- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:10756 WP No. 22135 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. 22135 OF 2023 (GM-RES) BETWEEN: LT. C.DR. VAIBHAV S/O S.M.BHASKAR AGED ABOUT 33 YEARS R/AT NO.301 URS SUMUKHA APARTMENTS 3RD MAIN, JAYANAGAR MYSORE – 570 014. …PETITIONER (BY SRI ALLAH BAKASH M., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA STATE 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 Digitally signed by SANJEEVINI J KARISHETTY Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:10756 WP No. 22135 of 2023 MYSURU – 570 014. …RESPONDENTS (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 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.498A, 504 34 OF IPC AND SEC.3-4 OF DOWRY PROHIBITION ACT, ON THE COMPLAINT LODGED BY SMT. SRILAKSHMI (R2) SO FAR AS AGAINST THE PETITIONER PENDING ON THE FILE 7TH ADDL. CIVIL JUDGE (JR DN) AND JMFC COURT, JLR ROAD, MYSURU CITY VIZ-ANNX-A AND B AND ETC., THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN ‘B’ GROUP, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA ORAL ORDER The petitioner – husband is 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. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:10756 WP No. 22135 of 2023 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: “4. 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 date.23.01.2026, the respondent no.2 has received the demand draft and encashed the same and acknowledged. 5. the respondent no.2 has no objections to quash the above Crime in FIR No.0002/2022 and C.C.No.970/2022 namely Annexure – A B C D. 6. 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. 7. 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.” - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:10756 WP No. 22135 of 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 petitioner, 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.: 141 CT:SS