- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:18340 CRL.P No. 7189 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 22ND DAY OF MAY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S RACHAIAH CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 7189 OF 2025 (482(Cr.PC) / 528(BNSS)-) BETWEEN: 1. MR.TOUHEED AHMED, AGED ABOUT 29 YEARS, S/O ALTAF AHMED, PRESENTLY R/AT NO.153/1, D BLOCK, 10TH CROSS, RASHAD NAGAR, BENGALURU CITY, BENGALURU - 560 045. 2. MR. TOUFIQ AHMED @ SHAFEEQ AHI AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS, S/O ALTAF AHMED, 3. MR. TAMZEEM AHMED, AGED ABOUT 27 YEARS, S/O ALTAF AHMED, 4. MRS. RIZWANA, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, W/O. ALTAF AHMED, ALL ARE PERMANENTLY RESIDING AT HOUSE NO.6, 11TH CROSS, N EAR PARIDA SHOE FACTORY, GOVINDAPURA MAIN ROAD, BENGALURU CITY, BENGALURU - 560 045. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. RAGHAVENDRA A V., ADVOCATE) Digitally signed by SREEDHARAN BANGALORE SUSHMA LAKSHMI Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:18340 CRL.P No. 7189 of 2025 AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA BY THE POLICE OF GOVINDAPURA POLICE STATION, BANGALORE CITY. REP. BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT BUILDING, BENGALURU - 560 001. 2. SMT. HAJIRA BEGUM, AGED ABOUT 24 YEARS, W/O.TOUHEED AHMED, PRESENTLY R/AT NO.153/1, D BLOCK, 10TH CROSS, RASHAD NAGAR, BENGALURU CITY, BENGALURU - 560 045. AND ALSO R/AT HOUSE NO.6, 11TH CROSS, NEAR PARIDA SHOE FACTORY, GOVINDAPURA MAIN ROAD, BENGALURU CITY, BENGALURU - 560 045. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT.WAHEEDA M.M., HCGP FOR R1; SRI.BHARATH B., ADVOCATE FOR R2) THIS CRL.P. IS FILED U/S 482 OF CR.P.C., (FILED U/S 528 BNSS) PRAYING TO QUASH THE PROCEEDINGS IN THEIR FIRST INFORMATION REPORT IN CRIME NO.34/2021 (C.C.NO.53300/2022) OF RESPONDENT GOVINDAPURA POLICE STATION FOR THE ALLEGED OFFENCES P/U/S 498(A), 323, 324 AND 354 OF INDIAN PENAL CODE AND 3 AND 4 OF DOWRY PROHIBITION ACT NOW PENDING BEFORE THE HONBLE XI ADDL.CHIEF METROPOLITAN COURT MAYO HALL AT BENGALURU. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S RACHAIAH - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:18340 CRL.P No. 7189 of 2025 ORAL ORDER Learned counsel appearing for the parties are present. Learned counsel for the respondent No.2 undertakes to identify respondent No.2/complainant, who is present physically before this Court. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioners and respondent No.2 has filed Joint Memo for compounding the offences. The paragraphs No.2, 3 and 4 of the said Memo read as under:- “2. In view of the extraordinary development that have taken place between the petitioner No.1 to 4 (Accused No.1 to 4) and Respondent No.2/Complainant, at the intervention of well-meaning persons and friends of both the parties, both of them have agreed to settle their disputes/differences by mutual concessions among themselves and decided to set-at- naught all the litigations pending in various courts particularly in the best interest of their future life. Accordingly, both the parties have arrived at a settlement and decided to compound the above Criminal case. 3. The Petitioner No.1 to 4 (Accused No.1 to 4) and the Respondent No.2/Complainant settled their dispute between them in view of the accused No.1 and Respondent No.2 are residing separate showing in the accused No.1 place in the petition. The Respondent No.2/Complainant has agreed to residing with the accused No.1 and withdraw the allegation against the Accused No.2 to 4. The Petitioners craves for - 4 - NC: 2025:KHC:18340 CRL.P No. 7189 of 2025 the kind indulgence of this Hon'ble Court to be pleased to peruse the averments made in the main petition as part and parcel of this petition for the purpose of brevity. 4. The Petitioner No.1 to 4 (Accused No.1 to 4) and Respondent No.2/Complainant are the family members and the Respondent No.2/Complainant has withdrawn all allegations made against each other unconditionally. The Petitioner No.1 to 4 (Accused No.1 to 4) and Respondent No.2/Complainant have no claims whatsoever against each other.” 3. On reading the above said averments, there is no embargo to this Court to record the compromise as it relates to the family settlement. Hence, I proceed to pass the following:- ORDER The petition is disposed of in terms of compromise. The petitioners No.1 to 5 are acquitted for the offences under Sections 498A, 326, 324, 354 of IPC r/w Sections 3 and 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act. The bail bond executed, if any, stands cancelled. SD/- (S RACHAIAH) JUDGE PSJ List No.: 2 Sl No.: 17