- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:48141 CRL.P No. 10524 of 2023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 21ST DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.I.ARUN CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 10524 OF 2023 (482(Cr.PC) / 528(BNSS)) BETWEEN: 1. VISMITHA W/O H.N.MANJUNATH AGED ABOUT 25 YEARS NO.77, 2NDMAIN ROAD ARALIMARA ROAD KAMAKSHIPALYA BENGALURU CITY 2. SANTHOSH S/O LATE RAMAKRISHNAPPA AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS NO.67, MUNESHWARA TEMPLE ROAD NEAR NEW BALDWIN SCHOOL MUNESHWARA NAGARA BENGALURU CITY. …PETITIONERS (BY SMT. D.R.VIJAYASHRI, ADVOCATE FOR SRI. HANUMANTHARAYAPPA K., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR Digitally signed by GEETHA P G Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:48141 CRL.P No. 10524 of 2023 HIGH COURT BUILDING BENGALURU-560 001. GIRI NAGAR POLICE BENGALURU. BY ITS POLICE SUB INSPECTOR. 2. MANJUNATH H.N. S/O LATE NAGRAJ AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS 5TH CROSS, COCO GARDEN DWARAKANAGAR BENGALURU-560 063. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. RAJAT SUBRAMANYAM, HCGP FOR R1; SRI. JAGADEESH C.G., ADVOCATE FOR SRI. B.V.MOHAN ADEKAR, ADVOCATE FOR R2) THIS CRL.P. IS FILED UNDER SECTION 482 OF CR.P.C. PRAYING TO QUASH THE PROCEEDINGS IN C.C.NO.7921/2023 IN XXXII ADDITIONAL MAGISTRATE COURT NRUPATUNGA ROAD, BENGALURU FOR THE OFFENCES PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTIONS 324, 504, 506, 427 R/W SECTION 34 OF IPC BY ALLOWING THIS PETITION. THIS PETITION COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THROUGH PHYSICAL HEARING/VIDEO CONFERENCING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:48141 CRL.P No. 10524 of 2023 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.I.ARUN ORAL ORDER The present petition has arisen out of a matrimonial dispute between the complainant-husband and accused- wife and her brother. The offences alleged are under Sections 324, 427, 504, 506 read with Section 34 of IPC. It is submitted that the parties have settled their dispute amicably and that the complainant is not interested in prosecuting the complaint against the petitioners herein. In this regard, the parties have filed a joint memo dated 13.11.2025. 2. The petitioners and respondent no.2 are present before the Court and they are duly identified by their respective counsel. Together they pray that the proceedings in C.C.No.7921/2023 pending on the file of XXXII Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Bengaluru, which was registered pursuant to Crime No.374/2022 by respondent no.1-Police be quashed. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:48141 CRL.P No. 10524 of 2023 3. Learned High Court Government Pleader has no objection for the same. 4. For the aforementioned reasons, the proceedings in C.C.No.7921/2023 which is registered pursuant to crime No.374/2022 pending on the file of XXXII Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Bengaluru stand quashed. The criminal petition stands allowed accordingly. Sd/- (M.I.ARUN) JUDGE PGG List No.: 1 Sl No.: 4