- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:2739 CRL.P No. 8513 of 2023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 19TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 8513 OF 2023 BETWEEN: 1. MR. VIGNESH AGED ABOUT 31 YEARS, S/O THANGAMANI RESIDING AT DOOR NO. 315, VIGNESHWARA NILAYA 6TH CROSS, 2ND BLOCK, H.M.T. LAYOUT, NAGASANDRA POST BENGALURU - 560 073 2. MR. THANGAMANI AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS, S/O. LATE P. VENKATACHALAM RESIDING AT DOOR NO. 315, "VIGNESHWARA NILAYA" 6TH CROSS, 2ND BLOCK, H.M.T LAYOUT, NAGASANDRA POST BENGALURU - 560 073 …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. VIJAYA KUMAR K, ADVOCATE) Digitally signed by NAGAVENI Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:2739 CRL.P No. 8513 of 2023 AND: 1. STATE BY PEENYA POLICE STATION REPRESENTED BY HIGH COURT GOVT. PLEADER, HIGH COURT COMPLEX, BANGALORE - 560 001 2. SMT. PUSPA AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, W/O VEDHA MURTHY, RESIDING AT DOOR NO. 315, VIGNESHWARA NILAYA, 6TH CROSS, 2ND BLOCK, H.M.T. LAYOUT, NAGASANDRA POST BENGALURU - 560 073. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. B.N. JAGADEESHA, ADDL. SPP FOR R1; SMT. N. PADMAVATHU, ADVOCATE FOR R2) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 482 OF CR.PC PRAYING TO QUASH CHARGE SHEET IN C.C.NO.163417/2023 (VIDE ANNEXURE A) FILED BY 1ST RESPONDENT POLICE / PEENYA POLICE FOR THE OFFENCE P/U/S 341, 323, 354, 504, 506 R/W SEC. 34 OF IPC AND ALL FURTHER PROCEEDINGS THEREOF PENDING ON THE FILE OF LEARNED XXXI ADDITIONAL CHIEF METROPOLITAN MAGISTRATE COURT, BANGALORE. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:2739 CRL.P No. 8513 of 2023 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA ORAL ORDER The petitioners are before this Court calling in question proceedings in C.C.No.16417/2023 registered for offence punishable under Sections 341, 323, 354, 504, 506 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 ('the IPC' for short). 2. Heard Sri. Vijaya Kumar K., learned counsel appearing for the petitioner, Sri. B.N. Jagadeesha, learned Additional Special Public Prosecutor appearing for respondent No.1, Smt. N. Padmavathi, learned counsel 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 We, (i). Vignesh, S/o Thangamani P.V., aged about 27 years, (ii) Thangamani P.V., S/o Late P. Venkatachalam, aged about 58 years, both residing at Door No. 315, 6th Cross, 2nd Block, H.Μ.Τ. Layout, Nagasandra Post, Bengaluru - 560 073, Petitioners herein (iii) Smt. Pushpa M.N., W/o Vedha Murthy, aged about 45 years, residing at Door No. 275, 17th Cross, Nelagadarana Halli, 560 - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:2739 CRL.P No. 8513 of 2023 073, Nagasandra Post, Bengaluru North, Bengaluru Respondent No. 2 herein do hereby jointly solemnly affirm and state on oath as follows: 1. We submit that Deponent Nos. 1 and 2 are the Petitioners and Deponent No. 3 is the Respondent No. 2 / complainant in the above-captioned criminal petition. All of us are well acquainted with the facts and circumstances of the case and are competent and authorized to swear to this joint affidavit. 2. We submit that the Petitioners are the absolute owners of the residential house property bearing No. 315, situated at 6th Cross, 2nd Block, H.M.T. Layout, Nagasandra Post, Bengaluru -560 073 3. The Respondent No. 2 and her husband approached the Petitioners to take the first floor of the said property on lease. Accordingly, a lease agreement dated 06-05-2015 was executed, and a security deposit of Rs.8,00,000/- (Rupees Eight Lakhs Only) was paid by Respondent No. 2 and her husband to the Petitioners. 4. It is jointly submitted that Petitioner No. 2 subsequently started working in the firm of Respondent No. 2 without drawing salary for a considerable period, under a bona fide understanding that the accumulated salary would be settled in a lump sum at a later stage. 5. It is jointly submitted that disputes arose between the parties when Petitioner No. 2 demanded payment of salary and also requested Respondent No. 2 and her husband either to clear the dues or to vacate the leased premises. In this background, Petitioner No. 2 lodged a complaint dated 09-06- 2022, which came to be registered as Crime No. 182/2022 for offences punishable under Sections 324. 504, 506 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code, and the same is pending as C.C. No. 39558/2022 on the file of the Learned XXXI Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Bengaluru. - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:2739 CRL.P No. 8513 of 2023 6. It is further jointly submitted that Respondent No. 2 lodged a complaint dated 19-12-2022 against the Petitioners, which came to be registered as Crime No. 423/2022 for offences punishable under Sections 341, 323, 354,504, 506 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code, and the charge sheet. filed therein is pending as C.C. No. 16417/2023 on the file of the Learned XXXI Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Bengaluru. The said proceedings are the subject matter of challenge in the present criminal petition. 7. We jointly submit that with the intervention of elders and well-wishers, and with an intention to bring a quietus to all disputes and litigations, the parties have amicably settled the matter. 8. (a) The Petitioners have agreed to pay, and the Respondent No. 2 and her husband have agreed to receive, a sum of Rs. 5.25,000/- (Rupees Five Lakhs Twenty-Five Thousand Only) as full and final settlement towards repayment of the security deposit, after adjusting the salary payable to Petitioner No.2. (b) The Respondent No. 2 and her husband have undertaken to vacate the leased premises and hand over vacant possession along with keys on or before 19-01-2026. which has been duly complied with. 9. It is jointly affirmed that the Petitioners have already paid the settled amount of Rs. 5,25,000/- by way of bank transfer to the husband of Respondent No. 2, to Account No. 7450159444, maintained with Indian Bank, Peenya Industrial Estate Branch, Bengaluru. Respondent No. 2 hereby acknowledges receipt of the said amount. Relevant transaction details are annexed. 10. The Respondent No. 2, for herself and on behalf of her husband, hereby declares that they shall not raise any civil, criminal, monetary, or other claims of whatsoever nature against the Petitioners in future in respect of the subject matter of this - 6 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:2739 CRL.P No. 8513 of 2023 dispute, The Petitioners likewise declare that they shall not raise any further claims against Respondent No.2 and her husband and shall cooperate for the closure and disposal of C.C. No. 39558/2022. 11. We jointly submit that the disputes are purely personal and private in nature, have been fully and voluntarily resolved, and that continuation of the criminal proceedings in C.C. No. 16417/2023 would serve no useful purpose and would amount to abuse of the process of law. WHEREFORE, we jointly and most humbly pray that this Hon'ble Court may be pleased to allow the above petition by quashing the entire charge sheet and all further proceedings thereof in C.C. No. 16417/2023, pending on the file of the Learned XXXI Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bengaluru, and pass such other order or orders as this Hon'ble Court deems fit in the interest of justice and equity. We solemnly affirm that the contents of this joint affidavit are true and correct to the best of our knowledge, belief, and information." 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 petitioners in the subject petition. 5. For the aforesaid reasons, the following: ORDER i. Criminal Petition stands disposed. - 7 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:2739 CRL.P No. 8513 of 2023 ii. Proceedings in C.C.No.16417/2023 pending on the file of XXXI Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate at Bangalore, against the petitioners stands quashed. Sd/- (M.NAGAPRASANNA) JUDGE JY List No.: 2 Sl No.: 70