- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:40119 CRL.P No. 13709 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 10TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MOHAMMAD NAWAZ CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 13709 OF 2025 BETWEEN: 1. SRI. RUTTHVICK K. S/O LATE KODANDA RAM, AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS, #543, 4TH MAIN, SATTELITE BUS STOP, NGEF LAYOUT, SADANANDA NAGARA, BENGALURU-560 038. 2. SMT. LALITHA S. W/O LATE KODANDA RAM, AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS, #3, 16TH CROSS, GAYATHRI LAYOUT, BASAVANAPURA VILLAGE, KRISHNARAJAPURAM, BENGALURU-560 036. 3. SHUBASHRI W/O NARASIMHA V., AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS, #169, 6TH MAIN, 6TH CROSS, NEAR SHANKARNAG PARK, POORNAPRAGNA LAYOUT, KATHRIGUPPE, BANASHANKARI III STAGE, BENGALURU-560 085. 4. NARASIMHA V. S/O VENUGOPAL A., AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, Digitally signed by LAKSHMI T Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:40119 CRL.P No. 13709 of 2025 #169, 6TH MAIN, 6TH CROSS, NEAR SHANKARNAG PARK, POORNAPRAGNA LAYOUT, KATHRIGUPPE, BANASHANKARI III STAGE, BENGALURU-560 085. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. MANJUNATH M.R., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA EAST ZONE WOMEN P.S., BENGALURU. REP. BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT BUILDING, BENGALURU-560 001. 2. SMT. KEERTHANA K. W/O RUTTHVICK K., AGED ABOUT 27 YEARS, R/AT # 621/27, 1ST MAIN, RAGHAVENDRA BLOCK, SRINAGAR, BENGALURU-560 050. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. K. RAHUL RAI, HCGP FOR R1; SRI. ASHIK N. RAO, ADVOCATE FOR SMT. JAMUNA BAI, ADVOCATE FOR R2) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 482 CR.PC (FILED U/S 528 BNSS) PRAYING TO QUASH THE ENTIRE PROCEEDINGS IN C.C.NO.23479/2023 FOR OFFENCE PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTION 498(A), 323, 504 AND 506 R/W 34 OF IPC AND UNDER SECTION 3 AND 4 OF DOWRY PROHIBITION ACT REGISTERED BY EAST ZONE WOMEN POLICE STATION, BENGALURU IN CRIME NO.39/2023 PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE XI ACMM COURT, BENGALURU. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:40119 CRL.P No. 13709 of 2025 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MOHAMMAD NAWAZ ORAL ORDER Petitioners/accused Nos.1 to 4 have preferred this petition praying to quash the proceedings pending in C.C.No.23479/2023 on the file of the Court of XI ACMM Court, Bengaluru. 2. The above case arise out of Crime No.39/2023 of East Zone Women Police Station, Bengaluru City, registered on a complaint lodged by respondent No.2. 3. Chargesheet is filed against accused Nos.1 to 4 for the offence punishable under Section 498A, 323, 504, 506 r/w 34 of IPC and Section 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961. 4. A joint memo is filed under Section 359 r/w 528 of BNSS, 2023, signed by the petitioners as well as respondent No.2. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:40119 CRL.P No. 13709 of 2025 5. It is stated that the parties have settled the matter and in terms of the settlement, respondent No.2/defacto complainant has agreed not to proceed with the case pending before the trial Court. 6. Petitioners as well as respondent No.2 are present before the Court. They are identified by their respective learned counsels. 7. Respondent No.2 submits that the matter has been settled and in view of the same she has no objection to quash the proceedings now pending against the petitioners. 8. It is also submitted that in M.C.No.4419/2025, the Court of I Additional Principal Judge, Family Court, Bengaluru has granted a decree of divorce and dissolved the marriage between the parties, in terms of the settlement entered between them before the Karnataka Mediation Centre, Bengaluru. - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:40119 CRL.P No. 13709 of 2025 9. As per the terms of memorandum of settlement filed under Section 89 of CPC r/w Rules 24 and 25 of the Karnataka Civil Procedure (Mediation) Rules, 2005, respondent No.2 has agreed to file a joint memo before this Court for closing the C.C.No.23479/2023 pending before the XI ACMM Court, Bengaluru. 10. As per the joint memo filed, respondent No.2 has agreed to receive a total sum of Rs.5,00,000/- towards permanent alimony. It is submitted that a sum of Rs.2,50,000/- has already been paid in M.C.No.4419/2025 before the Family Court, Bengaluru. Today by way of D.D.No.256509 dated 18.07.2025 a sum of Rs.2,50,000/- has been paid to respondent No.2, which is acknowledged by her. 11. The Hon’ble Apex Court in Narinder Singh and Others V. State of Punjab and Another reported in (2014) 6 SCC 466, has held that when the parties have reached the settlement and on that basis, petition for - 6 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:40119 CRL.P No. 13709 of 2025 quashing the criminal proceedings is filed, the guiding factor in such cases would be:(i) to secure ends of justice; or (ii) to prevent abuse of the process of any Court. It is further held that the criminal cases having overwhelmingly and predominantly civil character, particularly those arising out of commercial transactions or arising out of matrimonial relationship or family disputes should be quashed when the parties have resolved their entire disputes among themselves. 12. In view of the settlement entered between the parties, no purpose will be served in continuing the criminal proceedings initiated against the petitioners. Hence, to meet the ends of justice it is just and proper to quash the proceedings. Accordingly, the following: ORDER Petition is allowed. - 7 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:40119 CRL.P No. 13709 of 2025 The entire proceedings in C.C.No.23479/2023 pending on the file of the XI ACMM Court, Bengaluru are quashed. I.A.No.1/2025 is disposed of. Sd/- (MOHAMMAD NAWAZ) JUDGE HB List No.: 1 Sl No.: 40