- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:7091 CRL.P No. 2834 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 6TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 2834 OF 2024 (482(Cr.PC) / 528(BNSS)) BETWEEN: 1. SRI. MOHAMMAD JAFAR ALI @ JAFAR ALI S/O MOHAMMED HUSSAIN SAB, AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS, 2. SMT. MALLIKA BANU W/O MOHAMMED JAFAR ALI AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS, 3. SRI. KHADAR ALI S/O MOHAMMED HUSSAIN @ MOHAMMED HUSSAIN SAB AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, PETITIONER NO.1, 2 & 3 ARE R/O.# 759/2, GROUND FLOOR, 1st CROSS, BETHUR ROAD, DAVANAGERE- 577 001 …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. V.B. SIDDARAMAIAH, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA REP BY DAVANGERE BY WOMEN POLICE STATION, Digitally signed by SANJEEVINI J KARISHETTY Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:7091 CRL.P No. 2834 of 2024 DAVANGERE - 577 002 REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT BUILDING, BANGALORE - 560 001 2. SMT. MEHER TAJ W/O MEHBOOB BASHA AGED ABOUT 21 YEARS, R/O IN FRONT OF ANJANEYA TEMPLE, DEVARAJ URS QUARTERS, BETHUR ROAD, DAVANGERE- 577 001 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. K NAGESHWARAPPA, HCGP FOR R1; SRI. M.R.HIREMATHAD, ADVOCATE FOR R2) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S.482 CR.P.C BY THE ADVOCATE FOR THE PETITIONER PRAYING THAT THIS HONOURABLE COURT MAY BE PLEASED TO QUASH THE ENTIRE PROCEEDINGS IN C.C.NO.330/2024 (CR.NO.5/2023) PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE II ADDITIONAL SENIOR CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC COURT, AT DAVANAGERE REGISTERED BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT DAVANAGERE WOMEN POLICE STATION, DAVANAGERE FOR THE ALLEGED OFFENCE P/U/S 506, 34, 498- A, 504, 323 OF IPC AND SEC.3, 4, 6 OF DP ACT 1961 INITIATED ON THE COMPLIANT OF THE 2ND RESPONDENT. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:7091 CRL.P No. 2834 of 2024 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA ORAL ORDER The petitioner is before this Court calling in question proceedings in C.C.No.330/2024 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 506, 34, 498A, 504 and 323 of the IPC and under Sections 3, 4 and 6 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961. 2. Heard Sri. V.B. Siddaramaiah, learned counsel appearing for the petitioners, Sri. K. Nageshwarappa, learned HCGP appearing for respondent No.1, Sri. M.R. Hiremathad, learned counsel appearing for respondent No.2 and have perused the material on record. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioners submits that the parties to the lis were before the Family Court in O.S.No.48/2025 and have filed a joint memo and are living together happily. The joint memo so filed reads as follows "dAn ªÉĪÉÆà WÀ£À £ÁåAiÀiÁ®AiÀÄzÀ°è ªÁ¢ ªÀÄvÀÄÛ ¥ÀæwªÁ¢ ¸ÉÃj «£ÀªÀÄæ ¥ÀƪÀðPÀªÁV ¥Áæyð¹PÉƼÀÄîªÀÅzÉãÉAzÀgÉ, - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:7091 CRL.P No. 2834 of 2024 ªÉÄîÌAqÀ ¥ÀæPÀgÀtzÀ°è ªÁ¢ ªÀÄvÀÄÛ ¥ÀæwªÁ¢AiÀÄgÀÄ gÁfÃAiÀiÁVgÀÄvÁÛgÉ, CzÀgÀAvÉ ªÁ¢ ªÀÄvÀÄÛ ¥ÀæwªÁ¢AiÀÄgÀÄ E£ÀÆß ªÀÄÄAzÉ ZÉ£ÁßV ¸ÀÄR ¸ÀA¸ÁgÀ ªÀiÁqÀÄvÉÛÃ£É JAzÀÄ M¦àPÉÆArgÀÄvÁÛgÉ. ªÉÄîÌAqÀ ¥ÀæPÀgÀtzÀ°è ªÁ¢ ºÁUÀÆ ¥ÀæwªÁ¢AiÀÄgÀÄ WÀ£À £ÁåAiÀiÁ®AiÀÄzÀ°è ¥Áæyð¹PÉƼÀÄîªÀÅzÉãÉAzÀgÉ, ªÁ¢AiÀÄÄ ¥ÀæwªÁ¢AiÀÄ «gÀÄzÀÞ «ªÁºÀ «ZÉÑÃzsÀ£À PÉÆÃj Cfð ¸À°è¹zÀÄÝ, CzÀgÀAvÉ ªÁ¢AiÀÄÄ ¥ÀæwªÁ¢AiÉÆA¢UÉ §AzÀÄ fêÀ£À ªÀiÁqÀ®Ä M¦àPÉÆArzÀÄÝ, ªÁ¢ ªÀÄvÀÄÛ ªÀÄUÀĪÀ£ÀÄß ¸ÀzÀj ¥ÀæwªÁ¢AiÀÄÄ ZÀ£ÁßV £ÉÆÃrPÉÆAqÀÄ ºÉÆÃUÀÄvÉÛÃ£É JAzÀÄ ¸ÀzÀj CfðAiÀÄ°è ªÁ¢ ªÀÄvÀÄÛ ¥ÀæwªÁ¢AiÀÄgÀÄ gÁfÃAiÀiÁVgÀÄvÁÛgÉ, CzÀgÀAvÉ ªÀiÁ£Àå £ÁåAiÀiÁ®AiÀÄzÀ°è F zÁªÉAiÀÄ£ÀÄß ¸À°è¹zÀÄÝ ¸ÀzÀj zÁªÉAiÀÄ£ÀÄß ªÀÄÄPÁÛAiÀÄUÉƽ¸À¨ÉÃPÉAzÀÄ G¨sÀAiÉÄÃvÀgÀgÀÄ M¦àgÀÄvÁÛgÉ. DzÀÝjAzÀ WÀ£À £ÁåAiÀiÁ®AiÀĪÀÅ ¸ÀzÀj ªÉĪÉÆêÀ£ÀÄß ¥ÀÄgÀ¸ÀÌj¸À¨ÉÃPÁV ªÀiÁ£Àå WÀ£À £ÁåAiÀiÁ®AiÀÄzÀ°è £Áå¬ÄPÀ ºÁUÀÆ ¸ÀªÀiÁ£ÀvÉ zÀȶ֬ÄAzÀ ¥ÁæxÀð£É. G¨sÀAiÀÄ¥ÀPÀëUÁgÀgÀÄ M¦à F ¢£À £ÁåAiÀiÁ®AiÀÄzÀ ªÀÄÄAzÉ ¥ÀæPÀgÀtªÀ£ÀÄß EvÁåxÀð ªÀiÁrPÉÆArgÀÄvÁÛgÉ." 4. Identical joint memos are filed and are placed before the Court, all of which clearly indicate closure of all the crimes and all the proceedings between the two. In the light of the husband and wife living together, but on account of a settlement, the petition succeeds. 5. For the aforesaid reasons, the following: ORDER (i) Criminal Petition is disposed. - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:7091 CRL.P No. 2834 of 2024 (ii) Proceedings in C.C.No.330/2024 pending before the II Additional Senior Civil Judge and JMFC Court, Davanagere, qua the petitioners stand quashed. The wife is at liberty to revive the proceedings, if they are not living together or the settlement has not arrived at. Sd/- (M.NAGAPRASANNA) JUDGE SJK List No.: 1 Sl No.: 22 CT:PS