IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH DATED THIS THE 10^TH DAY OF JULY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VENKATESH NAIK T CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 102546 OF 2025 (482 OF Cr.PC/528 OF BNSS)

BETWEEN:

REVANSIDDAPPA @ SIDDU S/O. SANGAPPA KUBASAD, AGE: 43 YEARS, OCC: EMPLOYED IN PVT. COMPANY, R/AT. SAVADI, TQ. RON AND DIST. GADAG, NOW R/AT: WELFARE TOWNSHIP, HOUSE OF MALLIKARJUNA GURUVA, TQ AND DIST. GADAG.

…PETITIONER (BY SRI. GOURI SHANKAR MOT, ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, GADAG WOMEN POLICE STATION, GADAG, REP. BY ITS STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH, DHARWAD.

2. SMT. RAJESHWARI M. BHOOYAR, Digitally signed by RAKESH S AGE: 33 YEARS, OCC: COOLIE, HARIHAR R/AT. S.M. KRISHNA NAGAR, Location: High Court of TQ AND DIST. GADAG-582101.

Karnataka, Dharwad Bench …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. JAIRAM SIDDI, HCGP FOR R1;

SRI. ASIF G. AND SMT. ROOPA A., ADV. FOR R2)

THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED U/S.482 OF CR.P.C.

(U/S.528 OF BNSS, 2023) SEEKING TO QUASH THE ENTIRE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE ACCUSED/PETITIONER AS IN GADAG WOMEN POLICE STATION CRIME NO: 0010/2024 FOR THE OFFENCES PUNISHABLE U/S.376(2)(F)(N) AND 417 OF IPC PENDING ON THE FILE OF PRINCIPAL DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE, AT GADAG IN S.C. NO.94/2024, IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE.

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

ORAL ORDER

(PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VENKATESH NAIK T) Heard Sri G.S. Mot, learned counsel for the petitioner, Sri Jairam Siddi, learned High Court Government Pleader for respondent No.1 – State, and Smt. Roopa A., learned counsel for respondent No.2 – the de facto complainant.

2. The petitioner has filed this petition under Section

528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (corresponding to Section 482 of the Cr.P.C.) seeking quashing of the entire proceedings in S.C. No.94/2024 pending on the file of the learned Principal District and Sessions Judge, Gadag, for offences punishable under Sections 376(2)(f)(n) and 417 of the Indian Penal Code.

3. The sum and substance of the charge sheet is that the victim lodged a complaint alleging that the petitioner had committed sexual assault upon her. Based on this complaint, an FIR was registered, and investigation was initiated. Upon completion of the investigation, the Investigating Officer filed the charge sheet for the aforementioned offences. On receipt of the charge sheet, the trial Court took cognizance and issued process against the petitioner. Aggrieved by the same, the petitioner has approached this Court seeking quashing of the proceedings.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned counsel for the de facto complainant submit that the matter has been amicably settled between the parties. In this regard, they have filed a joint memo under Sections 359(6) and 8 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. The contents of the joint memo are as follows:

That, the respondent no. 2 herein is the complainant and respondent по. 2 has filed complaint against the petitioner/accused on the false allegation on one or the other reasons before Gadag Women Police Station in Crime No: 0010/2024 for the offences punishable U/Sec.376(2)(f)(n) & 417 of IPC pending on the files of Hon'ble Principal District and Sessions Judge, At Gadag in SC. No 94/2024. The dispute as aroused between the petitioner & 376(2)(f) (n) & 417 has been amicably settled. Now petitioner & victim have compromised the matter amicably & are willing to set aside their differences and stay as law abiding citizens. Hence in view of the same the petitioner has filed this petition quashing the further proceeding.

2) The accused / Petitioner had agreed to pay Rs

12,00,000/- as full & final settlement in one term to the Respondent no. 2 and for her child by name Akshay Kumar Bhuyyar & respondent no. 2 agrees to withdraw all cases, suit filed for partition, possession and maintenance which is pending before Hon'ble Court of Senior Civil Judge, At: Ron in OS No 147/2025. The