- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:7338 CRL.P No. 14221 of 2024 C/W CRL.P No. 9613 of 2023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 19TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 14221 OF 2024 C/W CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 9613 OF 2023 IN CRL.P.NO.14221/2024: BETWEEN: CHETHAN KUMAR S/O LATE PUTTAMMALLAPPA AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS R/A NO. 213 3RD CROSS ROYAL SHELTERS LAYOUT DEVARACHIKKANAHALLI BENGALURU CITY 560076. (NAME AND ADDRESS AS PER FIR) …PETITIONER (BY SRI. KASHINATH J D., ADVOCATE) IN CRL.P.NO.9613/2023: BETWEEN: 1. SMT. CHANDRAKUMARI M.K., W/O LATE C.M. PUTTAMALLAPPA, AGED ABOUT 67 YEARS, NO.213, 3RD CROSS, ROYAL SHELTERS LAYOUT, DEVARACHIKKANAHALLI, BENGALURU - 560 076. R/A NO.94, 3RD MAIN ROAD, C.V. ROAD, BANNIMANTAPA, MYSORE - 570 015. 2. SRI SUJITH KUMAR G.P., S/O LATE C.M. PUTTAMALLAPPA, AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, NO.213, 3RD CROSS, ROYAL SHELTERS LAYOUT, DEVARACHIKKANAHALLI, BENGALURU - 560 076. Digitally signed by VANAMALA N Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:7338 CRL.P No. 14221 of 2024 C/W CRL.P No. 9613 of 2023 R/A NO.94, 3RD MAIN ROAD, C.V. ROAD, BANNIMANTAPA, MYSORE - 570 015. 3. SMT. KUSUMA C.P., W/O K.V. SHASHIKUMAR, AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS, R/A NO.2/774, 1ST MAIN ROAD, DUO HEIGHTS LAYOUT, BEGUR, BOMMANAHALLI, BENGALURU - 560 076. 4. SRI SHASHI KUMAR K.V., S/O K.G. VENKATAPPA, AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS, R/A NO.2/774, 1ST MAIN ROAD, DUO HEIGHTS LAYOUT, BEGUR, BOMMANAHALLI, BENGALURU - 560 076. …..PETITIONERS (BY SRI. KASHINATH J D., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BASAVANAGUDI WOMEN POLICE STATION BASAVANAGUDI BENGALURU REP BY SPP HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA BENGALURU 560001. 2. SMT. S. PRIYANKA W/O C P CHETHAN KUMAR AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS R/A NO. 45 2ND MAIN ROAD BIKASIPURA NEAR ISRO LAYOUT BENGALURU 560111 …RESPONDENTS (COMMON) (BY SRI. THEJESH P., HCGP FOR R1; SRI. PRAKASH SHETTY, ADVOCATE FOR R2) THIS CRL.P NO.14221/2024 IS FILED U/S 482 CR.PC (FILED U/S 528 BNNS) BY THE ADVOCATE FOR THE PETITIONER PRAYING THAT THIS HONOURABLE COURT MAY BE PLEASED TO QUASH THE FIR REGISTERED IN CRIME NO. 250/2023 FOR THE OFFENCE PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTION 498-A, 506, 504 READ WITH SECTION 34 OF IPC AND ALSO UNDER SECTION 3 & 4 OF DOWRY PROHIBITION ACT - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:7338 CRL.P No. 14221 of 2024 C/W CRL.P No. 9613 of 2023 REGISTERED BY THE RESPONDENT POLICE BASAVANAGUDI WOMEN P.S, PENDING ON THE FILE OF 37TH ADDL. CMM COURT, NRUPATHUNGA ROAD, BENGALURU CITY IN SO FAR AS PETITIONER IS CONCERNED. THIS CRL.P NO.9613 /2023 IS FILED U/S 482 CR.PC (FILED U/S 528 BNNS) BY THE ADVOCATE FOR THE PETITIONER PRAYING THAT THIS HONOURABLE COURT MAY BE PLEASED TO QUASH THE FIR REGISTERED IN CRIME NO. 250/2023 FOR THE OFFENCE PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTION 498-A, 506, 504 READ WITH SECTION 34 OF IPC AND ALSO UNDER SECTION 3 & 4 OF DOWRY PROHIBITION ACT REGISTERED BY THE RESPONDENT POLICE PENDING ON THE FILE OF XXXVII ADDL. CMM COURT, NRUPATHUNGA ROAD, BENGALURU IN SO FAR AS PETITIONERS ARE CONCERNED. THESE PETITIONS, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR ORAL ORDER In these petitions, petitioners have sought for the following reliefs:- In Crl.P.14221/2024 "Quash the FIR registered in Crime No.250/2023 for the offence punishable under section 498-A, 506, 504 read with section 34 of IPC and also under section 3 and 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act registered by the respondent police- Basavanagudi Women PS on the file of 37th Addl. CMM Court, Nrupathunga Road, Bengaluru City in so far as petitioners are concerned to meet the interest of justice." In Crl.P.No.9613/2023 "Quash the FIR registered in Crime No.250/2023 for the offence punishable under section 498-A, 506, 504 read with section 34 of IPC and also under section 3 and 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act registered by the respondent police pending on the file of 37th Addl. CMM Court, Nrupathunga Road, - 4 - NC: 2025:KHC:7338 CRL.P No. 14221 of 2024 C/W CRL.P No. 9613 of 2023 Bengaluru City in so far as petitioners are concerned to meet the interest of justice." 2. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners, learned High Court Government Pleader for respondent No.1 as well as learned counsel for respondent No.2 and perused the material on record. 3. The petitioner in Crl.P.No.14221/2024 is the husband of respondent No.2, while the petitioners in Crl.P.No.9613/2023 are the mother, brother, sister and brother-in-law of Sri. C. P. Chethan Kumar [the petitioner in Crl.P.No.14221/2024]. The dispute between Sri. C. P. Chethan Kumar and Smt. S. Priyanka was amicably settled before the I Additional Principal Judge, Family Court, Bengaluru in M.C.No.2760/2024, which reads as under: "Both the petitioners undertakes with each other to close/quash/withdraw Crl.P.No.9613/2023 filed u/s 482 which is pending before High Court of Karnataka, Bengaluru and Crime No.250/2023, filed under section 498A with Basavanagudi Women Police Station which is pending before 37th ACMM, Bengaluru in view of this settlement agreement." 4. In view of the aforesaid settlement, I pass the following: - 5 - NC: 2025:KHC:7338 CRL.P No. 14221 of 2024 C/W CRL.P No. 9613 of 2023 ORDER (i) The petitions are disposed of in terms of the Memorandum of Settlement in M.C.No.2760/2024 on the file of the I Additional Principal Judge, Family Court, Bengaluru. (ii) The impugned FIR in Crime No.250/2023 of Basavanagudi Women Police Station pending on the file of the XXXVII Additional CMM Court, Nrupatunga Road, Bengaluru City is hereby quashed. Sd/- (S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR) JUDGE RB