- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:49937 CRL.P No. 15467 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 1ST DAY OF DECEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MOHAMMAD NAWAZ CRIMINAL PETITION NO.15467 OF 2025 BETWEEN: RAVI CHANDRAN J., S/O G.JAYA KUMAR AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS RESIDING AT NO.52, 4TH CROSS VALLABHANAGAR, UTTARAHALLI SUBRAMANYAPURA BENGALURU - 560 061. …PETITIONER (BY SRI AJAY SPHAN PINTO, ADVOCATE FOR SRI SUDHANVA D. S., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY SUBRAMANYAPURA POLICE REPRESENTED BY H.C.G.P BENGALURU - 560 009. 2. S.B.PRIYADHARSHINI W/O RAVICHANDRAN D/O BALASUBRAMANIAN AGED ABOUT 31 YEARS PRESENTLY RESIDING AT NO.35/1, 1ST MAIN ROAD HANUMANTHAPURA, SRIRAMPURA BENGALURU - 560 021. RESPONDENTS ADDRESS AS PER CHARGESHEET Digitally signed by LAKSHMI T Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:49937 CRL.P No. 15467 of 2025 NO:09, OLD NO:04, DR. RAMESH NIVAS 2ND FLOOR, 2ND CROSS, SRIRAMPURA BENGALURU, KARNATAKA - 560 021. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI ANOOP KUMAR M. V., HCGP FOR R1; SMT. PUSHPALATHA Y., ADVOCATE FOR SRI KASHINATH J. D., ADVOCATE FOR R2) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 482 CR.PC (FILED U/S 528 BNNS) PRAYING TO QUASH THE PROCEEDINGS FILED BY THE RESPONDENT NO.2 AGAINST THE PETITIONER IN C.C.NO.31198/2022 ARISING OUT IN CR.NO.271/2022 FOR THE OFFENCE P/U/S 498A R/W 34 OF IPC PENDING BEFORE THE XXX A.C.J.M AT BENGALURU IN CRL.MISC.NO.156/2023 UNDER SEC.125 OF CR.PC PENDING BEFORE THE I ADDL.FAMILY JUGDE, BENGALURU AND M.C.CNO.7911/2024 UNDER SEC.13B OF THE HINDU MARRIAGE ACT FILED BEFORE THE PRL.JUDGE, FAMILY COURT AT BENGALURU. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MOHAMMAD NAWAZ ORAL ORDER Petitioner is seeking to quash the proceedings initiated by respondent No.2, pending in C.C.No.31198/2022 on the file of the Court of 30th Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bengaluru, for the offence punishable under Section 498A, 420 R/W 34 of IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:49937 CRL.P No. 15467 of 2025 2. An application is filed signed by the petitioner and respondent No. 2, seeking to quash the proceedings, in view of the compromise arrived between them. The application is supported by the joint affidavit of the parties. 3. It is stated that a petition was filed under Section 13B of the Hindu Marriage Act seeking dissolution of the marriage on mutual consent, in M.C.No.7911/2024 before the Principal Judge, Family Court at Bengaluru and the Court has granted a decree of divorce on 13.01.2025 as per the terms of the settlement entered between the parties. Further, as per the memorandum of settlement, petitioner has to pay a sum of ₹ 7,00,000/- to respondent No. 2 towards her maintenance, education and other expenses of the minor child, on or before 31.12.2025. 4. The petitioner and respondent No.2 are present before the Court, they are identified by their respective learned counsel. 5. Petitioner has handed over a Demand Draft bearing No.491006 dated 01.12.2025 drawn on Canara Bank, - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:49937 CRL.P No. 15467 of 2025 Uttarahally Branch, Bengaluru, in the name of second respondent, for a sum of ₹ 7,00,000./-. 6. The receipt of the Demand Draft has been acknowledged by the second respondent and the learned counsel appearing for the said respondent. 7. Matter arises out of a matrimonial dispute, wherein the parties have settled the dispute and by virtue of the mutual consent petition filed before the Family Court, Bengaluru, the marriage between petitioner and respondent No.2 has been dissolved. In terms of the settlement, petitioner has paid a sum of ₹ 7,00,000/- to respondent No.2. 8. Respondent No.2/defacto complainant present before the Court and submits that in view of the settlement, she is not interested in proceeding with the case any further and she has no objection to quash the entire proceedings now pending before the trial Court. 9. In this case, FIR is registered against the petitioner and two others i.e. petitioner and in-laws of respondent No.2. On completion of investigation charge sheet has been filed. - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:49937 CRL.P No. 15467 of 2025 10. In view of the compromise between the parties and the joint affidavit filed, no useful purpose will be served in continuing the criminal proceedings pending against all the accused. Hence, in the interest of justice, it is desirable to quash the entire proceedings. Accordingly, the following ORDER IA No.2/2025 is allowed. Consequently, petition is allowed. The entire proceedings arising out of Crime No.271/2021 of Subramanyapura Police Station, pending before the 30th Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate at Bengaluru, in C.C.No. 31198/2022, as against accused No.1 to 3, for the offence punishable under Sections 498A, 420 r/w 34 IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act are quashed. IA No.1/2025 is disposed of. Sd/- (MOHAMMAD NAWAZ) JUDGE AP, List No.: 1 Sl No.: 60