- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:20197 CRL.P No. 13807 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 9TH DAY OF APRIL, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 13807 OF 2024 BETWEEN: J S RAM KUMAR S/O LATE J.SATHYANARAYANA AGED ABOUT 51 YEASR RESIDING AT NO. 83/3 KG NAGAR MAIN ROAD BENGALURU – 560 019. …PETITIONER (BY SRI V.B.RAVISHANKER, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA KALASIPALYA POLICE STATION REPRESENTED BY THE STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA BUILDING BENGALURU – 560 001. 2. KRISHNA SINGH AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS RESIDING AT NO.166, MAIN ROAD KALASIPALYA, BENGALURU – 560 002. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI ANOOP KUMAR, HCGP FOR R-1; SRI ADITYA POLA, ADVOCATE FOR R-2) Digitally signed by SANJEEVINI J KARISHETTY Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:20197 CRL.P No. 13807 of 2024 THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 482 CR.P.C (U/S 528 BNSS) PRAYING TO a) QUASH THE IMPUGNED ORDER DATED 05.07.2024 PASSED BY THE V ACJM, BENGALURU, REFERRING THE MATTER TO RESPONDENT NO.1 POLICE FOR INVESTIGATION U/S 156(3) OF THE CR.P.C., 1973; b) QUASH THE PROCEEDINGS IN PCR.NO.9905/2023 ON THE FILE OF THE V ACJM, BANGALORE; c) QUASH THE FIR REGISTERED AGAINST THIS PETITIONER BY THE KALASIPALYA P.S., IN CRIME NO.155/2024 FOR OFFENCES P/U/S 379 AND 420 OF IPC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA ORAL ORDER Petitioner – accused is before this Court seeking quashment of the proceedings in P.C.R.No.9905/2023, an order dated 05.07.2024, passed by the V Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bengaluru, and registration of a crime in Crime No.155/2024, pending before the concerned Court. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner and respondent No.2 would in unison submit that during the subsistence of these proceedings, the parties to the lis have entered into - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:20197 CRL.P No. 13807 of 2024 settlement amongst themselves by drawing up certain terms and conditions. The parties have filed an application under Sections 302 r/w. 482 of the Cr.P.C., a joint memo of the parties before this Court seeking permission to compound the offences. 3. The joint memo reads as follows: “ - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:20197 CRL.P No. 13807 of 2024 (ii) It is hereby agreed by the petitioner and the respondent No.2 that the aforesaid terms of compromise shall be filed jointly in CC. No. 378/2024 pending on the file of the Court of Small Causes and ACJM [SCCH9] at Bangalore and the parties in unison shall pray for closure of the aforesaid case; (iii) The respondent No.2 in pursuance of the said compromise has consented for terminating /compounding the alleged offence punishable U/s. 379 and 420 of the Indian Penal Code leveled against the petitioner in Crime No.155/2024 and consequently consents to allow this aforesaid petition and quash the proceedings initiated against him in PCR No. 9905/2023 pending on the file of the 5th Addl. Chief Judicial Magistrate at Bangalore; (iv) It is submitted that the parties herein have amicable settled their disputes in the manner narrated supra and further that there are no claims against each other; (v) The respondent No.2 hereby undertakes and assures to the petitioner that he would not seek for any extension of time in the matter of payments as stated supra and it is agreed that in default to pay the aforesaid sum of Rs.5,50,000/-, the petitioner shall reserve liberty to initiate proceedings U/s. 421 of the Code of Criminal Procedure in CC. No. 378/2024 pending Court of Small Causes and ACJM [SCCH9] at Bangalore.” In the light of the afore-quoted joint memo filed along with the application, I deem it appropriate to terminate the - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:20197 CRL.P No. 13807 of 2024 proceedings against the petitioner, as the dispute and the allegations are between the individuals and not against the State. 4. For the aforesaid reasons, the following: O R D E R (a) The criminal petition is disposed. (b) The proceedings in P.C.R.No.9905/2023, the order dated 05.07.2024, passed by the V Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bengaluru, and registration of a crime in Crime No.155/2024, now pending before the concerned Court, qua the petitioner, stands quashed. Sd/- (M.NAGAPRASANNA) JUDGE NVJ List No.: 4 Sl No.: 12