- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:1753 CRL.P No. 104267 of 2025 C/W CRL.P No. 100070 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA,AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 6TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V.SRISHANANDA CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 104267 OF 2025 (482(CR.PC)/528(BNSS)) C/W CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 100070 OF 2026 IN CRL.P.NO.104267/2025 BETWEEN: ANCHALA RAJEEV PADWALKAR AGE. 43 YEARS. OCC. HOTEL EMPLOYEE R/O. BINAGA, BINGA PETROL PUMP BINAGA TQ. KARAWAR, DIST. UTTAR KANNADA-581301. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. LINGESH V. KATTEMANE, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY THROUGH RURAL POLICE STATION KARWAR DIST. UTTAR KANNADA REPRESENTED BY ADDL. SPP HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA DHARWAD BENCH BUILDING, DHARWAD. 2. NIKITA ROHIT PADWALKAR AGE. 34 YEARS. OCC. HOUSEHOLD, NH 66 R/O. BINAGA, BEHIND PETROL PUMP BINAGA TQ. KARAWAR, DIST. UTTAR KANNADA-581301. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. KIRTILATA R. PATIL, HCGP FOR R1L SRI. VINAYAK R. BHAT, ADVOCATE FOR R2) THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED U/S 528 OF BNSS, 2023, SEEKING TO QUASH THE PROCEEDINGS IN NO. CC 1943/2025 CHANDRASHEKAR LAXMAN KATTIMANI Digitally signed by CHANDRASHEKAR LAXMAN KATTIMANI Date: 2026.02.13 15:47:42 +0530 - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:1753 CRL.P No. 104267 of 2025 C/W CRL.P No. 100070 of 2026 PENDING BEFORE THE ADDL. SENIOR CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC, KARWAR IN CRIME NO. 38/2025 REGISTERED BY RURAL POLICE STATION KARWAR DIST. UTTAR KANNADA U/SEC. 115(2), 352, 351(2) OF BNS, SOLE ACCUSED BY ALLOWING THE PETITION IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE. IN CRL.P.NO.100070/2026 BETWEEN: NIKITA W/O ROHIT PADAWALKAR AGED 34 YEARS, OCC HOME MAKER, R/O. BINAGA VILLAGE, TQ KARWAR AND DIST UTTARA KANNADA 581301. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. VINAYAKA R. BHAT, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA THROUGH, KARWAR RURAL PS, KARWAR, REP BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT BUILDING, DHARWAD. 2. ANCHALA W/O RAJEEV PADAWALKAR AGED 43 YEARS, OCC PRIVATE JOB, R/O BANDARI, BEHIND PEROL PUMP BINAGA, TQ KARWAR AND DIST UTTARA KANNADA 581301. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. KIRTILATA R. PATIL, HCGP FOR R1; SRI. LINGESH V. KATTEMANE, ADVOCATE FOR R2) THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED U/S 528 OF BNSS, 2023, SEEKING TO QUASH THE PROCEEDINGS IN CC NO. 1940/2025 PENDING BEFORE THE ADDL. SENIOR CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC, KARWAR IN CRIME NO. 39/2025 OFFENCES P/U/SEC. 115(2), 352 OF BNS-2023. REGISTERED BY KARWAR RURAL POLICE STATION, KARWAR DIST. UTTARA KANNADA BY ALLOWING THE PETITION IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE. THESE PETITIONS, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:1753 CRL.P No. 104267 of 2025 C/W CRL.P No. 100070 of 2026 ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V.SRISHANANDA) 1. Heard Sri.Lingesh V. Kattemane, appearing for petitioner, Smt.Kirtilata R. Patil, learned High Court Government Pleader, appearing for respondent No.1-State and Sri.Vinayak R. Bhat, learned counsel appearing for respondent No.2. 2. Parties are present along with their respective counsels and have filed a joint memo. Upon enquiry, both parties have agreed to settle the matter amicably and have submitted that the pending criminal proceedings be quashed. 3. Upon further enquiry, they submit that they have retraced their differences and do not intend to pursue the criminal proceedings against each other. 4. This Court, being satisfied with the true settlement between the parties and following the dictum of the Hon’ble Apex Court in the case of Ram Gopal and another v. State of Madhya Pradesh1, following order is passed: ORDER (i) The Criminal Petitions are allowed. 1 (2022) 14 SCC 531 - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:1753 CRL.P No. 104267 of 2025 C/W CRL.P No. 100070 of 2026 (ii) The pending criminal proceedings against the petitioners herein in C.C.No.1943/2025 on the file of Additional Senior Civil Judge and JMFC, Karwar, arising out of Crime No.38/2025 and in C.C.No.1940/2025 on the file of Additional Senior Civil Judge and JMFC, Karwar, arising out of Crime No.39/2025 are hereby quashed. Sd/- (V.SRISHANANDA) JUDGE RHR/-Ct-cmu LIST NO.: 1 SL NO.: 47