- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:24 CRL.P No. 105498 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 5TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V.SRISHANANDA CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 105498 OF 2025 (482(CR.PC)/528(BNSS)) BETWEEN: SRI SADDAMHUSAIN S/O. YAMANURSAB JIGALUR, AGED ABOUT 31 YEARS, OCC. NEWS REPORTER, R/O. MUGANUR, TQ. KUSHTAGI, DIST. KOPPAL - 587 120. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. ASHOK C. ANGADI, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ADDITIONAL PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT BUILDING, DHARWAD, THROUGH PSI, BADAMI POLICE STATION, DIST. BAGALKOT - 587 201. 2. SRI. ISHTALINGAYYA S/O. BASAYYA HAMPIHOLIMATH AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS, OC. PRO, R/O. CHOLGACHAGUDDA VILLAGE, TQ. BADAMI, DIST. BAGALKOT - 587 201. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. JAIRAM SIDDI, HCGP FOR R1; SRI. JAYAVANT KAMBALI, ADVOCATE FOR R2) THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED U/S 482 OF CR.P.C. (528 OF BHARATIYA NYAYA SANHITA 2023), PRAYING TO QUASH THE INITIATION OF CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS INITIATED AGAINST THE PETITIONER/ACCUSED NO.1 IN CC NO.1468/2025 (BADAMI PS CRIME NO.117/2025) ON THE FILE OF THE PRL. CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC BADAM, IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND ETC. Digitally signed by SAMREEN AYUB DESHNUR Location: High Court of Karnataka, Dharwad Bench - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:24 CRL.P No. 105498 of 2025 THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V.SRISHANANDA) Parties are present. 2. Heard on I.A.No.1/2025. 3. Same is filed under Section 359 read with Section 528 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. 4. Offences alleged against the petitioner are under Section 3(5), 308(2), 351(2), 352 of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. 5. On enquiry, defacto complainant would submit that to attain peace and tranquility, the application may be allowed. He has also signed the application along with his Advocate. 6. Taking note of the fact that the parties have amicably settled the matter between themselves, following - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:24 CRL.P No. 105498 of 2025 the dictum of the Hon'ble Apex Court in the case of Ramgopal and Another v. State of Madhya Pradesh reported in (2022) 14 SCC 531, the application is allowed. 7. Consequently, pending proceedings in CC No.1468/2025 on the file of Principal Civil Judge and JMFC, Badami stands quashed. Sd/- (V.SRISHANANDA) JUDGE KAV CT-CMU LIST NO.: 1 SL NO.: 31