- 1 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010627862026 NC: 2026:KHC:49490 CRL.P No. 14069 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 10TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 14069 OF 2026 BETWEEN: MAHADEVA RAO S/O DEVENDRA RAO, AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS, RESIDING AT NO.67, 7TH MAIN, 4TH BLOCK, NEAR RAJAKUMAR SAMADI, NANDINI LAYOUT, BENGALURU CITY, KARNATAKA - 560096. AS PER ADHAR NO.22, 2ND BLOCK, POLICE QTRS, KRISHNANANDANAGAR, NANDINI LAYOUT, BENGALURU-560096 …PETITIONER (BY SRI MANJUNATH B,ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, BY NORTH WOMEN POLICE STATION, REPRESENTED BY SPP, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, BENGALURU-560001. 2. SUNEETHA M RAO, W/O MAHADEVA RAO, AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS, RESIDING AT NO. 67 7TH AMIN 4TH BLOCK, NEAR RAJKUMAR SAMADI NANDINI LAYOUT, BENGLAURU CITY, KARNATKAKA 560 096, AS PER ADHAR RESIDING AT Digitally Signed by ANANT RAMNATH HEGDE Digitally signed by PRAMILA G V Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010627862026 NC: 2026:KHC:49490 CRL.P No. 14069 of 2026 NO. 22, 2ND BLOCK POLICE QTRS, KRISHNANANDANAGAR, NANDINI LAYOUT, BENGALURU-560096. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI G S ARUNA, HCGP FOR R1, SRI DHANUSH REDDY T V, ADVOCATE FOR R2) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 482 CR.PC (FILED U/S 528 BNNS) BY THE ADVOCATE FOR THE PETITIONER PRAYING THAT THIS HONOURABLE COURT MAY BE PLEASED TO QUASH THE FIR AND ITS UNDERLYING WRITTEN COMPLAINT IN CRIME NO.76/2026 REGISTERED AT NORTH WOMEN POLICE STATION FOR THE OFFENCES P/U/S 85, 115(2), 351(2), AND 352 OF THE BNS 2023 PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE LD XXXII ADDL.CJM AT BENGALURU. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE ORAL ORDER Heard the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner, learned High Court Government Pleader for respondent No.1 and the learned counsel appearing for respondent No.2. 2. This petition is filed to quash the complaint registered in Crime No.76/2026 by the North Women Police Station, Bengaluru for the offences punishable under Sections 85, 115(2), 351(2) and 352 of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, pending before XXXII Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bengaluru. Digitally Signed by ANANT RAMNATH HEGDE - 3 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010627862026 NC: 2026:KHC:49490 CRL.P No. 14069 of 2026 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner and respondent No.2 jointly submit that the dispute between petitioner- husband and respondent No.2-wife is amicably settled. 4. A joint application is filed in the form of an affidavit wherein the parties have reported the settlement arrived at between the parties. 5. Respondent No.2-wife has unequivocally stated that she has no intention to prosecute the petitioner-her husband. 6. On enquiry by the Court, respondent No.2-wife submits that she is living with the petitioner - husband and she has voluntarily entered into settlement and so also the petitioner -husband. 7. The Court is of the view that the criminal prosecution against the petitioner is likely to jeopardise the marital relation between the petitioner and respondent No.2. 8. Under these circumstances, the joint affidavit is accepted. 9. Accordingly, the Criminal Petition is allowed. Digitally Signed by ANANT RAMNATH HEGDE - 4 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010627862026 NC: 2026:KHC:49490 CRL.P No. 14069 of 2026 10. Proceedings in Crime No.76/2026 registered by the North Women Police Station, Bengaluru is quashed. (ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE) JUDGE GVP List No.: 1 Sl No.: 108 Digitally Signed by ANANT RAMNATH HEGDE