IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 24^TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 2215 OF 2026 BETWEEN:

MANJUNATH M @ MANJA @ BOOSA MANJA, S/O LATE MAHANTESH, AGED ABOUT 31 YEARS, R/AT NO. 66/6, 2^ND MAIN, 2^ND CROSS, M.S.RAMAIAH CITY, AREKERE, MICO LAYOUT, J.P.NAGAR, BENGALURU – 560 076.

…PETITIONER Digitally signed (BY SRI. VIVEKANANDA N., ADVOCATE)

by SANJEEVINI J KARISHETTY Location: Hi gh AND:

Court of Karnataka

1. STATE OF KARNATAKA, BY PUTTENAHALLI PS, REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, HIGH COURT BUILDING, BENGALURU – 560 001.

2. SRI. NAGENDRA K., S/O SHANKAR, AGED ABOUT 27 YEARS, C/O RAMACHANDRA HOUSE, OPP. OF SHANIMAHATMA TEMPLE, 1^ST CROSS, KOTTANURU DINNE, J.P.NAGARA 7^TH PHASE, BENGALURU – 560 076.

…RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. K.NAGESHWARAPPA, HCGP FOR R1;

SMT. MANJULA R., ADVOCATE FOR R2)

THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 482 OF THE CR.P.C., PRAYING TO QUASH THE ENTIRE PROCEEDINGS FOR THE OFFENCES PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTION 307 OF THE INDIAN PENAL CODE, 1860 AGAINST THE PETITIONER IN S.C NO.678/2024 ON THE FILE OF LX ADDL. CITY CIVIL AND SESSIONS JUDGE BENGALURU (CCH 61) ARISING OUT OF CRIME NO. 315/2023 OF PUTTENAHALLI POLICE STATION, BENGALURU DISTRICT, IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE.

THIS PETITION, 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 seeking the following prayers:

"WHEREFORE, the Petitioner above named humbly pray that this Hon'ble Court may be pleased to quash the entire proceedings for the offences punishable under Sections 307 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 against the petitioner in S.C.No.678/2024 on the file of LX Addl. City Civil and Sessions Judge Bengaluru (CCH 61) arising out of Crime No.315/2023 of Puttenahalli Police station, Bengaluru District, in the interest of justice."

2. Heard Sri.Vivekananda N, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner, Sri. K.Nageshwarappa, learned HCGP appearing for respondent No.1, Smt.Manjula R, learned counsel appearing for respondent No.2 and have perused the material on record.

3. Though the offences is the one punishable under Section 307 of the Indian Penal Code, the facts in the case at hand is that the petitioner and the respondent-Complainant being friends, sat in a bar and restaurant and drank in an inebriated state. Both of them have quarreled and petitioner has received blows and given blows, same goes with the complainant but the wound certificate indicates that injuries are simple in nature. Now the petitioner has filed application seeking compounding of the offence as obtaining under Section 320(8) read with Section 482 of the Cr.P.C., along with joint affidavit. The joint affidavit reads as follows:

"I, MANJUNATH M @ MANJA @ BOOSA MANJA S/O LATE MAHANTESH, AGED ABOUT 31 YEARS, R/AT NO. 66/6, 2ND MAIN, 2ND CROSS, M.S. RAMAIAH CITY AREKERE, MICO LAYOUT, J P NAGAR, BENGALURU 560076, NAGENDRA K S/O SHANKAR AGED ABOUT 27 YEARS, C/O RAMACHANDRA HOUSE, OPP. OF SHANIMAHATMA TEMPLE, 1ST CROSS, KOTTANURU DINNE, J P NAGARA, 7TH PHASE, BENGALURU 560076, DEEPU, RESIDING AT B K CIRCLE, J P NAGAR, BENGALURU 560076 AND GOUTHAM RESIDING AT B K CIRCLE, J P NAGAR, BENGALURU 560076, do solemnly swear on oath as under:

01. I affirm that I Nagendra K has filed a complaint against Manjunath on 02/10/2023 on an incident that had taken place due to misunderstanding between us on

01/10/2023.

02. The said incident dated 01/10/2023 was a misunderstand between us at the time of a party which has led to the registration of complaint and criminal proceedings.

03. We affirm that we Nagaraja, Deepu and Gautham have not suffered any grievous injuries and since we are all friends we are settling the disputes among us.

04. I, Nagaraja affirm that since we have settled the disputes I am withdrawing all the allegations made against the petitioner.

05. We affirm that we are residents of common area and the incident whic