- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:9385 CRL.P No. 3012 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 5TH DAY OF MARCH, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 3012 OF 2025 BETWEEN: 1. SRI. KUSHAL. S S/O. SATHYANARAYANA, AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS, 2. SMT. VIJAYALAKSHMI W/O. SATHYANARAYANA, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, 3. SRI. SATHYANARAYANA. C S/O. LATE CHANGALARAYAPPA, AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS, ALL ARE RESIDENT OF NO. 1103, 10TH FLOOR, WING 1DSR, SUNRISE TOWER, CHANNASANDRA MAIN ROAD, AMBEDKAR NAGAR, WHITEFIELD, BANGALORE - 560 066. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. KISHOR KUMAR A.S, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA BY WHITEFIELD DIVISION, WOMEN POLICE STATION, BANGALORE - 560 066, REPRESENTED BY SPP, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, BANGALORE - 560 001. 2. SMT. MEGHANA. S D/O. SHEKAR. G, AGED ABOUT 29 YEARS, Digitally signed by B K MAHENDRAKUMAR Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:9385 CRL.P No. 3012 of 2025 RESIDING AT HOUSE NO. 57, 9TH MAIN, 5TH PHASE, GURURAJA LAYOUT, B.S.K. 3RD STAGE, BENGALURU - 560 085. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. RAHUL RAI, HCGP FOR R1; SRI. M. DEVARAJ, ADVOCATE FOR R2) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 482 OF CR.P.C (U/S 528 BNSS) PRAYING TO QUASH THE ENTIRE PROCEEDINGS IN CC.NO.22014/2023, ON THE FILE OF HONBLE COURT OF 29th ACMM, BANGALORE, FOR THE OFFENCES P/U/S 498(A), 504, 506 OF IPC, U/S 3 AND 4 OF D.P ACT, BE QUASHED. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR ORAL ORDER 1. The petitioners have been chargesheeted for offences punishable under Sections 498A, 504, and 506 of the IPC, and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. 2. The prosecution alleges that accused No. 1 is the husband of the defacto complainant, and accused Nos. 2 and 3 are her parents-in-law. It is further alleged that they subjected the defacto complainant to cruelty, both mentally and physically, and demanded that she bring money from her parental home. The parties are present - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:9385 CRL.P No. 3012 of 2025 before this Court and have filed a joint affidavit stating that accused No. 1 and the defacto complainant have amicably resolved their dispute in M.C. No. 6447/2024. Under the terms of the settlement, the marriage has been dissolved, and the defacto complainant has agreed to withdraw all allegations against the petitioners and raised no objection to quashing the impugned proceedings. 3. The joint affidavit is hereby placed on record. 4. Although the offences alleged are cognizable and non-compoundable, having regard to the fact that the parties have amicably resolved their dispute, subjecting the petitioners to trial would be futile, as the probability of their conviction is remote and bleak in view of the settlement. Therefore, the continuation of criminal proceedings would constitute an abuse of law. Accordingly, I pass the following: ORDER i. The criminal petition is allowed. - 4 - NC: 2025:KHC:9385 CRL.P No. 3012 of 2025 ii. The impugned proceedings in C.C.No.22014/2023 pending on the file of 29th Additional ACJM, Bangalore is hereby quashed. Sd/- (HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR) JUDGE HDK List No.: 1 Sl No.: 33 CT: BHK