Arvind Raj vs State Of Karnataka on 13 May, 2025

Karnataka High Court

Arvind Raj vs State Of Karnataka on 13 May, 2025

Author: Shivashankar Amarannavar

Bench: Shivashankar Amarannavar

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                                                     CRL.P No. 7004 of 2025




                    IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU

                        DATED THIS THE 13TH DAY OF MAY, 2025

                                        BEFORE
               THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE SHIVASHANKAR AMARANNAVAR

                         CRIMINAL PETITION No. 7004 OF 2025
               BETWEEN:

                     ARVIND RAJ
                     S/O ANIL KUMAR
                     AGED ABOUT 27 YEARS
                     ADEEKALATHU HOUSE
                     SAKTHIKULANGARA
                     MARUTHADI POST, KOLLAM DISTRICT
                     KERALA STATE - 691 003.
                                                              ...PETITIONER

               (BY SRI SYED AKBAR PASHA, ADVOCATE)

               AND:

               1.    STATE OF KARNATAKA
                     BY AVALAHALLY POLICE
                     R/O BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR
Digitally signed     HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA
by NIRMALA           BENGALURU - 560 001.
DEVI
Location: HIGH 2.    AMALENDU P.R
COURT OF             D/O S. ROSHNY
KARNATAKA            AGED ABOUT 23 YEARS
                     R/O No. 47,
                     SIZZLE PAUKFIELDS LAYOUT
                     KAMMASANDRA VILLAGE
                     BENGALURU DISTRICT - 563 121.
                                                            ...RESPONDENTS
               (BY SRI HARISH GANAPATHI, HCGP FOR R1;
                SRI PARAMESWARAIAH, ADVOCATE FOR R2)
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                                      CRL.P No. 7004 of 2025




     THIS CRL.P IS FILED UNDER SECTION 482(FILED UNDER
SECTION 528 BNSS) OF Cr.P.C PRAYING TO QUASH THE FIR
No.144/2025 REGISTERED BY THE AVALAHALLY POLICE FOR
THE OFFENCE PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTION 318(2), 318(4),
69, 89 OF BNS WHICH IS PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE ACJM
BENGALURU RURAL AT BENGALURU.

    THIS PETITION COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY,
ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:

CORAM:    HON'BLE MR JUSTICE SHIVASHANKAR AMARANNAVAR


                       ORAL ORDER

The petition is filed under Section 528 of the

Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short,

BNSS, 2023) praying to quash the FIR No.144 of 2025

registered by Avalahalli Police for the offences punishable

under Sections 318(2), 318(4), 69, 89 of BNSS, 2023.

2. The application under Section 359(2) of BNSS,

2023 is filed by the learned counsel for the petitioner. It is

enclosed with an affidavit of Shri.Anilkumar (father of the

petitioner herein).

3. Shri. Parameswaraiah, learned counsel files

Vakalath for Respondent No.2 and also files affidavit of

Respondent No.2.

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4. Respondent No.2 is present before the Court

and submits that she has settled the matter with the

petitioner. She submits that at the intervention of parents

of the petitioner and for her better future, she has decided

not to prosecute the petitioner and she has no objection to

quash the FIR. The said terms are also stated in the

affidavit of Respondent No.2.

5. Respondent No.2 is aged 23 years and she

submits that she is a Graduate in Bachelor of Technology.

6. In a similar set of circumstances the

Co-ordinate Bench of this Court in the case of SRI

SATHISH.K. VS. STATE OF KARNATAKA in Crl.P.No.

4172 of 2022 recorded the settlement filed by way of

affidavit in crime registered for the offences punishable

under Sections 376, 504 and 506 of IPC and quashed the

FIR.

7. In view of the settlement between the

petitioner and Respondent No.2, FIR registered against the

petitioner in Crime No.144 of 2025 of Avalahally Police
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Station, Bengaluru is quashed. Accordingly, petition is

dispose of.

Sd/-

(SHIVASHANKAR AMARANNAVAR)
JUDGE

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