IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 21^ST DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 1934 OF 2025 BETWEEN:

SMT. SIDDAGANGAMMA D/O SRI GANGANNA, AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS, R/O NO.161/2, VADERAHALLI LAYOUT, VIDYARANYAPURA POST, YELAHANKA TALUK, BANGALORE -560097 PH: 7625028829 …PETITIONER (BY SRI. KUMAR N., ADVOCATE)

AND:

Digitally signed by KAVYA R 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA, Location: High THROUGH VIDYARANAYAPURA POLICE, Court of REPRESENTED BY Karnataka STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KARNTAKA, BANGALORE - 560 001.

2. SRI. VENKATESH REDDY, S/O. SRI. MUNISWAMY REDDY, AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS, LABOURER, NO.12^TH C, 1^ST CROSS, CHAMUNDESHWARI LAYOUT, VIDYARANYAPURA, BANGALORE – 560 097 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. THEJESH, HCGP FOR R1;

SRI. P. CHANDRASHEKAR, ADVOCATE FOR R2 TO R4)

THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 482 OF CR.PC (FILED U/S 528 BNNS) PRAYING TO I) QUASH THE FIR REGISTERED BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT-VIDHYARANYAPURA POLICE AGAINST THE PETITIONER HEREIN FOR THE OFFENCES P/U/S 118(1), 115(2) AND 322 OF BHARATHIYA NYAYA SANHITA VIDE ANNEXURE-A TO THE CRIMINAL PETITION, NOW PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE LXX ADDITIONAL CITY CIVIL AND SESSIONS JUDGE AND SPECIAL JUDGE AT BANGALORE (CCH-71) AND ETC.

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

CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR

ORAL ORDER

In this petition, petitioner has sought for the following reliefs:-

"(i) Allow this Criminal Petition.

(ii) Quash the FIR Cr.No.408/2024 registered by the 1^st Respondent- Vidhyaranyapura Police against the Petitioner herein for the offences punishable under Sections 118(1), 115(2) and 352 of Bharathiya Nyaya Sanhita vide ANNEXURE-A, to the Criminal Petition, now pending on the file of the LXX Additional City Civil and Sessions Judge and Special Judge at Bangalore (CCH-71)

(iii) Quash the Complaint dated 06.10.2024 filed by the second respondent before the first Respondent- Vidhyaranyapura Police against the Petitioner herein for the offences punishable under Sections 118(1), 115(2) and 352 of Bharathiya Nyaya Sanhita vide ANNEXURE-B, to the Criminal Petition, now pending on the file of the LXX Additional City Civil and Sessions Judge and Special judge at Bangalore (CCH-71)

(iv) Quash the order of Charge Sheet dated 17.12.2024 filed by the first Respondent- Vidhyaranyapura Police against the Petitioner herein for the offences punishable under Sections 118(1), 115(2) and 352 of Bharathiya Nyaya Sanhita vide ANNEXURE-C in Cr.No.408/2024, to the Criminal Petition, now pending on the file of the LXX Additional City Civil and Sessions Judge and Special Judge at Bangalore (CCH-71)

(v) Set aside the Order of Cognizance dated 17.12.2024 passed by the learned VII CHIEF JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE AT BENGALURU against the Petitioner herein for the offences punishable under Sections 118(1), 115(2) and 352 of Bharathiya Nyaya Sanhita vide ANNEXURE-D in Cr.No.408/2024, to the Criminal Petition, now pending on the file of the file of the LXX Additional City Civil and Sessions Judge and Special judge at Bangalore (CCH-71)

(vi) Issue order of any other incidental and consequential reliefs as deemed fir by this Hon'ble Court under the circumstances of the case and in aid of main relief sought for."

2. Learned counsel for the petitioner – accused and learned counsel for respondent Nos.2 to 4 have filed I.A.No.1/2025 seeking compounding of the offences against the petitioner, which is duly signed by the petitioner, respondent Nos.2 to 4 and their respective counsel and the same is taken on record.

3. Petitioner – accused and her counsel and counsel for respondent Nos.2 to 4 are physically present before the Court and they admit the contents mentioned in I.A.No.1/2025, which reads as under:-

"APPLICATION UNDER SECTION 359 OF THE BHARATHIYA NAGARIK SURAKSHA SANHITHA, 2023 READ WITH SECTION 528 OF BHARATHIYA NAGARIK SURAKSHA SANHITHA, 2023 The Petitioner and the Respondents 2,3 and 4 submit as follows:

1. It is