- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:52803 CRL.P No. 15279 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 12TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.I.ARUN CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 15279 OF 2025 (482(Cr.PC)/528(BNSS)) BETWEEN: 1. SHIVA KUMAR G.P S/O PATALAPPA AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS R/AT GONTIGANA HUDYA VILLAGE MANDIKAL HOBLI, CHIKKABALLAPURA TALUK CHIKKABALLAPURA DIST - 562104 2. SRI PATALAPPA S/O LATE CHINNAPPA AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS R/AT GONTIGANA HUDYA VILLAGE MANDIKAL HOBLI, CHIKKABALLAPURA TALUK CHIKKABALLAPURA DIST - 5621004 3. SMT PADMA D/O PATALAPPA W/O VINAY KUMAR AGED ABOUT 25 YEARS R/AT GONTIGANA HUDYA VILLAGE MANDIKAL HOBLI, CHIKKABALLAPURA TALUK Digitally signed by SHARADAVANI B Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:52803 CRL.P No. 15279 of 2025 CHIKKABALLAPURA DIST-562104 …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. HARISH H V.,ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA REP BY ITS DEVANAHALLI POLICE STATION, NOW REP BY ITS STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA BANGALORE-560001. 2. SMT. ANITHA H.G. W/O SHIVAKUMAR G.P AGED ABOUT 29 YEARS, R/AT. KRISHNAPPA LAYOUT KOKARE ROAD, DEVANAHALLI TOWN BENGALURU DIST-562110. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI.RAJAT SUBRAMANYAM., HCGP FOR R1; SRI.SHEKARAPPA., ADVOCATE FOR R2;) THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED U/S 482 OF CR.PC PRAYING QUASH THE ENTIRE PROCEEDINGS IN S.C.NO.15049/2025 ON THE FILE OF THE COURT OF V ADDL.DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE, AT DEVANAHALLI FOR THE OFFENCE PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTION 324,328,417,498(A),34 OF IPC AND SECTION 4 OF DOWRY PROHIBITION ACT. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:52803 CRL.P No. 15279 of 2025 THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION THROUGH VIDEO CONFERENCING / PHYSICAL HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.I.ARUN ORAL ORDER Petitioner No.1 and respondent No.2 are husband and wife. This matter has arisen out of a matrimonial dispute between them. It is submitted that the husband and wife have reconciled and they have decided to live together and respondent No.2 is not interested in prosecuting the present petition. 2. The petitioners and respondent No.2 are present before the Court and they are duly identified by their respective advocates. It is submitted that the proceedings against the petitioners be quashed. 3. Admittedly, the dispute is marital in nature. The parties have arrived at a compromise. The petitioners are not alleged to have committed any heinous crime. Quashing of the proceedings against the petitioners will - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:52803 CRL.P No. 15279 of 2025 serve the interests of both the complainant (respondent No.2) and the petitioners herein, allowing them to lead their lives peacefully. 4. The learned High Court Government Pleader appearing for respondent No.1 also has no objection for quashing the proceedings. Hence, the following:- ORDER i. The petition is hereby allowed. ii. The proceedings in S.C.No.15049/2025, pending on the file of the V Additional District Sessions Judge at Devanahalli, insofar as it relates to the petitioners herein, are concerned stands quashed. iii. Pending interlocutory applications, if any, stand disposed of. Sd/- (M.I.ARUN) JUDGE CH List No.: 2 Sl No.: 2