- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:15660 CRL.P No. 2435 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 17TH DAY OF MARCH, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R. NATARAJ CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 2435 OF 2026 BETWEEN: SRI. RAGHUL SELVAM S/O SILAMBU SELVAM AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS R/O NO.757/1 F, 1ST CROSS CFTRI LAYOUT NEAR AMRUTHANANDAMAI COLLEGE 2ND STAGE, BOGADI, MYSURU-570 026 &PETITIONER (BY SRI. SUDHARSHAN L, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE BY MYSURU CITY WOMEN POLICE STATION REP. BY SPP, HIGH COURT BENGALURU-560 001 2. SMT. HARSHITHA R.V W/O RAGHUL SELVAM AGED ABOUT 26 YEARS CFTRI LAYOUT, R/O NO.757/1 E 2ND STAGE, BOGADI, MYSURU-570 026 NATIVE OF: NO.11, BEHIND BUS STAND RAJANABILAGULI VILLAGE, PIRIYAPATNA MYSURU-571 107 &RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. M.R. PATIL, HCGP FOR R1; SRI. V. SRINIVAS, ADVOCATE FOR R2) Digitally signed by SUMA Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:15660 CRL.P No. 2435 of 2026 THIS CRL.P IS FILED UNDER SECTION 482 OF THE CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE, 1973 PRAYING TO QUASH THE CHARGE SHEET IN C.C.NO.25/2025 AND IN CR.NO.13/2024 ON THE FILE OF MYSURU WOMEN P.S MYSURU AND PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE LEARNED VII ASCJ AND J.M.F.C AT MYSURU FOR THE OFFENCE P/U/S 498(A), 504, 506 R/W 34 OF IPC AND SEC.3,4 AND 6 OF D.P ACT. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR REPORTING SETTLEMENT, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R. NATARAJ ORAL ORDER The petitioner has challenged the prosecution launched against him by the respondent No.1 in C.C.No.25/2025 pending trial before the VII Additional Senior Civil Judge and JMFC, Mysuru. 2. It appears that the petitioner and the respondent No.2 have settled their matrimonial dispute in M.C.No.1251/2023 and have now filed an application under Section 359 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, to compound the offences. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:15660 CRL.P No. 2435 of 2026 3. Since the offences alleged are not punishable with death or life imprisonment, the offences against the petitioner can be compounded. 4. In view of the judgment of the Hon'ble Apex Court in Gian Singh v. the State of Punjab - (2012) 10 SCC 303, the application is allowed and the respondent No.2 is permitted to compound the offences and accordingly, the offences are compounded. The proceedings in C.C.No.25/2025 on the file of VII Additional Senior Civil Judge and JMFC, Mysuru stands terminated. Sd/- (R. NATARAJ) JUDGE BKN List No.: 2 Sl No.: 17