- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:18908 CRL.P No. 4382 of 2022 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 5TH DAY OF JUNE, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MS JUSTICE J.M.KHAZI CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 4382 OF 2022 (482(Cr.PC) / 528(BNSS)) BETWEEN: 1. SMT. O.R ANURADHA AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS W/O SRI O.R RAJASHEKAR R/AT NO.124, SHUBHALAKSHMI 5TH CROSS, SIDDARTHA ROAD, C.T.BED, BSK 2ND STAGE, BANGALORE-560070 2. SRI. O.R RAJASHEKAR AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS S/O LATE O.S. RAMACHANDRA R/AT NO.124, SHUBHALAKSHMI 5TH CROSS, SIDDARTHA ROAD, C.T.BED, BSK 2ND STAGE BANGALORE-560070 3. SRI.O.R. NIKHIL AGED ABOUT 24 YEARS S/O O.R RAJASHEKAR R/AT NO. 124, SHUBHALAKSHMI 5TH CROSS, SIDDARTHA ROAD, C.T.BED, BSK 2ND STAGE BANGALORE-560070 …PETITIONERS (BY SMT.LAVANYA RAMESH, ADVOCATE FOR Digitally signed by REKHA R Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:18908 CRL.P No. 4382 of 2022 SRI. RAMESHA V K, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA RERPESENTED BY BASAVANAGUDI WOMENS POLICE STATION BANGALORE-560028 REPT. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT, BANGALORE-560001 2. SMT. SURAKSHA W/O NITHIN O.R AGED ABOUT 31 YEARS R/AT NO.13, SRI.MANJUNATHA KRUPA EAST CIRCLE ROAD, V.V. PURAM, BENGALURU-560004 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI.VINAY MAHADEVAIAH, HCGP FOR R1; R2 SERVED) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S.482 CR.P.C BY THE ADVOCATE FOR THE PETITIONER PRAYING TO QUASH THE CHARGE SHEET DATED 22.08.2021 IN C.C.NO.36996/2021 PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE 37TH ACMM, BANGALORE WHICH HAS BEEN FILED BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT PURSUANT TO THE FIR IN CR.NO.56/2021 IN BASAVANAGUDI WOMEN P.S, JAYANAGAR SUB-DIVISION, BANGALORE CITY FOR THE OFFENCE P/U/S 498A OF IPC AND SEC.4 OF D.P ACT AGAINST THE PETITIONERS. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MS JUSTICE J.M.KHAZI - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:18908 CRL.P No. 4382 of 2022 ORAL ORDER Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned HCGP for respondent No.1. 2. It is submitted that petitioners who are accused Nos.2 to 4 are the parents and brothers of accused No.1. The dispute between the accused No.1 and his wife respondent No.2 herein is settled in M.C.No.6068/2022 before this Family Court. On that basis the criminal proceedings initiated against the accused No.1 is quashed by this Court in Crl.P.No.4691/2023. 3. In the light of the said settlement arrived at between the accused No.1 and respondent No.2 herein, the criminal proceedings initiated against the petitioners herein are required to be quashed. Accordingly the following. ORDER (i) The Criminal Petition is allowed. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:18908 CRL.P No. 4382 of 2022 (ii) The entire proceeding in C.C.No.36996/2021, pending on the file of XXXVII Addl.Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Benglauru, is hereby quashed. Sd/- (J.M.KHAZI) JUDGE ASN List No.: 1 Sl No.: 26