IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 12^TH DAY OF MARCH, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 1909 OF 2026 BETWEEN:

GAURAV SHARMA S/O NARENDRA SHARMA, AGED ABOUT 22 YEARS, RESIDING AT NO. 141, BRIGADE MEDOS APARTMENT, SALUHUNASE VILLAGE, KANAKAPURA ROAD, BENGALURU-560 082.

…PETITIONER (BY SRI. NARASIMHA RAJESH K S.,ADVOCATE)

Digitally signed by SANJEEVINI J KARISHETTY AND:

Location: High Court of Karnataka1. STATE OF KARNATAKA BY CYBER CRIME POLICE STATION, BENGALURU CITY, REPRESENTED BY THE STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, BENGALURU-560 001.

2. KUMARI ASHWINI, AGED ABOUT 28 YEARS, R/AT B3 GROUP A, MOUNT CARMEL COLLEGE, VASANTH NAGAR, BENGALURU CITY-560 052.

…RESPONDENTS (BY SMT.B. PUSHPALATHA, ADDL. SPP FOR R1)

THIS CRL.P FILED U/S 482 CR.PC (FILED U/S 528 BNNS)

PRAYING TO QUASH THE ENTIRE CHARGE SHEET IN C.C.NO.7026/2025 FILED BY CYBER CRIME POLICE STATION, BENGALURU CITY FOR THE OFFENCE SEC.66(c), 66(D) OF IT ACT 2000 AND SEC.318(4) AND 319(2) OF BNS 2023 PENDING BEFORE THE LEARNED 45^TH ADDL CMM BENGALURU IN SO FAR AS THE PETITIONER IS CONCERNED.

THIS CRL.P, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA

ORAL ORDER

The petitioner is before this Court calling in question proceedings in C.C.No.7026/2025 registered for the offences under Sections 66(C) and 66(D) of the Information Technology Act, 2000 and under Sections 318(4) and 319(2) of the BNS, 2023.

2. Heard Sri. Narasimha Rajesh K.S., learned counsel appearing for the petitioner, Smt. B. Pushpalatha, learned Addl. SPP appearing for respondent No.1 and have perused the material on record.

3. During the pendency of the proceedings, the parties to the lis have settled the dispute among themselves and have filed a compromise petition. The compromise petition so filed reads as follows:

“COMPROMISE PETITION The defacto Complainant and the Accused most respectfully submits as follows:

1. The defacto filed complaint before the Cyber Crime P.S. against the Accused for the alleged offences under Section 66C, 66D of I.T. Act and Section

318(4), 319(2) of B.N.S. And the Investigating officer filed charge Sheet against the Accused No. 1 for the alleged offences and this Hon'ble Court was pleased to take cognisance of the alleged offences.

2. It is submitted that, the Accused No.1 is a college student and during the pendency of the proceedings, with the intervention of elders and well-wishers, the Defacto Complainant and the Accused No. 1 have amicably settled their disputes.

3. In view of the said amicable settlement, the Accused No.1 has paid a sum of Rs.4,00,000/- by cash to the defacto complainant as compensation and the Accused No. 1 has no objections to release the seized amount of Rs.2,00,000/- in favour of the defacto complainant as permanent custody, which has been already ordered to be released in favour her favour as interim custody.

4. The defacto complainant has no objection to release the permanent custody of Mobile Phones seized from the custody of the Accused No. 1 in his favour.

5. The defacto complainant does not intends to prosecute the above case as against the Accused No. 1 in terms of above settlement. The Defacto complainant has no right to claim anything whatsoever in nature pertains to the above case as against Accused No. 1 and the dispute between the Defacto complainant and the Accused No. 1 is fully settled and the defacto complainant shall not re- open the above case as against Accused No. 1 in any circumstances.

6. This compromise cannot be treated as admission of offences alleged against the Accused No.1.

WHEREFORE, the defacto complainant and the Accused No. 1 most respectfully prays that, this Hon'ble Court may be pleased to record acquittal of the Accused No. 1 in terms of above compromise, in the above case, in the interest of justice."

4. The parties to the lis are present before the Court and are identified by their respective counsel