- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:12137 CRL.P No. 13361 of 2024 C/W CRL.P No. 8398 of 2022 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 21ST DAY OF MARCH, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 13361 OF 2024 C/W CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 8398 OF 2022 IN CRL.P No. 13361/2024 BETWEEN: SUNIL C R S/O CHIKKARANGAIAH, AGED ABOUT 33 YEARS, R/AT NO.18, NEW BUS STAND KODIGEHALLI COLONY, YASHWANTHAPURA HOBLI BENGALURU - 560 091. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. HARISH T., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA BY TAVAREKERE POLICE STATION, BANGALURU - 560 064. REP. BY THE STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA BENGALURU - 560 001 Digitally signed by NAGAVENI Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:12137 CRL.P No. 13361 of 2024 C/W CRL.P No. 8398 of 2022 2. SMT. KAVITHA N D/O NAGARAJU AGED ABOUT 29 YEARS, R/AT NO.49/15, 1ST CROSS, ATTIGUPPE, VIJAYANAGAR 2ND STAGE, BENGALURU - 560 040. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. B.N.JAGADEESHA, ADDL. SPP FOR R1; SMT. KUSUMA P., ADV. FOR R2) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 482 CR.PC (FILED U/S 528 BNNS) PRAYING TO QUASH THE PROCEEDINGS IN C.C.NO.16525/2022 ARISING OUT OF CRIME NO.178/2022 REGISTERED BY THE TAVAREKERE POLICE STATION FOR THE OFFECES P/U/S 498A, 323, 504, 506, 34 OF IPC, 1860 AND SECTION 3 AND 4 OF THE DOWRY PROHIBITION ACT 1961, PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE CHIEF JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE BENGALURU RURAL AT BENGALURU. IN CRL.P NO. 8398/2022 BETWEEN: 1. SMT SUJATHA N @ SUJATHA W/O CHIKKARANGAIAH R AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS R/AT NO.127, 1ST MAIN 5TH CROSS, BANGARAPPANAGARA R R NAGARA, BENGALURU SOUTH - 560 098. - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:12137 CRL.P No. 13361 of 2024 C/W CRL.P No. 8398 of 2022 2. SRI. SURESH N @ SURESH S S/O NARAYANA H AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS R/AT NO.24/4, 5TH MAIN, 11TH CROSS CHOWDAPPA LAYOUT, BAPUJI NAGAR BENGALURU - 560 026. ...PETITIONERS (BY SMT. SHWETHAKSHI, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA BY TAVAREKERE POLICE REP. BY SPP, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA BANGALORE - 560 001. 2. SMT. KAVITHA W/O SUNIL C R AGED ABOUT 27 YEARS R/AT 49/15, 1ST CROSS ATTIGUPPE, VIJAYNAGAR NO.19 2ND PHASE, BANGALORE-560040. ...RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. B.N.JAGADEESHA, ADDL. SPP FOR R1; SRI. K. VIJAYA KUMAR, ADV. FOR R2) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S.482 CR.P.C PRAYING TO QUASH THE ENTIRE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE PETITIONER IN C.C.NO.16525/2022 FOR THE OFFENCE P/U/S.498- A,323,504,506 OF IPC AND SEC.3 AND 4 OF DP ACT R/W SEC.34 OF IPC KNOW WHICH IS PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE CHIEF JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE BENGALURU RURAL AT BENGALURU. - 4 - NC: 2025:KHC:12137 CRL.P No. 13361 of 2024 C/W CRL.P No. 8398 of 2022 THESE PETITIONS, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA ORAL ORDER The petitioner in Crl.P.No.13361/2024 and the petitioners in Crl.P.No.8398/2022 are before this Court calling in question the proceedings in C.C.No.16525/2022, pending on the file of the Chief Judicial Magistrate Bengaluru Rural at Bengaluru. 2. The parties to the lis - husband and wife were also before the Family Court in M.C.No.6242/2024, wherein the parties have entered into a settlement of annulment of marriage and drawn up a memorandum of settlement. The settlement insofar as it germane to the present lis, reads as follows: “8. In view of this settlement the 2nd petitioner has agreed to co-operate with the 1st petitioner in closing / quashing the proceedings in C.C. No.16525/2022 registered on Crime No.178/2022 which pending before CJM, Bengaluru filed against the 1st petitioner and other for the offence punishable under Section 498-A, 323, 504, 506, 34 of IPC R/W Section 3 & 4 of D.V. Act. Further the 2nd petitioner has agreed to withdraw Crl.Misc.No.160/2022 filed against the 1st petitioner and others which is pending before V MMTC, Bengaluru. - 5 - NC: 2025:KHC:12137 CRL.P No. 13361 of 2024 C/W CRL.P No. 8398 of 2022 9. Both the petitioners further state that there has been no collusion of force, fraud or any undue influence in entering into this settlement / agreement in the aforesaid manner. 10. Both the petitioners admit that they shall not interfere in the lives of each other in future." 3. In the light of the settlement arrived at between the parties and the offences not being against the State, I deem it appropriate to accept the same and terminate the proceedings, qua the petitioner/s in both these cases. 4. For the aforesaid reasons, the criminal petitions are disposed. The proceedings in C.C.No.16525/2022, pending on the file of the Chief Judicial Magistrate Bengaluru Rural at Bengaluru, qua the petitioner in Crl.P.No.13361/2024 and petitioners in Crl.P.No.8398/2022, stand quashed. Sd/- (M.NAGAPRASANNA) JUDGE KG List No.: 1 Sl No.: 84