- 1 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010410392022 NC: 2026:KHC:55758 WP No. 18065 of 2022 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 06TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V SRISHANANDA WRIT PETITION No.18065 OF 2022 (GM-RES) BETWEEN: 1. SRI S P VENKATESH S/O S K PUTTE GOWDA AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, 2. SMT B C SUNITA W/O MR S P VENKATESH AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS, 3. MS S V NISARGA D/O S P VENKATESH AGED ABOUT 27 YEARS, ALL THE PETITIONERS ABOVE ARE R/AT SINGAPURA VILLAGE BASCAL POST, MUDUGERE TOWN MUDIGERE TALUK CHIKKAMAGALURU -577132 …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. SACHIN B S, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE MUDIGERE POLICE STATION CHIKKAMAGALURU -577132 REPRESENTED BY SPP HIGH COURT BUILDING, BANGALORE -01 Digitally signed by R MANJUNATHA Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010410392022 NC: 2026:KHC:55758 WP No. 18065 of 2022 2. MR MUNIRAJ R S/O LATE RAMAKRISHNA AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS, GPA HOLDER VINUTHA V S R/AT 637, 62 CROSS 5TH BLOCK, RAJAJI NAGARA BENGLAURU -560010 …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT.WAHEEDA.M.M, HIGH COURT GOVERNMENT PLEADER FOR R1; SRI C.S.GIRISH, ADVOCATE FOR R2) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA R/W SECTION 482 CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE PRAYING TO QUASHING THE ENTIRE INVESTIGATION IN FIR CRIME NO.03 OF 2022 ON THE FILE OF THE PRL.CIVIL JUDGE (JR.DN) AND JMFC, MUDIGERE CHIKAMAGALUR, REGISTERED MUDIGERE PS FOR THE OFFENCE PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTION 448, 461 OF INDIAN PENAL CODE AS PER ANNEXURE-A AND ETC., THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V SRISHANANDA ORAL ORDER Parties present. Joint memo signed by the parties and their respective advocates, filed. 2. Contents of the joint memo read over to the parties. They admit that terms of the joint memo depicts true terms of settlement and there is no force, undue influence or coercion in filing the joint memo. - 3 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010410392022 NC: 2026:KHC:55758 WP No. 18065 of 2022 3. Accordingly, placing the joint memo on record, the following: ORDER i. Petition is allowed in terms of the joint memo. ii. Consequently, case in Crime No.0003/2022 dated 04.01.2022 registered by Mudigere Police, Mudigere Circle, Chikkamagaluru, stands quashed. iii. It is made clear that, if any default is made in payment of any one of the installments, respondent No.2 is at liberty to revive the criminal case filed against the petitioner herein. iv. Ordered accordingly. Sd/- (V SRISHANANDA) JUDGE kcm List No.: 1 Sl No.: 54 CT:VRR