- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:2972 CRL.P No. 812 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 23RD DAY OF JANUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE K.NATARAJAN CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 812 OF 2025 (482(Cr.PC) / 528(BNSS)) BETWEEN: 1. SRI. NIPUN GUPTA S/O V. K. GUPTA, AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS, 2. SRI. V. K. GUPTA, S/O LABHU RAM GUPTA, AGED ABOUT 66 YEARS, 3. SMT. MAYADEVI W/O V. K. GUPTA, AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS, ALL ARE R/AT NO.105-B, POCKET-A, DILSHAD GARDEN, NEW SEEMAPURI, DELHI - 110 095. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. RAMESH H., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS SHO PARAPPANA AGRAHARA POLICE STATION, BENGALURU CITY, BENGALURU - 560 100. Digitally signed by VEDAVATHI A K Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:2972 CRL.P No. 812 of 2025 AND ALSO THE OFFICE OF THE SPP, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, BENGALURU - 560 001. 2. SHIPRA GARG W/O NIPUN GUPTA, AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS, R/AT NO.B-1 VILLA, AJMERA, INFINITY APARTMENTS, ELECTRANIC CITY PHASE -1, BENGALURU - 560 100. ASLO PERMANENT R/AT NO.A42, SECTOR 85, FARIDABAD, HARYANA - 121 002. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. N. ANITHA GIRISH, HCGP FOR R1; SRI. NARAYAN RAO, ADVOCATE FOR R2) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S.482 (FILED U/S.528 BNSS) OF CR.P.C PRAYING TO ALLOW THIS PETITION AND CONSEQUENTLY QUASH THE ENTIRE PROCEEDINGS IN C.C.NO.6271/2020 (CRIME NO.399/2019) REGISTERED BY THE Ist RESPONDENT (PARAPPANA AGRAHARA POLICE STATION) PENDING OF THE FILE OF IX ACMM BENGALURU AGAINST THE PETITIONER FOR THE OFFENCE P/U/S 498-A, 506 OF IPC AND SEC.3, 4 OF DP ACT 1961. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:2972 CRL.P No. 812 of 2025 CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE K.NATARAJAN ORAL ORDER Learned HCGP takes notice for the respondent No.1/State. Learned counsel Sri. Narayan Rao, appears for respondent No.2. 2. This petition is filed by the petitioners/accused Nos.1 to 3 under Section 528 of BNSS (482 of Cr.P.C.) for quashing the criminal proceedings in C.C.No.6271/2020 (Crime No.399/2019) registered by the Parappana Agrahara Police station, pending on the file of IX ACMM Bengaluru and charge sheeted for the offences punishable under sections 498-A, 506 of IPC and sections 3 and 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act 1961. 2. During the pendency of the petition, both petitioners and respondent No.2 appeared before the Court along with their counsels and filed joint compromise application on I.A.No.1/2025 under Section 359 of BNSS. 3. Both parties also filed joint affidavit and submits that they said to have settled the matrimonial dispute. They also submit, an amount towards permanent alimony to the - 4 - NC: 2025:KHC:2972 CRL.P No. 812 of 2025 respondent No.2, has been paid. As per the settlement, the petitioner No.1 was required to pay Rs.62,50,000/- to the respondent No.2 as permanent alimony settlement, by way of full and final settlement. They already said to have paid ₹42,00,000/- and today ₹20,50,000/- was paid by way of Demand Draft and the same is received and acknowledged by the respondent No.2. 4. Submission of both the parties are placed on record. 5. In view of joint compromise between the parties and in view of the judgment of Hon'ble Supreme Court in the case of Gian Singh vs. State of Punjab and Another reported in 2012 CRI.L.J.4934, the criminal proceedings requires to be quashed and I.A.No.1/2025 deserves to be allowed. Hence, I.A.No.1/2025 is hereby allowed. 6. Accordingly, the criminal petition is allowed. - 5 - NC: 2025:KHC:2972 CRL.P No. 812 of 2025 7. The proceedings against the petitioners in C.C.No.6271/2020 (Crime No.399/2019) registered by the Parappana Agrahara Police station, pending on the file of IX ACMM, is hereby quashed. Sd/- (K.NATARAJAN) JUDGE AKV List No.: 5 Sl No.: 1 CT:SK