- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:3211 WP No. 14974 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 20TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA WRIT PETITION NO. 14974 OF 2025 (GM-RES) BETWEEN: 1. MR. MAYANK KADIYAN S/O HARVINDER KADIYAN AGED ABOUT 28 YEARS, R/AT HOUSE NO.257, STREET NO.5, KARN VIHAR, KARNAL, HARYANA - 132 001. 2. MRS. GARIMA KADIYAN W/O SACHIN TOMAR AGED 32 YEARS R/AT 257, 07, KARAN VIHAR KARNAL RURAL, HARYANA - 132 001. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. VENKATESH SAMAREDDI, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA BELLANDUR POLICE STATION Digitally signed by NAGAVENI Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:3211 WP No. 14974 of 2025 REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA BENGALURU - 560 001. 2. MR. HARINDER S/O PUNJAB SINGH AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS R/AT FLAT NO.22174, PRESTIGE FERNS RESIDENCY APARTMENTS HARALURU, BENGALURU - 560 102. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. VINAY MAHADEVAIAH, HCGP FOR R1; SRI. SHASHANK NAGENDRAN, ADVOCATE FOR R2) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA R/W SEC. 528 OF BNSS, 2023 PRAYING TO 1. QUASHING THE FIR IN CRIME NO.168/2025 REGISTERED BY BELLANDUR POLICE STATION/RESPONDENT NO.1 ON 17-04-2025 FOR THE OFFENCE PUNISHABLE SECTION 3(5), 316(2), 318(4) READ WITH SECTION 336(2) OF BNS, - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:3211 WP No. 14974 of 2025 2023 VIDE ANNEXURE A, IN SO FAR AS THE PETITIONERS ARE CONCERNED AND ETC., THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN 'B' GROUP, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA ORAL ORDER Heard Sri. Venkatesh Samareddi, learned counsel appearing for the petitioners, Sri. Vinay Mahadevaiah, learned High Court Government Pleader appearing for respondent No.1, Sri. Shashank Nagendran, learned counsel appearing for respondent No.2 and have perused the material on record. 2. During the pendency of the proceedings, the parties to the lis have settled the dispute among themselves and have filed a joint memo. The joint memo reads as follows: "JOINT MEMO 1. The above petition is filed to quash the FIR in Crime No. 168/2025 registered by Station/Respondent No.1 on Bellandur Police 17-04-2025 for the offence punishable under Section 3(5), 316(2), 318(4) read with Section 336(2) of BNS, 2023. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:3211 WP No. 14974 of 2025 2. However, after filing of the case, Respondent No.2 have decided to settle all the disputes and misunderstandings between them. 3. In fact all the disputes between the Petitioner and Respondent No.2 are amicably settled. They have no grievance whatsoever against each other. Further, the Respondent No. 2 states that I have compromised all the disputes with the accused and both petitioner and the second respondent jointly pray for quashing the above criminal case. 4. Both parties have decided that they will not have any claims or counterclaims against each other. Both Petitioner and Respondent No.2 hereby undertake to withdraw all the cases filed against each other and not to file any case/claim or counter claim against each other in future. 5. This joint petition is filed by the parties voluntarily and out of their own free will. There is no coercion or undue influence by anybody. 6. The Petitioner has made all payments have been duly received by the Respondent No.2. No other payments are pending. Therefore, I do not wish to continue with the criminal proceedings. The dispute has been amicably settled, hence its requested that the criminal case be quashed and the accused be released from jail. 3. In the light of the settlement arrived at between the parties, I deem it appropriate to accept the joint memo and close the proceedings against the petitioners in the subject petition. 4. The crime so registered against these petitioners in crime No.168/2025 by Bellandur Police Station stands quashed. - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:3211 WP No. 14974 of 2025 5. For the aforesaid reasons, the following: ORDER (i) Criminal Petition is disposed. (ii) Registration of a crime in crime No.168/2025 pending before the 3rd Additional CMM Court, Nrupathunga Road, Bangalore City, stands quashed qua the petitioners. Sd/- (M.NAGAPRASANNA) JUDGE JY List No.: 4 Sl No.: 10