No.205/2025 was filed by petitioner No.1 before the Civil Court, Arasikere, seeking recovery of Rs.10,00,000/- with interest, and the said suit has been settled between the parties, in terms of the compromise memo. Post settlement, respondent No.2 has now voluntarily come forward, willing to compound the criminal case filed against the petitioners. 6. Petitioner Nos.1 to 4 as well as respondent No.2 are present before the Court. They stated that the matter has been settled. Respondent No.2/defacto complainant submits that in view of the settlement, she is not interested in pursuing the matter any further and she has no objection to quash the proceedings. 7. Material on record reveals that the incident is on account of a civil dispute between the parties. The suit filed by petitioner No.1 has been disposed of in view of the settlement. - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:43809 CRL.P No. 8653 of 2025 The parties have filed a joint affidavit reporting settlement before this Court. The dispute is purely private in nature arising out of a civil dispute. Since the parties have resolved all the disputes and respondent No.2 having submitted that she is not interested in pursuing the matter and she has no objection to quash the proceedings, no useful purpose will be served in continuing the proceedings pending against the petitioners. Hence, the following: ORDER I.A.No.2/2025 is allowed. Consequently, the petition is allowed. The entire proceedings arising out of FIR in Crime No. 64/2025 registered at Javagal Police Station, Hassan are quashed. Sd/- (MOHAMMAD NAWAZ) JUDGE HB List No.: 1 Sl No.: 39