- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:3621 CRL.P No. 8820 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 21ST DAY OF JANUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 8820 OF 2025 BETWEEN: 1. SRI POLIMENI RAMA CHANDRA S/O GANAGANNA AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS R/AT NO. 1443, 5TH BLOCK, 1ST CROSS HMT LAYOUT, NAGASANDRA POST BENGALURU -560 073 2. SMT P SUDESHNA DEVI W/O POLIMENI RAMA CHANDRA AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS, R/AT RESIDING AT NO.1443 5TH BLOCK, 1ST CROSS, HMT LAYOUT NAGASANDRA POST BENGALURU -560073 …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. V CHANDRASHEKAR.,ADVOCATE) Digitally signed by NAGAVENI Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:3621 CRL.P No. 8820 of 2025 AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA SHO PEENYA POLICE STATION BANGALORE CITY REPRESENTED BY SPP OFFICE OF ADVOCATE GENERAL HIGH COURT BUILDINGS BANGALORE- 560001 2. SRI S MALLIKARJUNA REDDY S/O NARASA REDDY AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS R/AT NO.42/52 2ND MAIN 1ST CROSS CL LAYOUT HOSUR ROAD BENGALURU -560029 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI.K.NAGESHWARAPPA, HCGP FOR R1; SRI.P.RAMACHANDRA REDDY, ADV. FOR R2) THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED UNDER SECTION 482 CR.PC (FILED U/S 528 BNSS) PRAYING TO QUASH THE ANNEXURE-B AND C I.E., FIR IN CRIME NO. 0432/2024 DATED 14.08.2024 REGISTERED BY THE PEENYA POLICE STATION UNDER SECTIONS 490, 34, 504, 419, 420, 337, 503, AND 351 OF IPC, AND THE PRIVATE COMPLAINT FILED BY THE COMPLAINANT U/SECTION 200 OF CR.P.C IN PCR NO.4559/2024, AND ORDER COPY AT ANNEXURE-C. PENDING - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:3621 CRL.P No. 8820 of 2025 ON THE FILE OF XXXI ADDL.CHIEF JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE, BENGALURU. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA ORAL ORDER Heard Sri. V. Chandrashekar, learned counsel appearing for the petitioners, Sri. K. Nageshwarappa, learned High Court Government Pleader appearing for respondent No.1, Sri. P. Ramachandra Reddy, 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 Petitioners have filed the above Criminal Petition under Section 482 of Cr.P.C. seeking to quash the private complaint filed by Respondent No.2 under Section 200 of Cr.P.C. in P.C.R. No.4559/2024, and the consequential FIR in Crime No.0432/2024 dated 14.08.2024 registered by Peenya Police Station for the offences punishable under Sections 490, 34, 504, 419, 420, 337, 503 and 351 of the Indian Penal Code, pending on the file of the XXXI Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bengaluru. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:3621 CRL.P No. 8820 of 2025 2. It is further submitted that, during the pendency of the above Criminal Petition, with the intervention of elders and well-wishers, the Petitioners and Respondent No.2 have amicably resolved their disputes out of court. 3. It is submitted that the Respondent No.2/ Plaintiff has filed injunction suit against the petitioners/defendants in O.S No.6759/2023, pending before Hon'ble XLII Additional City Civil & sessions Judge, Bengaluru (CCH- 43) and further the petitioners/defendants have also filed counter claim against the Respondent no.2/plaintiff in the said suit. It is agreed between both parties that the suit filed by the respondent No.2/ Plaintiff Defendants have also agreed to withdraw the counter claim filed agreed to withdraw the above suit and further The petitioners/by them in O.S No.6759/2023 pending before Hon'ble XLII Additional City Civil & sessions Judge, Bengaluru (CCH- 43). It is further submitted that the settlement has been arrived at voluntarily, without any force, coercion, undue influence or misrepresentation. 5. In view of the settlement, Respondent No.2 has no objection for allowing the Criminal Petition and for quashing the proceedings in P.C.R. No.4559/2024, and the consequential FIR in Crime No.0432/2024 dated 14.08.2024 registered by Peenya Police Station for the offences punishable under Sections 490, 34, 504, 419, 420, 337, 503 and 351 of the Indian Penal Code, pending on the file of the XXXI Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bengaluru. 6. The parties state that no further claims or counter claim survive between them. WHEREFORE, the parties jointly pray that this Hon'ble Court may be pleased to record the settlement and quash the proceedings in the interest of justice and equity.." 3. In the light of the settlement arrived at between the parties, I deem it appropriate to accept the joint memo and - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:3621 CRL.P No. 8820 of 2025 close the proceedings against the petitioners in the subject petition. 4. The crime so registered against these petitioners in crime No.432/2024 stands quashed. 5. For the aforesaid reasons, the following: ORDER (i) Criminal Petition is disposed. (ii) Registration of a crime in crime No.432/2024 pending before the XXXI Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate at Bengaluru , stands quashed qua the petitioners. Sd/- (M.NAGAPRASANNA) JUDGE JY List No.: 1 Sl No.: 74