- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:38293 CRL.P No. 52 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 23RD DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SACHIN SHANKAR MAGADUM CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 52 OF 2024 BETWEEN: MITHUN K MANOHARAN S/O LATE K MANOHARAN AGED ABOUT 31 YEARS R/AT NO. D408 INDUS SIGNATURE APARTMENT ISHWAR LAYOUT INDIRANAGAR, BANGALORE - 560008. …PETITIONER (BY MS. PRINCY PONNAN., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA BY THE POLICE OF BANASWADI POLICE STATION, BENGALURU CITY - 560043. REP. BY ITS SPP HIGH COURT BUILDING BANGALORE-01. 2. MOHINI MANOHARAN D/O VENUGOPAL AGED ABOUT 28 YEARS R/AT NO.481D, JAL VAYU VIHAR, HRBR LAYOUT, 2ND BLOCK, KALYANA NAGAR POST, BANGALORE - 560043. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. RAHUL RAI K., HCGP FOR R1, MS. RACHANA M., ADV. FOR SRI. KAPIL DIXIT, ADV. FOR R2.) Digitally signed by NANDINI B G Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:38293 CRL.P No. 52 of 2024 THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 482 CR.PC BY THE SPP AND CR.PC PRAYING TO QUASH THE COMPLAINT, THE SAID FIR AND ALL OTHER PROCEEDINGS IN CR.NO.140/2022 REGISTERED AT P.S., BANASWADI, BENGALURU AND THE CHARGE SHEET BEARING C.C.NO.56341/2022 FILED BEFORE THE COURT OF 11 A.C.M.M MAYO HALL BENGALURU FOR THE OFFENCE P/U/S 498A, 504, 506 OF IPC AND SEC.3, 4 OF D.P ACT. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SACHIN SHANKAR MAGADUM ORAL ORDER This captioned petition is filed by the husband seeking to quash the proceedings pending in C.C.No.56341/2022 for the offence punishable under Sections 498A, 504, 506 of IPC. 2. Today, a joint memo has been filed by the petitioner- husband and the second respondent/complainant. The petitioner-husband is present before this Court, while the second respondent has appeared through video conference. The joint memo has been signed by both parties and their respective counsels, and the same is taken on record. 3. Learned counsel for the parties submit that the dispute has been amicably resolved through a memorandum of settlement. During the course of mediation, both the petitioner - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:38293 CRL.P No. 52 of 2024 and the second respondent reached an agreement. A copy of the settlement has been produced, which clearly evidences that both parties have given their consent, the marriage has been dissolved, and the petitioner-husband has agreed to pay a sum of Rs.15,00,000/- (Rupees Fifteen Lakhs only) to the second respondent/wife towards maintenance/permanent alimony as full and final settlement. Out of the said amount, Rs.10,00,000/- has already been paid in compliance with Section 8(c). 4. On being queried, the second respondent/wife has confirmed the settlement before the Mediation Centre, acknowledged that her marriage has been dissolved, and stated that she has received Rs.10,00,000/- by way of Demand Draft. She has authorized her counsel to collect the balance amount. Today, the petitioner-husband has paid the remaining Rs.5,00,000/- by Demand Draft to the learned counsel appearing for the second respondent in open Court. 5. In view of the amicable settlement and the dissolution of marriage, the second respondent/complainant has consented to the quashing of the proceedings. Although the offence under - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:38293 CRL.P No. 52 of 2024 Section 498A IPC is ordinarily non-compoundable, this Court is satisfied that it is appropriate, in the peculiar facts and circumstances of the case, to quash the proceedings. Accordingly, the following order is passed: ORDER (i) The petition is allowed. (ii) The proceedings pending in C.C. No.56341/2022, on the file of the XI Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Mayo Hall, Bangalore, are hereby quashed. Sd/- (SACHIN SHANKAR MAGADUM) JUDGE MKM List No.: 2 Sl No.: 32