- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:16482 CRL.P No. 10872 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 21ST DAY OF APRIL, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 10872 OF 2024 (482(Cr.PC) / 528(BNSS)) BETWEEN: 1. SRI R ANIL KUMAR AGED ABOUT 33 YEARS, S/O RAMACHANDRAPPA 2. SMT. SHANTHAMMA AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS, W/O RAMACHANDRAPPA, 3. SRI RAMACHANDRAPPA AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS, S/O GUTTAPPA, PETITIONER NO. 1 TO 3 ARE R/AT NO. 233, RAMACHANDRAPPA BUILDING, HEELALIGE, BENGALURU - 560099. 4. SMT DRAKSHAYANI R AGED ABOUT 31 YEARS, D/O RAMACHANDRAPPA, R/AT NO.01, 8TH BLOCK, SHARAVATHI SANKIRANA, CAR POLICE QUARTERS, AUDUGODI, BENGALURU - 560 030. 5. SMT. NAGASHREE AGED ABOUT 28 YEARS, D/O RAMACHANDRAPPA, AVATHI, BENGALURU RURAL - 562 110. Digitally signed by R HEMALATHA Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:16482 CRL.P No. 10872 of 2024 6. SRI MURALIDHAR D AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS S/O DESHAIAH HORALAGALU D, R/AT NO.01, 8TH BLOCK, SHARAVATHI SANKIRANA, CAR POLICE QUARTERS, AUDUGODI, BENGALURU - 560 030. 7. SRI ANIL G @ ANIL KUMAR, AGED ABOUT 36 YERS, S/O K H GOPAL, R/AT AVATHI, BENGALURU RURAL - 562 110. 8. SRI SRINIVAS G @ SHRINIVAS, AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS, S/O GOVINDAPPA. 9. SMT. VEDAVATHI @ VEDHA AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS, W/O SRINIVAS G., PETITIONER NO. 8 & 9 ARE R/AT NO. 672, 9TH CROSS, CHANNAKELSHAVANAGARA, ELECTRONICS CITY, BENGALURU - 560 100. 10. SMT. SAVITHA S @ SAVITA AGED ABOUT 33 YEARS, W/O RAVICHANDRA N R/AT HANCHARAHALLI, MUNDUR, BENGALURU - 560 049. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. SHASHIDHAR G., ADVOCATE) - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:16482 CRL.P No. 10872 of 2024 AND: 1. STATE BY BENGALURU DIST WOMEN POLICE, DODDABALLAPURA BENGALURU RURAL SPP, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA. 2. SMT. MONISHA W/O ANILKUMAR D/O D P NAGARAJU AGED ABOUT 27 YEARS R/AT MMB MAHAL, SAI COLONY, BELLATHURU, KADUGODI, BENGALURU - 560 067. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. M V ANOOP KUMAR, HCGP FOR R1; NOTICE TO R2 IS SERVED AND UNREPRESENTED) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 482 CR.PC (FILED U/S 528 BNNS) PRAYING TO QUASH THE FIR IN CR. NO.125/2024 FOR THE OFFENCES PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTIONS 82(1), 85, 115(2), 190, 351(3), 352 OF BNS R/W 3 AND 4 OF DP ACT OF STATE BY BENGALURU DISTRICT WOMEN POLICE, DODDABALLAPURA BENGALURU RURAL ON THE FILE OF THE 2ND ADDL. CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC JUDGE ANEKAL BENGALURU RURAL. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR ORAL ORDER Petitioners-accused Nos.1 to 10 who are facing investigation for the offences punishable under Section 82(1), 115(2), 190, 351(3), 352 of BNS r/w Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act are before this Court seeking relief. - 4 - NC: 2025:KHC:16482 CRL.P No. 10872 of 2024 2. The 2nd respondent lodged the first information report(FIR) alleging that, the petitioner-accused No.1 husband, and other accused are the relatives of the petitioner-accused No.1, and they subjected the defacto-complainant to cruelty, both mentally and physically, and also a demand was made to bring money from the parental home. 3. Petitioner-accused No.1 and respondent No.2- defacto-complainant are present before this Court and have produced the certified copy of the decree passed in M.C.No.52/2022, wherein, the marriage of the accused No.1 with the defacto-complainant has been dissolved mutually, and accused No.1 has agreed to pay a sum of Rs.50,00,000/- towards permanent alimony and has already paid to the respondent No.2-defacto-complainant. The respondent No.2 who is present before this Court has agreed to withdraw all the allegation and has no objections for quashing the impugned FIR 4. The order sheet as well as the statement of respondent No.2 is placed on record. 5. Though the offences alleged against the petitioners –accused are cognizable and non-compoundable, however, having regard to the fact that the parties have amicably resolved the dispute among themselves, and the respondent No.2 having no objection for quashing the impugned FIR, it would be a futile, the Police filing the charge sheet is remote and bleak in view of the settlement. Therefore, the continuation of the investigation will be an abuse of process of law. Accordingly, I pass the following: - 5 - NC: 2025:KHC:16482 CRL.P No. 10872 of 2024 ORDER i. The petition is allowed; ii. The impugned FIR in Crime No.125/2024 registered by the Bengaluru District Women Police, Doddaballapura, Bengaluru Rural, Bengaluru stands quashed. Sd/- (HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR) JUDGE HR List No.: 2 Sl No.: 120