- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:6548 CRL.P No. 14892 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 3RD DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 14892 OF 2025 BETWEEN: 1. SRI. VINOD V., S/O VIJAYA KUMAR N., AGED ABOUT 33 YEARS, R/AT NO.14/7, SAI GARDEN APARTMENT, FLAT NO.302, 5TH CROSS, SHANKARAPURAM, BENGALURU – 560 004. 2. SRI. DINESH P.C., S/O P.V.CHANDRASHEKAR RAO, AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS, R/A NO.41/1, 1ST CROSS, MYSURU ROAD, AZAAD NAGARA, CHAMARAJPETE, BENGALURU-560018. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. SUBBA REDDY K.N., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA, REPRESENTED BY ASHOKNAGAR POLICE STATION, Digitally signed by SANJEEVINI J KARISHETTY Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:6548 CRL.P No. 14892 of 2025 REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT BUILDING, BENGALURU – 560 001. 2. SRI. LOHITH R., S/O RAJANNA N., AGED MAJOR, R/AT NO.178, MEDAHALLI, OLD MADRAS ROAD, VIRGO NAGARA POST, BENGALURU – 560 049. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. B.N.JAGADEESHA, ADDL.SPP FOR R-1; SRI. GNANESH H.HEMPANNA, ADVOCATE FOR R-2) THIS CRL.P FILED U/S 482 CR.PC (FILED U/S 528 BNNS) PRAYING TO ALLOW THIS PETITION AND QUASH THE IMPUGNED FIR AND COMPLAINT DATED 07.03.2025 AND ALL PROCEEDINGS IN C.C.NO.60511/2025 FOR THE OFFENCES P/U/S 126(2), 118(1), 115(2), 352, 351(2), 324(5) R/W 3(5) OF BNS, 2023 REGISTERED BY THE ASHOK NAGAR P.S. ON THE FILE OF THE LEARNED 29TH A.C.M.M VIDE ANNEXURES A, B AND C. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:6548 CRL.P No. 14892 of 2025 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA ORAL ORDER The petitioners are before this Court, seeking the following prayers: “(i) Allow this petition and quash the impugned FIR, and Complaint dated:07.03.2025 and all proceedings in C.C.No.60511/2025 for the offences punishable under Section 126(2), 118(1), 115(2), 352, 351(2), 324(5), R/w 3(5) of BNS, 2023 registered by the Ashoknagar P.S. on the file of the learned 29th A.C.M.M. vide Annexure A, B and C. (ii) Issue any other order and grant such other and further reliefs as this Hon'ble Court deems fit in the facts and circumstances of the case, in the interest of justice.” 2. Heard Sri.Subba Reddy K.N., learned counsel appearing for the petitioners, Sri.B.N.Jagadeesha, learned Addl. SPP appearing for respondent No.1, Sri.Gnanesh H Kempanna, learned counsel appearing for respondent No.2 and have perused the material on record. 3. During the subsistence of the proceedings, the parties to the lis have entered into a settlement and have settled the dispute by filing Joint/Compromise Memo drawing - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:6548 CRL.P No. 14892 of 2025 up certain terms of settlement. The Joint/Compromise Memo filed by the parties to the lis reads as follows: “We, (i) Sri. Vinod V., S/o. Vijaya Kumar N., Aged about 33 years, residing at No. 14/7, Sai Garden Apartment, Flat No. 302, 5th Cross, Shankarapuram, Bengaluru - 560004, herein after referred to as Accused/Petitoner No.1, (ii) Sri. Dinesh P.C., S/o. P. V. Chandrashekar Rao, Aged about 43 years, residing at No. 41/1, 1st Cross, Mysore Road, Azaad Nagara, Chamarajapete, Bengaluru - 560018, herein after referred to as Accused/Petitoner.No.2 and (iii) Sri.Lohith.R., S/o Rajanna.N, aged about 42 years, residing at No.178, Medahalli, Old Madars Road, Vigro Nagara Post, Bengaluru-560049, herein after referred to as Complainant/Respondent.No.2, together do hereby submit this Joint Memo as follows: 1) It is respectfully submitted that an FIR in Crime No.42/2025 has been registered against Accused No.1 and Accused No.2 for the alleged offences punishable under Sections 115(2), 118(2), 126(2), 324(5), 351(2), 352 read with Section 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, in connection with an incident dated 07/03/2025, arising out of a road-side altercation (road rage) involving the Complainant. 2) It is submitted that the said incident was sudden and isolated, was neither premeditated nor intentional, and that there was no prior acquaintance or animosity between the parties. 3) It is respectfully submitted that Accused No.1 and Accused No.2 have voluntarily filed separate affidavits, placing on record their unconditional apologies, admitting their lapse, expressing remorse, and assuring that such conduct shall not be repeated in future. 4) The Complainant states that he has accepted the apologies tendered by Accused No.1 and Accused No.2 and further states that he has no subsisting grievance against them in respect of the said incident. - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:6548 CRL.P No. 14892 of 2025 5) It is submitted that the settlement arrived at between the parties is voluntary, bona fide, and arrived at without any coercion, threat, pressure, or undue influence. 6) The Complainant submits that he has no objection, whatsoever for quashing of the FIR in Crime No.42/2025 and all further proceedings, including CC.No.60511/2025 pending before 29th ACMM, Mayohall, Bengaluru against Accused No.1 and Accused No.2. 7) The parties submit that continuation of the above mentioned Criminal proceedings would serve no useful purpose and would amount to abuse of the process of law. Hence, this Hon'ble Court may be pleased to take this Joint Memo on record and, in exercise of its inherent powers under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 be pleased to quash the FIR in Crime No.42/2025 and all further proceedings, including C.C. No.60511/2025, in the interest of justice. WHEREFORE, the parties humbly pray that this Hon'ble Court may be pleased to pass appropriate orders in terms of the above Joint Memo. We the undersigned declare that what stated in the above paras are true and correct to the best of our knowledge, belief and information. ” 4. In the light of the settlement arrived at between the parties notwithstanding the fact that the offence alleged is the one punishable under Section 323 of the IPC. For the reason that the dispute has been settled, I deem it appropriate to accept the same and close the proceedings against the petitioners-accused. Hence, the following: - 6 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:6548 CRL.P No. 14892 of 2025 O R D E R [I] Criminal Petition is disposed. [II] Proceedings in C.C.No.60511/2025 pending before the 29th Addl. Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Mayo Halli, Bangalore City, qua the petitioners, stand quashed. Sd/- (M.NAGAPRASANNA) JUDGE CBC List No.: 4 Sl No.: 3