- 1 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010678152024 NC: 2026:KHC:54231 CRL.P No. 12967 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 29TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH RAI K CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 12967 OF 2024 BETWEEN: 1. VINAY BABU, S/O MALLANNA AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS NO 975, 5TH CROSS 2ND BLOCK, BEL LAYOUT VIDYARANYA PURA BENGALURU-560 097 2. SMT PREMA W/O MALLANNA AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS NO.974, 5TH CROSS 2ND BLOCK, BEL LAYOUT VIDYARANYAPURAM BENGALURU-560 097 …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. VASANTHAPPA, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE BY WOMEN POLICE STATION, MYSURU CITY REPRESENTED BY ITS S.H.O REP. BY PUBLIC PROSECUOTR HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA BENGALURU-560 001 Digitally signed by PANKAJA S Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010678152024 NC: 2026:KHC:54231 CRL.P No. 12967 of 2024 2. SMT SHWETHA M.K W/O VINAY BABU AGED ABOUT 28 YEARS NO.80, 4TH CROSS, 1ST FLOOR OPP BODISATVA COLLEGE NEAR DAISY CONVENT ARAVINDANAGAR MYSURU CITY PIN-570 023 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. JAVEED S, HCGP FOR R1, SRI. GAURAV S, ADVOCATE FOR R2) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 482 OF CR.PC (FILED U/S 528 BNSS) PRAYING TO QUASH THE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE PETITIONERS / ACCUSED NO.1 AND 2 ABOVE NAMED IN C.C.NO.87/2022 (CR.NO.61/2021) OF WOMEN POLICE STATION, MYSURU FILED FOR THE OFFENCE P/US/ 498A R/W 34 OF IPC AND 3 AND 4 OF D.P. ACT, PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE LEARNED VII ADDL. SENIOR CIVIL JUDE AND JMFC, MYSURU. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH RAI K ORAL ORDER 1. Learned counsel for the petitioners has filed an application under Section 482 of Cr.P.C. read with Section 320 of Cr.P.C./Section 523 read with Section 359 of BNSS seeking to dispose of the matter as the dispute between the petitioners and respondent No.2 has been settled and a compromise petition has been filed in Civil Petition No.30/2025 and that - 3 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010678152024 NC: 2026:KHC:54231 CRL.P No. 12967 of 2024 respondent No.2 has agreed for quashing of all further proceedings in C.C.No.87/2022 arising out of Crime No.61/2021 registered against the petitioners and his family members. 2. Petitioner No.1 and respondent No.2 are present before the Court. It is submitted by them that they have amicably settled the dispute and that respondent No.2 has no objection to quash the proceedings in C.C.No.87/2022 against the petitioners and his family members for the offences punishable under Section 498A read with Section 34 of IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act, pending on the file of learned VII Addl. Senior Civil Judge and JMFC, Mysuru. 3. In that view of the matter, though the offences are non- compoundable in nature, having regard to the nature of the dispute i.e., matrimonial dispute, in view of the law laid down in the case of by the Hon'ble Apex Court in GIAN SINGH V. STATE OF PUNJAB AND ANOTHER - (2012) 10 SCC 303, the parties are permitted to compound the aforesaid offences. Accordingly, the application is allowed. Consequently, the proceedings against the petitioners in C.C.No.87/2022 for the - 4 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010678152024 NC: 2026:KHC:54231 CRL.P No. 12967 of 2024 offences punishable under Section 498A read with Section 34 of IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act, pending on the file of learned VII Additional Senior Civil Judge and JMFC, Mysuru, are quashed. Accordingly, the petition is disposed of. SD/- (RAJESH RAI K) JUDGE PKS List No.: 1 Sl No.: 41