- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:7771 CRL.P No. 101381 of 2020 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH DATED THIS THE 18TH DAY OF JUNE, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VENKATESH NAIK T CRIMINAL PETITION NO.101381 OF 2020 (482 OF Cr.PC/528 OF BNSS) BETWEEN: VIKRAM V. PATIL, AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS, OCC: BUSINESS, R/O.1/3/156/2, CHINCHOLI TOWN, TQ. CHINCHOLI, DIST. KALABURGI-585307. NO.4, SHANTI NAGAR, KALABURGI-585403. …PETITIONER (BY SHRI SHIVAKUMAR S. BADAWADAGI, ADVOCATE) AND: SMT. SHWETHA W/O. VIKRAM PATIL, AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS, OCC: HOUSEHOLD, R/O. NO.55, VAIBHAV NAGAR, OPP. GANESH MANDIR, BELAGAVI-590001. …RESPONDENT (BY SHRI B. S. KAMATE, ADVOCATE) THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED U/S.482 OF CR.PC., SEEKING TO QUASH THE ORDER DATED 16/09/2019 PASSED BY VII JMFC COURT AT BELAGAVI IN C.C.NO. 1201/2018 AND CONSEQUENTLY BE PLEASED TO ALLOW THE IA FILED BY THE PETITIONER UNDER SECTION 142(2) OF NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENT ACT AND CONSEQUENTLY BE PLEASED TO DISMISS THE COMPLAINT FILED BY THE RESPONDENT BEFORE THE COURT BELOW IN C.C.CASE NO.1201/2018, IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY. THIS PETITION IS COMING ON FOR ADMISSION THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: Digitally signed by RAKESH S HARIHAR Location: High Court of Karnataka, Dharwad Bench - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:7771 CRL.P No. 101381 of 2020 ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VENKATESH NAIK T) Learned counsels for the petitioner and respondent are present. Both the counsels files a memo reporting settlement of the case. 2. This petition has been filed by the petitioner being aggrieved by the order passed by learned VII-JMFC, Belagavi in C.C.No.1201/2018 filed by the respondent. The petitioner and respondent are the husband and wife. During the pendency of the present case, both petitioner and respondent have resolved their dispute by way of filing the divorce petition under Section 13(B) of the Hindu Marriage Act in M.C.No.564/2024 and the same has been disposed of by an order dated 02.05.2025, wherein, respondent-Smt. Shweth V.Patil., at Para No.10 has undertaken to withdraw C.C.No.1201/2018, pending on the file of learned VII-JMFC, Belagavi and the present petition is arising out of C.C.No.1201/2018. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:7771 CRL.P No. 101381 of 2020 In view of the settlement arrived between the parties in M.C.No.564/2024, the petition is disposed of in terms of the settlement. Sd/- (VENKATESH NAIK T) JUDGE AM /CT-AN List No.: 1 Sl No.: 54