- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:7140 CRL.P No. 263 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 5TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 263 OF 2026 BETWEEN: RAMASWAMY D. N., S/O NANJEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS PDO, M. SHIVARA GRAMAPANCHAYITHI BAGURU HOBLI C.R.PATNA TALUK, HASSAN – 573 111 R/O DEVIGERE VILLAGE KASABA HOBLI CHANNARAYAPATNA TALUK HASSAN DISTRICT - 573 116. …PETITIONER (BY SRI GIREESHA J. T., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA BY CHANNARAYAPATNA RURAL P.S REPRESENTED BY SPP HIGH COURT BUILDING BENGALURU - 560 001. 2. SATHISHA K. J., S/O LATE JAVAREGOWDA AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS Digitally signed by SANJEEVINI J KARISHETTY Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:7140 CRL.P No. 263 of 2026 PDO, HIRISAVE GRAMAPANCHAYITI KADENAHALLI VILLAGE MELUKOTE HOBLI PANDAVAPURA TALUK MANDYA – 571 431. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI VINAY MAHADEVAIAH, HCGP FOR R1; SRI PAVAN KUMAR R. G., ADVOCATE FOR R2) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 528 BNSS PRAYING TO QUASH THE ENTIRE PROCEEDINGS IN C.C NO. 2207/2025 (CRIME NO. 169/2025 OF CHANNARAYAPATNA RURAL P.S) ON THE FILE OF ADDL. CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC, CHANNARAYAPATNA FOR THE OFFENCE PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTION 352, 109, 118(1), 118(2), 351(2), 351(3) OF THE BHARATIYA NYAYA SANHITHA, 2023. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA ORAL ORDER Petitioner – accused is before this Court calling in question proceedings in C.C.No.2207/2025, pending before the Additional Civil Judge and JMFC, Channarayapatna, for the offences punishable under Sections 352, 109, 118(1), 118(2), 351(2) and 351(3) of the BNS, 2023. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:7140 CRL.P No. 263 of 2026 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner and respondent No.2 in unison submit that during the pendency of these proceedings, the parties to the lis have settled their dispute amicably and have filed a joint memo and an affidavit before this Court to that effect, seeking permission to compound the offences. 3. The affidavit of the complainant reads as follows: “2. I state that the petitioner have filed the above criminal petition seeking quashing of Criminal proceedings initiated by me in C.C.No.2207/2025 on the file of the Addl. Civil Judge and JMFC, Cr.Patna, petitioner and myself have arrived at a settlement in the terms of the joint memo filed before this Hon’ble Court, hence I do not have any objections to quash the proceedings as prayed by the petitioner in the criminal petitions.” 3. I state that the above settlement is entered without any undue influence or fraud.” Though the offences alleged against the petitioner in the case at hand inter alia are the ones punishable under Sections 352 and 351(2) and 351(3) of the BNS, which are non- cognizable offences, since it is a dispute between the parties and the allegations are not against the State, I deem it appropriate to accept the joint memo and the affidavit and terminate the proceedings against the petitioner. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:7140 CRL.P No. 263 of 2026 4. For the aforesaid reasons, I pass the following: ORDER (i) The criminal petition is disposed. (ii) The proceedings in C.C.No.2207/2025, pending before the Additional Civil Judge and JMFC, Channarayapatna, qua the petitioner, stand quashed. Sd/- (M.NAGAPRASANNA) JUDGE NVJ List No.: 1 Sl No.: 123 CT:S