- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:12743 CRL.P No. 2222 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 2ND DAY OF MARCH, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 2222 OF 2026 BETWEEN: 1. SRI ANAND RAJEEVALOCHANA, S/O. SRI. RAJEEVALOCHANA, AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS, WORKING AT CISCO SYSTEMS INC, R/O. NO.809, ALIZARIN COURT, CARY, NORTH CAROLINA, USA 27519-7822 2. SMT. ROOPA RAJEEVALOCHANA D/O. SRI. RAJEEVALOCHANA, AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS, R/O. NO.109, DEMOND CIR, CARY, NORTH CAROLINA, USA 27513-2630 …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. M.V.HIREMATH, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA SUBRAMANYAPURA POLICE STATION REPRESENTED BY SPP HIGH COURT BUILDING BENGALURU-560 001. 2. SMT. ASHWINI S, D/O. SRI. SATHYANARAYANA, AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS, Digitally signed by SANJEEVINI J KARISHETTY Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:12743 CRL.P No. 2222 of 2026 R/O NO.315, 15TH MAIN ROAD, AGS LAYOUT, AREHALLI, BENGALURU-560 061. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI.B.N.JAGADEESHA, ADDL.SPP FOR R1) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 482 CR.P.C., (FILED U/S 528 BNNS) PRAYING TO QUASH THE CHARGE SHEET DATED 10.03.2012 IN CC NO.9820/2012 ON THE FILE OF THE 30TH ACJM COURT, BENGALURU FOR P/U/S 498A R/W SECTION 34 OF IPC AND SECTIONS 3 AND 4 OF DP ACT AS PER ANNEXURE- A AND ETC., THIS PETITION IS COMING ON FOR FINAL HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA ORAL ORDER The petitioners are before this Court calling in question the charge sheet dated 10.03.2012 and the proceedings before 30th Addl. Chief Judicial Magistrate Court, Bengaluru, in C.C.No.9820/2012 registered for offences punishable under Section 498A read with 34 of IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioners takes this Court through the Agreement of Settlement filed before the Court at Page No.02 is retyped and replaced vide chamber order dated 23.03.2026 - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:12743 CRL.P No. 2222 of 2026 County of Santa Clara, State of California, which also recognises closure of all proceedings between husband and wife. The said settlement is accepted and divorce is granted by said Court by the following order : "IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED by and between the parties, Petitioner, ANAND RAJEEVALOCHANA, (hereinafter referred to as Petitioner), who is represented by, DENISE L. DIRKS, and Respondent, ASHWINI SATYANARAYANA, (hereinafter referred to as Respondent), who is self represented, agree as follows: 1. The Parties were married on August 23, 2009 and separated on December 31, 2011 for a marriage of two (2) years and four (4) months. No children were born as a result of this marriage. 2. Pursuant to California Family Code Section 2337, Petitioner served his preliminary declaration of disclosure with a completed schedule of assets and debts. Proof of this service was filed with the court on February 14, 2014. Respondent has also served her preliminary declaration of disclosure with a completed schedule of assets and debts. 3. The Parties agree that the court may impose any of the conditions listed in California Family Code Section 2337(c)(1-. 9) upon granting a severance of the issue of the dissolution of the status of the marriage upon either or both parties. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:12743 CRL.P No. 2222 of 2026 4. Respondent's sole retirement plan, Yahoo 401(k), has been joined as a party to the proceeding for, filed with the court on August 2013 5. Petitioner's sole retirement plan, Cisco 401(k) has also been joined. 6. The Parties request the court to make an interim order preserving Respondent and Petitioner's right to retirement plan benefits pending entry of judgment on all remaining reserved issues. 7. The Parties agree to and request the court to bifurcate and terminate their marital status, non pro tune effective December 30, 2014, in order to avoid adverse tax consequences. 8. The Parties agree that jurisdiction shall be reserved over all other pending issues in this case. 9. This Stipulation and Order may be executed in counterparts, any of which shall be deemed to be an original. 10. The parties freely and voluntarily enter into this agreement and are not operating under duress, coercion, and/or undue influence. The parties request the court to adopt this stipulation and agreement between the parties. The foregoing is agreed to. I. THE COURT FINDS AND ORDERS: - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:12743 CRL.P No. 2222 of 2026 A. There was no breach of fiduciary duty by Petitioner/Husband with fraud, malice of bad faith when he sold the Bangalore Indian lot. Respondent/Wife's request for monetary sanctions for the sale of the lot is denied. B. The Yahoo sign on bonus is the separate property of Respondent/Wife. C. There is no sanctionable bad faith by Respondent/Wife when she filed the Motion to Quash. Petitioner/Husband's request for Family Code Section 271 sanctions is denied. D. There is not enough proof that Respondent/Wife took Petitioner/Husband's laptop. II. THE COURT ORDERS THE DIVISION OF COMMUNITY PROPERTY ASSETS AS FOLLOWS: A. Petitioner/Husband Will Receive the Following Assets/credits 1. Fifty percent (50%) of the community property interest within the Petitioner/Husband's Cisco 401 (K). The parties shall be equally (50/50) responsible for the costs associated with the preparation and division of this asset. This shall be divided by a Qualified Domestic Relationship Order. The Court shall reserve - 6 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:12743 CRL.P No. 2222 of 2026 jurisdiction over this asset until it is divided. 2. Respondent/Wife shall pay to Petitioner/Husband $2,000 for half (%) of the down payment of the Toyota Camry that was purchased during the marriage. 3. Respondent/Wife shall pay to Petitioner/Husband $820 for the community property debts Petitioner/Husband paid post-separation the Citibank American Express card which had a balance of $1,640 on the date of separation and which Petitioner/Husband paid in full. B. Respondent/Wife Will Receive the Following Assets/credits 1. Fifty percent (50%) of the community property interest within the Petitioner/Husband's Cisco 401 (K). The parties shall be equally (50/50) responsible for the costs associated with the preparation and entry of the Qualified Domestic Relationship Order. The Court shall reserve jurisdiction over this asset until divided. 2. The Toyota Camry and the remaining balance of the loan on the Toyota Camry and all debt accrued for this vehicle going forward. 3. Petitioner/Husband shall pay to Respondent/Wife $5,687 for the profit made on the Bangalore - 7 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:12743 CRL.P No. 2222 of 2026 property. The profit was $22,920 but Petitioner/Husband shall receive a credit for the payments he made post separation on the debt in the amount of $11,546 of which Respondent/Wife owes one half or $5,773. 4. Petitioner/Husband shall pay Respondent $343.65 the post-separation profit of the community portion of the TSPP. He received $841.62 before $154.32 were subtracted for taxes leaving $687.30 divided in half (2) equals $343.65. 5. Petitioner/Husband shall pay to Respondent/Wife $543 for one half (½) of the payment made during the marriage for the Petitioner/Husband's separate Mysore property. 6. Respondent/Wife's $4,000 Yahoo Sign On Bonus is assigned to Respondent/Wife as her separate property. III. THE COURT ORDERS THE EQUALIZING PAYMENT. Petitioner/Husband shall pay to Respondent/Wife $2,667.65 as a equalizing payment. Petitioner/Husband made this payment in open court. Approved as to form and content." 3. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that keeping criminal case pending would be of no avail in the light of the said divorce being granted by the aforesaid Court. - 8 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:12743 CRL.P No. 2222 of 2026 4. In the light of the settlement arrived at between the parties, I deem it appropriate to close the proceedings against the petitioner. Hence, the following: ORDER (i) The charge sheet dated 10.03.2012 and the proceedings in CC No.9820/2012 passed by 30th Addl. Chief Judicial Magistrate Court, Bengaluru, are quashed; (ii) The petition stands disposed of; In view of disposal of the petition, I.A.Nos.1 and 2 of 2026 do not survive for consideration and they stand disposed of. SD/- (M.NAGAPRASANNA) JUDGE AV List No.: 2 Sl No.: 23 Page No.08 is retyped and replaced vide chamber order dated 23.03.2026