- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:618 CRL.P No. 104063 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA,AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 20TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V.SRISHANANDA CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 104063 OF 2025 (482(CR.PC)/528(BNSS)) BETWEEN: 1. K.S.M MOHAMED SALEEM S/O MOHAMED KARIM AGE. 65 YEARS, 12A/32, S.P. NAGAR, BATLAGUNDU ROAD, BEGAMPUR, PALLAPATTI, DINDIGUL, TAMIL NADU 624002. 2. MUJIBUR RAHUMAN MOHAMMED ZAKARIAH S/O MOHAMMED ZAKARIAH AGE. 54 YEARS, 2, TVA NAGAR, 3RD STREET, BEGAMPUR, PALLAPATI, DINDIGUL, TAMIL NADU 624002. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. SAMIT PARVATIKAR, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, BY DULIGI PS, REPRESENTED BY SPP, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, BENGALURU. 2. PANDUNAIK J S/O BASHUNAIK AGE. 25 YEARS, GOVINDAGIRI THANDA VILLAGE, KUDLIGI TALUK, VIJAYANAGARA, KARNATAKA 583135. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. KIRTILATA R. PATIL. HCGP FOR R1; SRI. J.K. GURUBASAVARAJ, ADVOCATE FOR SRI. T.R. PATIL, ADVOCATE FOR R2) Digitally signed by CHANDRASHEKAR LAXMAN KATTIMANI Location: High Court of Karnataka, Dharwad Bench - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:618 CRL.P No. 104063 of 2025 THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED UNDER SECTION 528 OF BNSS, 2023, PRAYING TO QUASH THE FIR (ANNEXURE A) AND COMPLAINT (ANNEXURE B) IN CRIME NO.0044/2025 REGISTERED BY THE KUDLIGI POLICE STATION FOR THE ALLEGED OFFENCES UNDER SECTION 316 AND 318 OF THE BNS ON THE FILE OF THE CIVIL JUDGE (SR.DN) AND JMFC COURT, KUDLIGI, VIJAYNAGARA DISTRICT. THIS CRIMINAL PETITION COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V.SRISHANANDA) 1. Memo filed reporting the payment of interest amount as agreed in the joint memo filed on 19.01.2026. 2. Parties are present before the Court. 3. Joint memo filed by the parties before this Court on 19.01.2026, is voluntary and without any undue influence. 4. Accordingly, there is no impediment for this Court to accept the joint memo and dispose off the petition by quashing the pending proceedings as there is a true settlement by following the dictum of the Hon'ble Apex - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:618 CRL.P No. 104063 of 2025 Court in the case of Ramgopal Vs. State of Madhya Pradesh1. 5. Hence, the following: ORDER (i) The petition is allowed in view of the joint memo and true settlement between the parties. (ii) Consequently, pending criminal case in Crime No.44/2025 of Kudligi Police Station, Vijayanagara, is hereby quashed. Sd/- (V.SRISHANANDA) JUDGE SMM, CT:CMU LIST NO.: 2 SL NO.: 65 1 2021 SCC Online SC 834