- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:9031 CRL.P No. 9508 of 2018 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 3RD DAY OF MARCH, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE MOHAMMAD NAWAZ CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 9508 OF 2018 (482(Cr.PC) / 528(BNSS)) BETWEEN: 1. SRINIVASA S/O CHALUVEGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS, R/O NO.234, 7TH CROSS, 7TH MAIN, BSK 3RD STAGE, VEERABHADRANAGARA, BANGALORE-560 085. 2. SMT. KUMARAMMA W/O CHALUVEGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS, R/O CHINNENAHALLI, NUGGEHALLY, BADDIKERE, CHANNARAYAPATNA, HASSAN-573 131. 3. T.V. CHANDRASHEKAR S/O VENKATAGIRIGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS, R/O THUPPADAHALLI VILLAGE, HIRISAVE HOBLI, CHANNARAYAPATNA TALUK, HASSAN-573 141. 4. SMT. NAGARATHNAMMA W/O T.V. CHANDRASHEKAR, AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS, R/O THUPPADAHALLI VILLAGE, HIRISAVE HOBLI, Digitally signed by LAKSHMI T Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:9031 CRL.P No. 9508 of 2018 CHANNARAYAPATNA TALUK, HASSAN-573 141. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. GIREESHA J.T., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA BY NANDINI LAYOUT P.S., REP BY SPP, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, BENGALURU-560 001. 2. SMT. VANI W/O SRINIVASA, AGED ABOUT 26 YEARS, NO.223, SAVITHA NALINA NILAYA, 1ST CROSS, 23RD MAIN, JAYAMARUTHI NAGARA, NANDINI LAYOUT, BANGALORE-560 096. …RESPONDENTS (BY MS. ASMA KOUSER, ADDL. SPP FOR R-1; R-2 SERVED) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S.482 CR.P.C PRAYING TO QUASH THE PROCEEDINGS IN C.C.NO.18884/2017 PENDING ON THE FILE OF VII ADDL. CHIEF METROPOLITAN MAGISTRATE AT BANGALORE FOR THE OFFENCES PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTION 498-A OF IPC AND 3 AND 4 D.P. ACT, BY ALLOWING THIS PETITION. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR FINAL HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:9031 CRL.P No. 9508 of 2018 CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE MOHAMMAD NAWAZ ORAL ORDER Heard the learned counsel for petitioners and learned High Court Government pleader for the State. 2. Respondent No.2/defacto complainant is served but unrepresented. 3. In this petition, petitioners have sought to quash the proceeding in C.C.No.18884/2017 pending on the file of VII Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate at Bengaluru, initiated against them for offences punishable under Section 498A of IPC and Section 3 and 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act. 4. It is submitted by the learned counsel for petitioners that the matter has been settled between the parties before the II Additional Principal Judge, Family Court at Bengaluru in M.C.No.238/2017, filed by respondent No.2 under Section 13B of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955. - 4 - NC: 2025:KHC:9031 CRL.P No. 9508 of 2018 5. The memorandum of settlement filed under Section 89 of CPC read with Rules 24 and 25 of the Karnataka Civil Procedure (Mediation) Rules, 2005 is annexed to the petition. The Family Court, on 6.12.2017 has accepted the memorandum of settlement and dismissed the said M.C. petition. 6. Clause 6 of the Memorandum of Settlement is extracted hereunder: “The petitioner has also agreed to co-operate with the respondent in closing/quashing the C.C.No.18884/2017, which is pending before VII ACMM, Bangalore filed against the respondent for the offences punishable under Section 498-A of IPC and Section 3 & 4 of DP Act, in accordance with law.” 7. The matter arises out of matrimonial dispute. Consequent to the Memorandum of Settlement filed by both the parties, MC No.238/2017 has been closed. As per memorandum of settlement, respondent No.2 has agreed to close the present criminal proceedings initiated by her. Hence, no purpose will be served keeping the - 5 - NC: 2025:KHC:9031 CRL.P No. 9508 of 2018 proceedings pending. In order to secure the ends of justice, the entire proceedings pending in CC No.18884/2017 on the file of VII ACMM at Bengaluru, are quashed. Sd/- (MOHAMMAD NAWAZ) JUDGE HB/TL List No.: 1 Sl No.: 42 Ct:ar