IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 4^TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MOHAMMAD NAWAZ CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 15001 OF 2025 BETWEEN:

AKKI LAKSHMI REDDY S/O LATE NARASIMHAREDDY, AGED ABOUT 29 YEARS, R/AT PRESENT PEDDALAPALLI VILLAGE, B KODURU MANDALAM, PEDDLAAPALLI POST, BADVEL TALL KADAPA, ANDRA PRADESH STATE PIN-505 172.

…PETITIONER (BY SRI. HEMANTHA B., ADVOCATE (P/H))

AND:

1. STATE OF KARNATAKA Digitally BY R.T. NAGAR P.S., signed by LAKSHMI T BENGALURU CITY, Location:

REP BY ITS STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, High Court of Karnataka HIGH COURT COMPLEX, BENGALURU-560 001.

2. ANUSHA H.A.

D/O ANJINAPPA, AGED ABOUT 26 YEARS, R/AT BHAGAWAN MAHAVEER JAIN HOSPITAL, MILLERS ROAD, VASANTHNAGAR, BENGALURU CITY, KARNATAKA-560 046.

…RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. RAHUL RAI K., HCGP FOR R1 (P/H);

SRI. THEJAS N.S., ADVOCATE FOR SRI. LAKSHMIKANTH K., ADVOCATE FOR R2 (P/H))

THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 482 CR.PC (FILED U/S 528 BNSS) PRAYING TO QUASH THE ENTIRE PROCEEDINGS IN SPL.C.NO.191/2025 (ARISING OUT OF CRIME NO.346/2024) OF RESPONDENT NO.1 R.T. NAGAR POLICE, FOR COGNIZANCE TAKEN OF THE ALLEGED OFFENCE PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTIONS 3(1)(r), 3(1)(w)(i)(ii), 3(1)(s) AND 3(2)(v) OF SC/ST (PREVENTION OF ATROCITIES) ACT 1989 AND SECTIONS 351(2), 351(3), 352, 64 OF BNS, AND SAME IS PENDING BEFORE THE C/C LXX ACC AND SJ, BENGALURU. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MOHAMMAD NAWAZ

ORAL ORDER

Petitioner is seeking to quash the proceedings in Spl.C.No.191/2025 pending on the file of the Court of LXX ACC & SJ, Bengaluru.

2. Petitioner is the sole accused against whom a complaint was lodged by respondent No.2 herein, based on which a case in Crime No.346/2025 was registered at R.T.Nagar Police Station for the offence punishable under Section 3(1)(r), 3(1)(w)(i)(ii), 3(1)(s) of SC and ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 and Section 351(2), 351(3), 352, 64, 74 of BNS, 2023.

3. The chargesheet is filed for the aforementioned offences except Section 74 of BNS, 2023.

4. It is alleged that the petitioner with a false promise of marriage subjected the complainant/victim to sexual intercourse and also threatened and abused her in filthy language referring to her caste and refused to marry her etc.

5. As could be seen from the complaint averments and the material collected, the dispute is between the petitioner and respondent No.2/defacto complainant, who are present before the Court. A joint memo is filed signed by them, wherein respondent No.2 has stated that the matter is settled out of Court in the presence of elders and family members of both the families, who have agreed to perform the marriage of respondent No.2 with the petitioner and the petitioner has also agreed to marry respondent No.2.

6. Para 2 to 4 of the joint memo are extracted here under:

2. It is further submits that, the petitioner and the respondent No.2 love each other since from 5 years and due some mis-understanding and mis-communication the respondent No.2 gave complaint against the petitioner and now matter is settled out of the court in the presence of the elder and both the family members and both the family members are also agreed to perform the marriage between the respondent No.2 and the petitioner and the petitioner also agreed to marry with the respondent No.2.

3. It is further submitted that, in-spite of that, the respondent No.2 is ready and agreed to withdraw the case filed against the petitioner and further the petitioner and respondent No.2 are admit and agree that, there is no collusion or force, fraud or any undue influence in filling the above joint memo petition and entering into this compromise in the aforesaid manner.

4. In-spite of that, if the proceedings are conducted against the petitioner it would amount wastage of the precious time of the court and cause irreparable loss and injury to the both the petitioner and the respondent No.2, Hence on the ground itself this Hon'ble court