- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:1552 CRL.P No. 15920 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 12TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 15920 OF 2025 BETWEEN: M.KANDASWAMY S/O. LATE SRI MANIKSHYAM AGED 62 YEARS, RESIDING AT NO.34, 1ST CROSS, SRINIVAS REDDY LAYOUT, KITHAGNUR MAIN ROAD, BHATTARAHALLI NEW DIV, BENGALURU - 560 049. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. GEORGE JOSEPH, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE BY CHIKKAJALA POLICE STATION, CHIKKAJALA, BENGALURU, KARNATAKA - 562 157 REPRESENTED BY Digitally signed by NAGAVENI Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:1552 CRL.P No. 15920 of 2025 THE STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU - 560 001. 2. P.GAJENDRA AGED MAJOR, RESIDING AT 2ND FLOOR, G V COMPLEX, 14TH MAIN ROAD, BDA COMPLEX ROAD, SECTOR-7, HSR LAYOUT, BENGALURU - 560 102. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. B.N. JAGADEESHA, ADDL. SPP FOR R1) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 482 OF CR.PC (FILED U/S 528 BNNS) PRAYING 1. QUASH THE ORDER DATED 04.07.2025 (VIDE ANNEXURE-A) PASSED BY THE LEARNED ADDL.CIVIL JUDGE AND J.M.F.C DEVANAHALLI IN PCR NO.75/2024. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:1552 CRL.P No. 15920 of 2025 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA ORAL ORDER The petitioner - the complainant is before this Court calling in question an order of the concerned Court, which rejects an application seeking withdrawal of the complaint on account of a settlement arrived at between the parties. 2. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the matter has been settled and a joint memo was filed before the concerned Court and the said joint memo is filed before this Court as well. The joint memo filed before the concerned Court, reads as follows: "JOINT MEMO It is most respectfully submitted that the Plaintiff and Defendant have settled the matter out of court, wherei the Defendants have paid the Defendant a sum of INR 3,12,00,000 vide DD 742791 dated 04.03.2025 in full and final settlement of all disputes arising in the suit and Agreement to Sell dated 16.08.2020. The Plaintiff has also returned the originals of the Agreement to Sell dated 16.03.2020 and letter dated 18.06.2020 to the Defendant Nos.1 and 2. Plaintiff conceded that he does not have a claim under the alleged Agreement to Sell dated 16.03.2020. WHEREFORE, the instant suit may be dismissed as not pressed/withdrawn as it is a settled out of court, in the interest of justice and equity." - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:1552 CRL.P No. 15920 of 2025 3. In the light of the settlement arrived at between the parties, the complaint so filed before the concerned Court stands quashed. 4. For the aforesaid reasons, the following: ORDER (i) Criminal Petition stands disposed. (ii) Proceedings in Crime No.95/2024 (PCR No.75/2024) stands quashed qua the petitioner. Sd/- (M.NAGAPRASANNA) JUDGE SJK List No.: 1 Sl No.: 78 CT:BHK