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Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners, learned counsel for respondent No.2 and learned HCGP for respondent No.1 - State.

2. The petitioners have filed this petition under Section 482 of Cr.P.C. to quash the entire proceedings in Spl. SC.St No.32/2024 pending on the file of learned I Addl. District and Sessions Judge and Special Judge, Haveri for for the offences punishable under Sections 323, 324, 504, 506 read with Section 34 of IPC and Sections 3(1), 3(r), 3(2)(Va) of Scheduled Castes and Schedule Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Act, 2015.

3. Now the de-facto complainant - respondent No.2 has filed an affidavit stating that she has no objection to allow the petition and to quash the proceedings initiated against the petitioners. The contents of the affidavit are as follows:

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NC: 2024:KHC-D:9948 "I, Netravatl W/o. Lokesh Sungar, Aged:29 Years, Occ:
Farmer, R/o:Hangal, Kallahakkai, Tα: Hangal, Dist: Haveri, today at Dharwad do hereby state on solemn affirmation as under:
1. I am the 2nd respondent/complainant in the above case. I am fully conversant with the facts of the case. Hence, I am swearing to this affidavit.
2. I submit that with the intervention of the elders of village, Well-wishers the dispute is amicably settled.

Therefore, I am not pressing my complaint. Hence, I have no objection to allow the above petition and quash the proceedings in Specl. SC/ST.Case No.32/2024 pending on the file of I-Addl. District and Sessions Judge and Special Judge, Haveri, for the offences punishable under section. 323, 504, 506 R/W. 34 of IPC and Sec. 3(1), (r), 3(2), (Va) of SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Act 2015.

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7. Hence, the affidavit filed by the defacto complainant is accepted. In view of the settlement arrived between the parties and in view of the ratio laid down in the above cited supra, it is necessary to permit the parties to quash the proceedings against the petitioners. Hence, the Court proceed to pass the following:

ORDER The criminal petition is allowed. The proceedings in Spl. SC/ST No.32/2024 pending on the file of the learned I Addl. District and Sessions Judge and Special Judge, Haveri, for the offences punishable under Sections 323, 504, 506 read with Section 34 of IPC and Sections 3(1)(r), 3(2)(va) of SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Act, 2015, are hereby quashed, insofar as the petitioners are concerned.