- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:17661 CRL.P No. 13216 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 28TH DAY OF APRIL, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 13216 OF 2024 BETWEEN: 1. SMT. AMUKTA MALYADA @ AMUKTAMALYADA MULAKALURI, W/O SRI. VENKATESH IYAR @ VENKATESH CHANDRASEKAR AYYAR, AGE ABOUT 44 YEARS, R/AT FLAT NO. 24301, PRESTIGE FALCON CITY, KONANAKUNTE CROSS, BANGALORE, KARNATAKA - 560 062. 2. SRI. VIRESHWARRAO, S/O LATE VEERESHWARA ROA, AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS, R/AT FLAT NO. 703, 1ST B CROSS, GOPAL NAGAR, HYDERABAD, TELANGANA - 500 085. 3. SMT. SULOCHANA, W/O VEERESHWARA RAO, AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS, R/AT FLAT NO. 703, 1ST B CROSS, GOPAL NAGAR, HYDERABAD, TELANGANA - 500 085. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. KIRAN S. ROZARIO, ADVOCATE) Digitally signed by R HEMALATHA Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:17661 CRL.P No. 13216 of 2024 AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY J.P. NAGAR POLICE STATION, REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, BENGALURU - 560 001. 2. SRI. VENAKTESH IYAR @ VENKATESH CHANDRASEKAR AYYAR, AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS, S/O CHANDRASHEKAR IYAR, R/AT APARTMENT NO. 32192, PRESTIGE FALCON CITY, ANJANADRI LAYOUT, KONANAKUNTE CROSS, BANGALORE - 560 062. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. M.V. ANOOP KUMAR, HCGP FOR R1; SRI. CHETHAN KUMAR L, ADVOCATE FOR R2) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 482 OF CR.PC (FILED U/S 528 BNNS) PRAYING TO QUASHING THE CHARGE SHEET FILED AGAINST THE PETITIONERS/ ACCUSED NO.1 TO 3 IN PURSUANCE TO CR.NO.28/2023 BY JP NAGAR POLICE FOR THE OFFENCES P/U/S 323, 504, 506 AND 34 OF IPC, NOW PENDING IN C.C.NO.11081/2023 ON THE FILE OF II ACMM, MAGISTRATE COURT, BENGALURU. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:17661 CRL.P No. 13216 of 2024 ORAL ORDER The petitioners, who are being prosecuted for offences punishable under Sections 323, 504, and 506 read with Section 34 of the IPC, are before this Court seeking relief. 2. The prosecution alleges that the petitioners/accused abused, assaulted, and threatened the de facto complainant with dire consequences. 3. The parties are present before this Court through video conference and have filed an application for compounding, stating that they have amicably settled the dispute among themselves. As per the terms of the settlement, the marriage of Accused No.1 has been mutually dissolved in M.C. No. 7500/2022, and Respondent No.2 has agreed to withdraw all allegations and has no objection to the quashing of the impugned proceedings. 4. Given that the parties have amicably settled the dispute, it would be a futile exercise to subject the petitioners to trial, as the probability of their conviction is remote and bleak in view of the settlement. In such circumstances, the continuation of criminal proceedings against the petitioners would amount to an abuse of the process of law. 5. Accordingly, I pass the following: ORDER i. Petition is allowed. - 4 - NC: 2025:KHC:17661 CRL.P No. 13216 of 2024 ii. The impugned proceedings in C.C.No.11081/2023 on the file of II Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Bengaluru is hereby quashed. Sd/- (HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR) JUDGE RKA List No.: 1 Sl No.: 79 CT: BHK