- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:45342 CRL.P No. 6915 of 2022 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 10TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.I.ARUN CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 6915 OF 2022 (482(Cr.PC) / 528(BNSS)) BETWEEN: 1. MR. ASHOK SUNIL AGED ABOUT 26 YEARS S/O K.SREEDHARAN 2. SMT. AMUDHA AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS W/O SRI. K.SHREEDHARAN 3. SRI. SHREEDHARAN AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS S/O LATE V.K.KANNABIRAN 4. SRI. YUGESH AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS S/O SRI. K.SHREEDHARAN 5. SMT. SARITHA AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS D/O JOHN RAVI G. ALL ARE R/AT NO.7, 6TH CROSS L.B.SHASTRYNAGAR 2ND STAGE, INDIRANAGAR BENGALURU-560 038. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. G.SUKUMARAN, ADVOCATE) Digitally signed by GEETHA P G Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:45342 CRL.P No. 6915 of 2022 AND: 1. STATE BY WOMEN EAST DIVISON POLICE STATION EAST DIVISON BENGALURU-560 046. REPRESENTED BY ITS PUBLIC PROSECUTOR 2. PAVITHRA R. AGED ABOUT 23 YEARS W/O MR. ASHOK SUNIL D/O MR. K.RAJA R/O NO.811, GF, ITC IA CROSS, RS. PALYA M.S.NAGAR AND POST BENGALURU-560 033. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI.RAJAT SUBRAMANYAM, HCGP FOR R1; SMT. PADMINI S., ADVOCATE FOR R2; SRI. SHRIKANTH K.B., ADVOCAE FOR R2) THIS CRL.P. IS FILED UNDER SECTION 482 OF CR.P.C. PRAYING TO QUASH THE ENTIRE PROCEEDINGS OF THE FIR IN CR.NO.97/2022 DATED 17.06.2022 FOR THE ALLEGED OFFENCES UNDER SECTIONS 498(A), 506, 504, 323, 34 OF IPC READ WITH SECTIONS 3 AND 4 OF D.P.ACT OF RESPONDENT NO.1/WOMEN POLICE STATION, EAST ZONE, BENGALURU WHICH IS ALSO PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE VI ADDITIONAL CMM, BENGALURU CITY, BENGALURU. 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:45342 CRL.P No. 6915 of 2022 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.I.ARUN ORAL ORDER Petitioner no.1 and respondent no.2 were husband and wife. There was a matrimonial dispute between them which has resulted in respondent no.2 giving a complaint against the petitioner no.1 and his relatives for the offences under Sections 506, 34, 498A, 504 and 323 of IPC and also under Sections 3 and 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961. It resulted in C.C.No.30514/2022 pending on the file of XI Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Court (Mayo Hall), Bengaluru. Subsequently, it is submitted that petitioner no.1 and respondent no.2 have divorced and it has been agreed by the parties that respondent no.2 shall withdraw all the allegations made against the petitioners herein and extend fullest cooperation for quashing of all criminal proceedings against petitioner no.1 and his relatives (other petitioners herein). In this regard, the parties have filed a joint memo dated 17.10.2025. 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.30514/2022, which was registered pursuant to crime no.97/2022 by respondent - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:45342 CRL.P No. 6915 of 2022 no.1-Police be quashed. 3. It is seen that a criminal case is registered against the petitioners mainly because of matrimonial dispute between petitioner no.1 and respondent no.2 and there are no allegations of heinous offence as against the petitioners herein and quashing of the proceedings will only result in petitioners and respondent no.2 leading their lives peacefully. 4. Learned High Court Government Pleader has no objection for the same. 5. For the aforementioned reasons, the proceedings in C.C.No.30514/2022 which is registered pursuant to crime No.97/2022 pending on the file of XI Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Court (Mayo Hall), Bengaluru stand quashed. The criminal petition stands allowed accordingly. Pending I.As., if any, stand disposed of. Sd/- (M.I.ARUN) JUDGE PGG List No.: 1 Sl No.: 2