- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:6756 CRL.P No. 1707 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 5TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 1707 OF 2025 (482(Cr.PC) / 528(BNSS)-) BETWEEN: MR SACHIN B R S/O REVANNA B K AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS, OCC. CIVIL ENGINEER R/AT ADARSHA NILAYA, KALIDASA NAGAR CHIKKAMANGALORE – 577101 PERMANENT RESIDING AT: BANOOR VILLAGE, SHIVANI HOBLI, AJJAMPURA TALUK, CHIKKAMANGALORE - 577549 …PETITIONER (BY SRI. RAJASHEKHARA SEERI.,ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY BYADARAHALLI POLICE, REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA BANGALORE - 560001. 2. SMT. SOUMYA W/O PRAVEEN S D., D/O LATE UMESH, AGED ABOUT 31 YEARS, R/O NO.126, PRAGALABH NILAYA, 7TH CROSS, NAVILU NAGARA ANDRAHALLI, BANGALORE - 560091. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. N. ANITHA GIRISH, HCGP FOR R1; SRI. M.B. RYAKHA, ADV. FOR R2) Digitally signed by CHANDANA B M Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:6756 CRL.P No. 1707 of 2025 THIS CRL.P FILED U/S 482 CR.P.C (U/S 528 BNSS) BY THE ADVOCATE FOR THE PETITIONER PRAYING THAT THIS HONOURABLE COURT MAY BE PLEASED TO QUASH THE ENTIRE PROCEEDINGS REGISTERED IN CC.NO.228/2025 OF BYADARAHALLI P.S., BANGALORE, PENDING BEFORE CJM, BANGALORE RURAL DISTRICT, BANGALORE, FOR THE OFFENCES P/U/S 376(2)(n),506,504,323 OF IPC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR ORAL ORDER In this petition, petitioner has sought for the following relief:- “WHEREFORE, it is humbly prayed that this Hon’ble Court may kindly be pleased to quash the entire proceedings registered in C.C.No.228/2025 of Byadarahalli Police Station, Bangalore, pending before Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) Bangalore Rural District Bangalore for the offence punishable under Sections 376(2)(n), 506, 504, 323 of IPC in the interest of justice and equity.” 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner – accused and learned counsel for respondent No.2 – complainant have filed a Joint Compromise application along with joint affidavit, dated 05.02.2026 duly signed by the petitioner, respondent No.2 and their respective counsel and the same are taken on record. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:6756 CRL.P No. 1707 of 2025 3. Petitioner – accused and respondent No.2-complainant are physically present before the Court along with their respective counsel and they admit the contents of the Joint Compromise application along with the joint affidavit dated 05.02.2026, which read as under:- “MEMORANDUM OF APPLICATION FILED UNDER SECTION 320 READ WITH SECTION 482 OF CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE JOINTLY BY THE PETITIONERS AND RESPONDENT NO.2 FOR COMPROMISE AND TO COMPOUND THE CRIMINAL CASE IN C.C.228/2025 AND TO QUASH THE SAME. The Petitioner and Respondent No.2 submit as under: 1. It is submitted that the applicants in the Petition are seeking for drooping of the proceedings in C.C.No.228/2025, registered by Bydarahalli Police Station, Bangalore, for the offence punishable U/Sec. 376(2)(n), 506, 504, 323 of Indian Penal Code. 2. The facts in brief are that the on the basis of the information give by Soumya that on the basis of complaint dated 08.10.2024 given by one Smt. Sowmya a case in Cr.No.659/2024 for the offences punishable under section 376(2)(n), 506, 504, 323 of Indian Penal Code is registered on 08.10.2024 by the respondent police against petitioner. 3. It is further submitted that the jurisdictional Police after investigation filed final report by way of charge sheet against the Petitioner and the same is numbered as - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:6756 CRL.P No. 1707 of 2025 C.C.No.228/2025 for the offences under Sec. 376(2)(n), 506, 504, 323 of Indian Penal Code. 4. It is submitted that Petitioner and the respondent No.2/complainant were working in a firm called Anagha Prudent Consultancy. It is alleged in the complaint that she was working in the said company since 2022 after separately residing herself from her husband with a female child called Kum. Agna aged about 4 years. It is further submitted that complainant / respondent no.2 by taking decree of divorce in M.C.No.3909/2024, dated 15.07.2024 by mutual consent. It is further alleged in the complaint that she came in contact with the Petitioner and got close relationship with him. 5. It is submitted that the complainant / Respondent No.2 have performed the marriage was solemnized with the petitioner on 27.07.2025 and that the same has been registered on 31.07.2025, entered as LAG-HM00414-2025- 26,before the marriage Register, Laggere at Bangalore. Due to difference of opinion between the spouses misunderstanding arised, which was culminating in filing this case. Now due the intervention of the relatives, well-wishers and elders of the family, the complainant / respondent no.2 and petitioner / accused have mutually settled the matter and now the complainant / respondent no.2 has no grievance against the petitioner / accused persons. 6. It is submitted that no case is made out against the Petitioner / accused, and the complainant / respondent no.2 has come forward to withdraw the allegations made against these Petitioner / accused. In as much as the differences - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:6756 CRL.P No. 1707 of 2025 between the Petitioner / Accused has been settled. Under these circumstances the proceedings against the Petitioner / Accused, is liable to be quashed in the interest of justice.” PRAYER Wherefore, the Petitioner/accused and respondent no.2 / complainant respectfully prays that, this Hon’ble Court be pleased to accept the above application to compound the alleged offences in petitioner in C.C.No.228/2025, registered by Bydarahall PS, for the offences punishable U/Sec. 376(2)(n), 506, 504, 323, 417 of Indian Penal Code and permitted them to compound the said offences by quashing the C.C.No.228/2025, pending before the CJM at Bangalore to meet the interest of justice.” “JOINT AFFIDAVIT We, Mr. Sachin B.R., S/o Revanna B.K., Aged about 30 years, Occ: Civil Engineer and MRS. SOWMYA, W/o SACHIN B.R., D/o. Late Umesh, Aged about 32 years, both are R/at, No.126, Pragalabh Nilaya, 7th Cross, Navily Nagara, Andrahalli, Bangalore – 560 091, do solemnly affirm and state on oath as under:- 1. I state that the top noted Criminal Petition knows facts of the case. We are swearing this affidavit. 2. We have reached to the settlements in terms in the accompanying application from para 1 to 6. In terms of the same the we performed the marriage was solemnized on 27.07.2025 and registered on 31.07.2025, entered as LAG- - 6 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:6756 CRL.P No. 1707 of 2025 HM00414-2025-26, before the marriage Register, Laggere at Bangalore and withdraws the allegations.” 4. In view of the aforesaid settlement entered into between the petitioner and respondent No.2, I pass the following: ORDER (i) The petition is disposed of in terms of the Joint Compromise Application and joint affidavit, dated 05.02.2026. (ii) The proceedings in C.C.No.228/2025 (arising out of Crime No.659/2024 of 1st respondent – Police) registered for the offences punishable under Sections 376(2)(n), 506, 504, 323 of IPC pending on the file of Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM), Bengaluru Rural District, Bengaluru, insofar as the petitioner- accused is concerned are hereby quashed. Sd/- (S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR) JUDGE BMC List No.: 1 Sl No.: 1