- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:24805 CRL.P No. 8949 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 8TH DAY OF JULY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 8949 OF 2025 BETWEEN: 1. JAJJARA BHARAT KUMAR S/O LATE SRI. J. KOTAIAH AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS RESIDING AT: FLAT NO. 103, VIRTUE HOMES RAJABHAVI ROAD, VARTUR, BANGALORE-560 087. 2. J. INDIRAMA W/O LATE SRI. J. KOTAIAH AGED - YEARS R/AT NO. 1/151, ZARUGUMALLI PRAKASHNAM, ANDHRA PRADESH- 523 274. …PETITIONERS (BY SMT. SAHANA BASAVAPATNA.,ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE WHITEFIELD POLICE STATION WHITEFIELD BANGALORE - 560 066. 2. SMT. SOWMYA Y., D/O. Y.B.MARKANDEYULU Digitally signed by SUMA B N Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:24805 CRL.P No. 8949 of 2025 AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS RESIDING AT #B203, MIDTOWN RHYTHM B NARAYANAPPA GARDENS, WHITEFIELD BANGALORE - 560 066. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. B.N. JAGADEESHA, ADDL, SPP FOR R1; SMT. RASHMI GEORGE, ADVOCATE FOR R2) THIS CRL.P IS FILED UNDER SECTION 482 OF THE CR.PC (FILED U/S 528 BNNS) PRAYING TO 1.QUASH THE PROCEEDINGS REGISTERED AS C.C.NO.3973/2019 FOR THE OFFENCE P/U/S 506, 498A AND 504 OF IPC AND SEC.3,6 OF D.P ACT PENDING BEFORE THE HONBLE I A.C.J.M BENGALURU RURAL AGAINST PETITIONER NO.1 AND ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR ORAL ORDER In this petition, petitioners have sought for the following reliefs:- "A. To quash the proceedings registered as CC No. 3973/2019 for offences punishable under Sections 506, 498A and 504 and Sections 3-6, Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 pending before the Hon'ble I Addl. Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bangalore Rural against Petitioner No. 1. B. To quash the proceedings registered as CC No. 3973/2019 for offences punishable under - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:24805 CRL.P No. 8949 of 2025 Sections 498A and 504 and Sections 3-6, Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 pending before the Hon'ble I Addl. Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bangalore Rural against Petitioner No. 2. C. Pass any such further order(s) as this Hon'ble court may deem fit and proper in the facts and circumstances of the instant case." 2. Learned counsel for the petitioners – accused Nos.1 and 3 and learned counsel for respondent No.2– defacto complainant have filed a Joint Affidavit duly signed by the petitioners, 2nd respondent and their respective counsel and the same is taken on record. 3. Petitioners – accused Nos. 1 and 3 and their counsel and counsel for respondent No.2 are physically present before the Court and they admit the contents of the Joint Affidavit, which reads as under:- “JOINT AFFIDAVIT I, Jajjara Bharat Kumar S/o late Kotaiah J aged about 41 years, residing at 103, Virtue Homes, Rajabhavi Road, Vartur, Bangalore- 560087 and I, J. Indramma, W/o. late Kotaiah J, Aged, Major, Residing at No. 1/151, Zarugumalli, prakasham, Andhra Pradesh, 53274, currently at Bangalore, the Petitioners in the above case and I, Sowmya Y D/o YB Markandeyulu aged - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:24805 CRL.P No. 8949 of 2025 about 36 years, residing at B203, Midtwon Rhythm, B Narayanappa Gardens, Whitefield, Bangalore 560066, the Respondent No-2, today at Bangalore, hereby solemnly swear and states as follows: 1. We state that we are the Petitioners and Respondent No. 2, respectively, in the above petition. We are acquainted with the facts of the case and are competent to swear to this affidavit. 2. We state that we have decided to settle all our disputes between us. 3. We state that the since we have resolved the dispute among our self the case can be closed, and the proceedings in CC No. 3973/2019 arising out of FIR in Cr No 538/2018 of Whitefield Police Station registered by the Respondent for the offence punishable under sections 34, 498A, 504, 506, of Indian Penal Code, 1806 and section 3 & 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961, pending in the file of the Court of the Learned I Addl. CJM, Bangalore Rural, can be quashed. 4. We state that we have entered into the joint affidavit through our own will without any influence or coercion and after understanding the contents of the joint affidavit.” 4. In view of the aforesaid settlement entered into between the petitioners and 2nd respondent, I pass the following: - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:24805 CRL.P No. 8949 of 2025 ORDER (i) The petition is disposed of in terms of Joint Affidavit dated 08.07.2025. (ii) The proceedings in C.C.No.3973/2019 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 506, 498A and 504 of IPC and Sections 3- 6 of Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 pending on the file of I Addl. Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bangalore Rural, insofar as the petitioners are concerned are hereby quashed. Sd/- (S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR) JUDGE RU, List No.: 5 Sl No.: 12