- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:10754 WP No. 4093 of 2023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 20TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA WRIT PETITION NO. 4093 OF 2023 (GM-RES) BETWEEN: 1. SRI S.M.BHASKAR S/O LATE D.V.SURYANARAYANA RAO AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS RESIDING AT NO. 301, URS SUMUKHA APARTMENTS, 3RD MAIN, JAYANAGAR MYSORE – 570 014. 2. SMT. SUNITHA BHASKAR W/O S.M.BHASKAR AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS RESIDING AT NO. 301, URS SUMUKHA APARTMENTS, 3RD MAIN, JAYANAGAR MYSORE – 570 014. 3. MISS AISHWARYA B., D/O S.M.BHASKAR AGED ABOUT 26 YEARS RESIDING AT NO. 301, URS SUMUKHA APARTMENTS, 3RD MAIN, JAYANAGAR MYSORE – 570 014. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI ALLAH BAKASH M., ADVOCATE) Digitally signed by SANJEEVINI J KARISHETTY Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:10754 WP No. 4093 of 2023 AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA BY MYSURU WOMEN POLICE STATION DEVARAJA SUB-DIVISION REPRESENTED BY SPP HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA BENGALURU – 560 001. 2. SMT. SRILAKSHMI W/O VAIBHAV B. R., AGED ABOUT 28 YEARS R/AT NO.477, 4TH MAIN ROAD 18TH CROSS ROAD, POSTAL COLONY VIDYARANYAPURAM, MYSURU – 570 014. …RESPONDENT (BY SRI VINAY MAHADEVAIAH, HCGP FOR R1; MS. NITHYA V., ADVOCATE FOR R2) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA READ WITH SECTION 482 OF CR.P.C PRAYING TO QUASHING FIR AND COMPLAINT IN CRIME NO.0002/2022, REGISTERED IN THE MYSURU WOMEN POLICE STATION, DEVARAJA SUB DIVISION FOR THE ALLEGED OFFENCES PUNISHABLE U/S.498-A, 504, 34 OF IPC AND SEC.3-4 OF DOWRY PROHIBITION ACT, ON THE COMPLAINT LODGED BY SMT. SRILAKSHMI (RESPONDENT NO.2) SO FAR AS AGAINST THE PETITIONERS PENDING ON FILE 7TH ADDITIONAL CIVIL JUDGE (JR DN) AND JMFC COURT, JLR ROAD, MYSURU CITY VIZ-ANNEXURE-A AND B AND ETC.,. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN ‘B’ GROUP, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:10754 WP No. 4093 of 2023 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA ORAL ORDER The petitioners – family members of the husband are before this Court calling in question proceedings in C.C.No.970/2022, pending before the 7th Additional Senior Civil Judge (Sr. Dn.) and CJM, Mysuru, for the offences punishable under Sections 498A, 504 and 34 of the IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioners and respondent No.2 in unison submit that the parties to the lis have settled their matrimonial dispute amicably by drawing up certain terms and conditions and therefore, they are before this Court seeking permission to compound the offences. The parties have filed an application in I.A.No.1/2026 under Section 320 of the Cr.P.C., and an affidavit of the complainant before this Court to that effect. 3. The application reads as follows: “3. Under the terms of dissolution petitioner as filed alimony sum of rupees 10,00,000/- (ten lakhs rupees) by way of demand draft in favour of respondent no.2 as full and final settlement in DD No."519817", drawn in the State Bank of India, Kuvempunagar Branch, Mysore - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:10754 WP No. 4093 of 2023 date.23.01.2026, the respondent no.2 has received the demand draft and encashed the same and acknowledged. 4. As for the terms of compromise the respondent shall give consent for closure of all the criminal pending cases in crime No.0002/2022, C.C No.970/2022, which is the present case. 5. The respondent no.2 shall give consent for quashing in W.P No.22135/2023, W.P no.4093/2023 before this Hon'ble court and Respondent no.2 shall withdraw M.F.A No.4496/2023.” In the light of the fact that the parties have arrived at settlement and since it is a marital dispute, I deem it appropriate to accept the application and terminate the proceedings against the petitioners, as the allegations are not against the State. 4. For the aforesaid reasons, I pass the following: ORDER (i) The writ petition is disposed. (ii) The proceedings in C.C.No.970/2022, pending before the 7th Additional Senior Civil Judge (Sr. Dn.) and CJM, Mysuru, stand quashed. Sd/- (M.NAGAPRASANNA) JUDGE NVJ/List No.: 1 Sl No.: 140/CT:SS