- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:41149 CRL.P No. 10826 of 2023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 16TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.I.ARUN CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 10826 OF 2023 BETWEEN: 1. SMT. MANNAVA SMITHA W/O MANNAVA VENKAT SHARAT CHANDRA D/O LATE Dr. KRISHNA MOHAN RAO AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS 2. MASTER MOHIT S/O MANNAVA VENKAT SHARAT CHANDRA AGED ABOUT 17 YEARS 3. MASTER RONIT S/O MANNAVA VENKAT SHARAT CHANDRA AGED ABOUT 14 YEARS PETITIONER NOs.2 AND 3 BEING MINORS REPRESENTED BY THEIR MOTHER I.E. PETITIONER NO.1 ALL ARE RESIDING AT # 1024, 11TH MAIN, 5TH CROSS HAMPINAGAR, VIJAYANAGAR 2ND STAGE BANGALORE-560 104. TEMPORARILY AT NO. FLAT NO.205, PRIMROSE NAGARJUNA DREAMLAND Digitally signed by GEETHA P G Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:41149 CRL.P No. 10826 of 2023 DHULLAPALLY ROAD, KOMPALLY HYDERABAD-500 014 TELANGANA STATE. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. SIDDHARTH B. MUCHANDI, ADVOCATE [ABSENT]) AND: 1. MR. MANNAVA VENKAT SHARAT CHANDRA S/O M. LAXMI NARAYANA AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS 2. MR. M. LAXMI NARAYANA S/O LATE BOLLAIAH AGED ABOUT 76 YEARS 3. SMT VIJAYA LAKSHMI W/O M.LAXMI NARAYANA AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS RESPONDENT NOs.1 TO 3 ARE R/AT VILLA NO.11, SHANTI NIKETAN DHULLAPALLY ROAD, KOMPALLY-500 014 TELANGANA STATE. 4. SMT. M. SRAVYA W/O SRINIVASA RAO AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS 5. SRI. M. SRINIVAS RAO S/O LATE M.ADHINARAYANA RAO AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:41149 CRL.P No. 10826 of 2023 RESPONDENT NOs.4 AND 5 ARE RESIDING AT NO.4-2-153 VENKATESHWARA COLONY ANIL TALKIES, BODAN DISTRICT NIJAMBAD-503 185, TELANGANA STATE. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. D.GOPI, ADVOCATE FOR R1; R4 AND R5 - SERVED) THIS CRL.P. IS FILED UNDER SECTION 482 CR.P.C PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE ORDER DATED 01.10.2021 IN CRL.MISC.NO.131/2021 (ANNEXURE A) ON THE FILE OF THE LEARNED V MMTC, BENGALURU WHICH WAS MODIFIED BY THE HONBLE LXIX ADDITIONAL CITY CIVIL AND SESSIONS JUDGE (CCH-70) BENGALURU IN CRL.A.NO.837/2021 (ANNEXURE B) MODIFYING THE MAINTENANCE TO RS.40,000/- PER MONTH, AND MODIFY THE ORDER PASSED THEREIN AND AWARD INTERIM MAINTENANCE AS PRAYED FOR IN THE IA IN CRL.MISC.NO.131/2021. THIS PETITION COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THROUGH PHYSICAL HEARING/VIDEO CONFERENCING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:41149 CRL.P No. 10826 of 2023 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.I.ARUN ORAL ORDER The present petition is filed challenging the interim order of maintenance passed in Crl.Misc.No.131/2021 pending on the file of MMTC-V, Bengaluru and also the order passed in Crl.A.No.837/2021 passed by the LXIX Additional City Civil and Sessions Judge (CCH-70), Bengaluru. The said orders have been passed under Section 23 of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 (for short 'the PWDV Act'). 2. Learned counsel for the petitioners is absent. Learned counsel for respondent no.1 is present. 3. Learned counsel for respondent no.1 submits that the matter has been compromised between the petitioners and respondents and has produced a copy of the order sheet dated 12.06.2025 filed in Crl.Misc.No.131/2021, which is the Court of first instance from which the present litigation has originated. The order discloses that there is a compromise between the parties and Crl.Misc.No.131/2021 filed for maintenance under the PWDV Act has been closed. - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:41149 CRL.P No. 10826 of 2023 4. For the aforementioned reasons, the petition is dismissed as having become infructuous. Sd/- (M.I.ARUN) JUDGE PGG List No.: 1 Sl No.: 7