- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:11949 CRL.P No. 13665 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 24TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 13665 OF 2025 BETWEEN: 1. SRI. SHANKAR DHARMAN, S/O V.DHARMAN, AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS, 2. SMT. POORNIMA MONNAPPA KUMBAR, D/O MONNAPPA K. E., AGED ABOUT 31 YEARS, 3. SMT. ANUPAMA MONNAPPA KUMBAR, D/O MONNAPPA, AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS, ALL THE PETITIONERS ARE R/AT 20, 6TH MAIN, K.H.M BLOCK, GANGA NAGARA, R.T.NAGARA, BENGALURU - 560 032. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. MANJUNATHA A. C., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, BY R.T.NAGAR POLICE STATION, BENGALURU - 560 032, Digitally signed by SANJEEVINI J KARISHETTY Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:11949 CRL.P No. 13665 of 2025 REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, BENGALURU – 560 001. 2. SRI. SURYA M. M. S/O MURUKAN M. K., AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS, R/AT MUZHANGIL HOUSE, PALLIPPURAM VILLAGE CHERAI, ERNAKULAM, KERALA – 683 514. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. K.NAGESHWARAPPA, HCGP FOR R1; SRI. SRINATHA B. V., ADVOCATE FOR R2) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 482 CR.PC (FILED U/S 528 BNSS) PRAYING TO QUASH THE ENTIRE PROCEEDINGS IN CC NO.13307/2025 (CR.NO.203/2021) PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE LEARNED III ACJM, BENGALURU FOR THE O/P/U/S/ 406, 420 R/W 34 OF THE IPC, REGISTERED BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT R.T NAGAR P.S VIDE ANNEXURE 'A'. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:11949 CRL.P No. 13665 of 2025 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA ORAL ORDER The petitioners are before this Court seeking the following prayers: "WHEREFORE, the petitioners are most humbly pray that this Honourable Court be pleased to call for the entire records and quash the entire proceedings in C.C. No.13307/2025 (Crime No.203/2021), pending on the file of the learned III Addl., Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bengaluru for the offences punishable under section 406, 420 read with 34 of the Indian Penal Code, registered by the 1st Respondent R.T. Nagar Police Station vide Annexure - 'A' and grant such other relief or reliefs as this Honourable Court deems fit to grant in the facts and circumstances of the case, in the interest of justice." 2. Heard Sri.Manjunatha A.C., learned counsel appearing for the petitioners, Sri.K.Nageshwarappa, learned HCGP appearing for respondent No.1, Sri.Srinatha B.V., learned counsel appearing for respondent No.2 and have perused the material on record. 3. During the subsistence of the petition, the parties to the lis have entered into a settlement and have filed an - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:11949 CRL.P No. 13665 of 2025 application under Section 320(2) of the Cr.P.C., seeking compounding of the offence. 4. In the light of the offence being the one punishable under sections 406 and 420 of the Indian Penal Code, I deem it appropriate to accept the compounding application and terminate the proceedings against the petitioners. The affidavit filed by respondent No.2 reads as follows: "I, Surya. M.M. S/o. Murukan. M.K, aged about 33 years, R/at. Muzhangil House, Pallipuram Village, Cherai, Ernakulam, Kerala 683 514, Now at Bengaluru, do hereby state as follows:- 1. I am conversant with the facts of the case and I am swearing this affidavit as hereunder. 2. I swear that, on the basis of my complaint the Respondent No.1 herein has registered a case in Crime No. 203/2021 for the offence punishable under section 406, 420 read with section 34 of I.P.C and Section 21 and 22 of the Banning of Unregulated Deposit Schemes Act, 2019 against the Petitioner No. 1 to 3 herein i.e., accused No.1 to 3 and after investigation the case the 1st respondent police has filed a charge sheet before the learned 3rd Addl., Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bengaluru for the offence punishable under section 406, 420 read with section 34 of the IPC against the Accused/Petitioner No.1 to 3 herein now pending for consideration. 3. I swear that, in view of the Intervention of elders and well wishers of our respective family members. We settled our disputes in presence of respective well wishers out of the court, in view of the said settlement, I am not interested to prosecute the above said case before the learned 3rd Addl., Chief - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:11949 CRL.P No. 13665 of 2025 Judicial Magistrate, Bengaluru, in C.C. No. 13307/2025 (Crime No.203/2021) for the offence punishable under Section 406, 420 read with section 34 of I.P.C, as such the said case filed by me may be quashed. 4. 4. I swear that, in order to preserve the precious time of the trail court this affidavit is filed to quash the proceedings in C.C. No. 13307/2025 (Crime No. 203/2021) pending before the learned 3rd Addl., Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bengaluru, for the offence punishable under Section 406, 420 read with section 34 of I.P.C. 5. I swear that, I had filed this affidavit on my own and will and consent without compulsion or pressure from any one. WHEREFORE, I pray that this Hon'ble court this affidavit may be taken on record and proceedings in C.C. No. 13307/2025 (Crime No.203/2021) for the offence punishable under Section 406, 420 read with section 34 of I.P.C, registered by Respondent No.1 R.T. Nagar Police Station, At Bengaluru now pending on the file of the 3rd Addl., Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bengaluru be quash, in the interest of justice. I, the deponent do hereby verify and declare that what is stated above are true and correct to the best of my knowledge, information and belief." 5. For the aforesaid reasons, the following: O R D E R [I] Criminal Petition is disposed. - 6 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:11949 CRL.P No. 13665 of 2025 [II] Proceedings in C.C.No.13307/2025 pending before the III ACJM, Bengaluru, qua the petitioners stands quashed. Sd/- (M.NAGAPRASANNA) JUDGE CBC List No.: 1 Sl No.: 131