- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:7995 WP No. 31987 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 10TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE CHILLAKUR SUMALATHA WRIT PETITION NO. 31987 OF 2025 (GM-FC) BETWEEN: MR.UPPARA GUMMALA RAVINDRA KUMAR S/O UPPARA VEERANNA, AGED 44 YEARS, R/O 8-41/20/12/2, HEMA NAGAR, MC DOWELL COLONY, BODUPPAL, HYDERABAD - 500 039, RR DIST. TELANGANA STATE. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. SHARATH S. GOGI, ADVOCATE) AND: MR. SOUMYA KAKHANDKI W/O UPPARA GUMMALA RAVINDRA KUMAR AND D/O S.K. MALLIKIARJUNA, AGE 32 YEARS, Digitally signed by AASEEFA PARVEEN Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:7995 WP No. 31987 of 2025 R/O NO.1038/5, A-BLOCK, SAHAKARNAGAR, BANGALORE - 560 092, KARNATAKA STATE. …RESPONDENT (BY SRI. N. MANOHAR, ADVOCATE) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE ORDERS DTD 10.09.2025 PASSED BY THE HONBLE FAMILY COURT IN INSOFAR AS NOT ACCEPTING THE MEDIATION SETTLEMENT (ANNX-A) AND ETC., THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE CHILLAKUR SUMALATHA - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:7995 WP No. 31987 of 2025 ORAL ORDER Seeking the Court to quash the order that is rendered by the Court of V Additional Principal Judge, Family Court, Bengaluru in Criminal Miscellaneous Case No.531/2024 dated 10.09.2025, this writ petition is filed. 2. Heard Sri. Sharath S Gogi learned counsel for the petitioner as well as Sri.N.Manohar learned counsel for respondent. 3. Both the learned counsel submit that the parties to the proceedings arrived at a settlement and the terms of settlement were also reduced to writing but as the petitioner is in possession of the clothing of the respondent, her cot and almirah and as they were not handed over, respondent/wife failed to accept the terms of settlement and thus the impugned order came to be passed. 4. Both the learned counsel further states that the parties have arrived at a settlement and the husband agreed to return those items to respondent/wife and hence setting aside the impugned order, Family Court may be directed to record the - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:7995 WP No. 31987 of 2025 terms of settlement and to close the proceedings. Joint memo indicating the details is also filed. 5. Having considered the submission made by both the learned counsel, the writ petition is disposed of with the following:- ORDER i. The order that is rendered by the Court of V Additional Principal Judge, Family Court, Bengaluru in Criminal Miscellaneous Case No.531/2024 dated 10.09.2025 is set aside. ii. Family Court is directed to record the terms of settlement in case they are valid and are not opposed to law or public policy and pass appropriate orders. Sd/- (DR.CHILLAKUR SUMALATHA) JUDGE VS List No.: 1 Sl No.: 40