- 1 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010363392025 NC: 2026:KHC:44175 CRL.P No. 7784 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 17TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 7784 OF 2025 (482(Cr.PC) / 528(BNSS)-) BETWEEN: 1. ARUN JOHN D SOUZA S/O REMI D SOUZA AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS R/AT FLAT NO 207, N J DEFFORDIL APARTMENT, 2ND FLOOR, BAJJODI 575003 MANGALORE CITY …PETITIONER (BY SRI. CYRIL PRASAD PAIS.,ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA BY ITS JURISDICTIONAL POLICE, KANKANADI POLICE STATION, SOUTH SUB DIVISION, MANGALORE CITY 560001 REPRESENTED BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR 2. VANITHA BLESILLA SEQUERIA D/O WALTER OSWALD SEQUERIA, AGED ABOUT 27 YEARS, R/AT NETAJI ROAD, MADUME HOUSE, MAVINAKATTE POST, KUKKAPADI, BANTWALA, MANGALORE SOUTH 575003, KARNATAKA …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT WAHEED M.M. HCGP FOR R1; SMT SUSHMITHA SURESH, ADVOCATE FOR R2) Digitally signed by PADMAVATHI B K Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010363392025 NC: 2026:KHC:44175 CRL.P No. 7784 of 2025 THIS CRL.P FILED U/S 482 CR.PC (FILED U/S 528 BNNS) BY THE ADVOCATE FOR THE PETITIONER PRAYING THAT THIS HONOURABLE COURT MAY BE PLEASED TO QUASH THE PROCEEDINGS IN C.C.NO.46/2025 ARISING OUT OF CR.NO.39/2022 PENDING BEFORE THE J.M.F.C VII COURT, MANGALURU D.K FOR THE ALLEGED OFFENCE P/U/S 354(c) AND 506 OF IPC CONSEQUENTLY, ACQUIT/DISCHARGE THE PETITIONER FOR THE ABOVE MENTIONED ALLEGED OFFENCES. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA ORAL ORDER Heard Sri. Cyril Prasad Pais, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner, Smt. Waheeda M.M., learned High Court Government Pleader appearing for respondent No.1, Smt. Sushmitha Suresh, learned counsel filed vakalat and appearing for respondent No.2 and have perused the material on record. 3. During the pendency of these proceedings, it transpires that the parties to the lis have entered into a settlement and have placed on record such settlement along with the joint affidavit. Terms of settlement reads as follows: "JOINT AFFIDAVIT ." I Vanitha Blecilla Sequeira D/o Walter Oswald Sequeira, aged about 29 years, R/at Netaji Road, Madame House, Mavinakatte Post, Kukkipadi, Bantwala - 3 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010363392025 NC: 2026:KHC:44175 CRL.P No. 7784 of 2025 Taluk, Dakshina Kannada Distrcit, 575003, now come down to Bangalore, do hereby solemnly affirm and state on oath as follows. 1. I submit that I am Respondent No.2 in the above criminal petition and I know the fact of the case hence I am swearing to this affidavit. 2. I submit that the contents of the accompanying application of compromise/compounding of offenses from Para 1 to 3 are true and correct to the best of my knowledge faith belief and information and I believe them to be true and correct. Wherefore, it humbly prays that the above affidavit may kindly be taken on record and the proceedings against the petitioner may kindly be quashed in the interest of justice and equity." 4. In the light of application for compounding being filed along with the joint affidavit and offences not being against the State, I deem it appropriate to accept the compounding application and terminate the proceedings against the petitioner in the subject petition. 5. For the aforesaid reasons, the following: ORDER - 4 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010363392025 NC: 2026:KHC:44175 CRL.P No. 7784 of 2025 (i) Criminal Petition stands disposed. (ii) Proceedings pending in C.C.No.46/2025 in Crime No.39/2022 of Kankanadi Police Station, pending on the file of JMFC (VII Court), Mangalore, Dakshina Kannada, qua the petitioner, stands quashed. Sd/- (M.NAGAPRASANNA) JUDGE HR List No.: 2 Sl No.: 82