- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:2725 CRL.P No. 979 of 2022 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 19TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE M G UMA CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 979 OF 2022 BETWEEN: 1. WAHID SHARIEFF S/O DAWOOD SHARIEF AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS, R/AT NO.31, 2ND MAIN, 2ND CROSS, RAHAMATHNAGAR, BENGALURU - 32, AND ALSO AT NO.608, 3RD CROSS, V V NAGAR, HMT LAYOUT, R T NAGAR BENGALURU - 32 2. SMT. NAZNEEN TAJ W/O DAWOOD SHARIEF AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS 3. SRI DAWOOD SHARIEF S/O LATE GULAM HUSSAIN AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS 4. SRI FAKRULLA SHARIEF S/O DAWOOD SHARIEF AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS 5. SMT SYED FIZA (SYED FIZA FATHIMA) W/O FAKRULLA SHARIEF AGED ABOUT 25 YEARS SL.NO.2 TO 5 ARE RESIDING AT NO.15, 4TH FLOOR, 2ND MAIN, 2ND CROSS, RAHAMATH NAGAR, BENGALURU - 560 032 …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. KHADEER AHAMED, ADVOCATE) Digitally signed by NANDINI B G Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:2725 CRL.P No. 979 of 2022 AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA R T NAGAR POLICE STATION BENGALURU - 32 REP BY GOVERNMENT ADVOCATE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA BENGALURU - 560 001 2. SMT UMME ZAIBA NO.31, 2ND MAIN, 2ND CROSS, RAHAMATH NAGAR, BENGALURU-560032 …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. SOWMYA R., HCGP FOR R1 SRI. T.R. RANGASWAMY, ADVOCATE FOR R2) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S.482 CR.P.C PRAYING TO QUASH THE FIR IN CR.NO.7/2022 DATED 13.01.2022 FOR THE OFFENCE P/U/S.498-A OF IPC AND SEC.3 AND 4 OF DP ACT FILED BY THE RESPONDENT POLICE. THIS CRL.P, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE M G UMA ORAL ORDER The petitioner No.1 and respondent No.2 are present before the Court and they are identified by their respective counsel. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioners and respondent No.2 submit that the dispute between the parties i.e., the petitioner being the husband and respondent No.2 being the - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:2725 CRL.P No. 979 of 2022 wife is settled amicably and that respondent no.2 has no objection to quash the FIR and criminal proceedings initiated against the petitioners. 3. Petitioner No.1 and respondent No.2 have filed the compromise petition under Section 320 read with Section 482 of Cr.PC, which reads as under: APPLICATION FILED UNDER SECTION 482 R/W 320 OF CR.P.C. 1. It is submitted that the 2nd respondent is the legally wedding wife of the petitioner No.1 and their marriage was solemnized on 8.7.2019. 2. It is submitted that the 2nd respondent filed the complaint before the jurisdictional Police Station i.e. before the 1st respondent for the punishable under section 498 A R/W Sec. 3 & 4 of DP Act. The 1st respondent police as registered the FIR in Crime NO. 7/2022. 3. During the pendency of the above petition, petitioners and respondent no.2 amicably settled the dispute between them and 2nd respondent is joined the matrimonial home and she is living happily with the husband. Wherefore the Hon'ble court may pleased to compound the offences alleged in the FIR against the petitioners. Consequently the 2nd respondent consenting for quashing the proceedings of in crime No.7/2022 registered against the petitioners for the offence punishable under section 498A of the IPC R/W Sec. 3 & 4 of the DP Act. Pending of - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:2725 CRL.P No. 979 of 2022 the file of XXXII Addl. CMM Court, Bangalore, in the interest of justice." 4. The joint affidavit sworn to by the parties reads as under: JOINT AFFIDAVIT "We, Wahid Sharieff, s/o Dawood Sharief, aged about 35 years, and Smt. Umme Zaiba w/o Wahid Sharieff, aged about 30 years, both are residing at No. 31, 2nd Main, 2nd Cross, Rahamathnagar, Bengaluru-560 032, do hereby solemnly affirm and state on oath as under:- 1. We are the Petitioner No.1 and Respondent No.2 in the above case and know the facts and circumstances of the case. 2. The above petition is filed by the 1st Petitioner for quashing the F.I.R. filed in Crime No. 7/2022 punishable under Sec. 498(a) of I.P.C. the Respondent No.2 has filed this complaint. 3. We submit that, we are husband and wife and we are residing together at the above mentioned address and we have settled all the problesm arose between our family and we are withdrawing the allegations with each other and the Respondent No. 2 withdrawing this complaint. Wherefore, we pray that this Hon'ble court be pleased to quash the F.I.R. filed by the Respondent No.2 in Crime No. 7/2022 - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:2725 CRL.P No. 979 of 2022 punishable under Sec. 498(a) of I.P.C. in the interest of justice. What are stated above are true and correct to the best of our knowledge, belief and information." 5. Both the parties admit the contents of the application as well as joint affidavit. Respondent No.2 specifically admits that she is residing with petitioner No.1 in his house and the dispute between them is amicably settled. She has no objections to allow the petition. 6. Satisfied with the terms of compromise petition. The parties are permitted to compound the offences. 7. Accordingly, I proceed to pass the following: ORDER (i) Criminal Petition is allowed. (ii) The criminal proceedings initiated against the petitioners in Cr.No.7/2022 on the file of the learned 32nd Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court, Bangalore, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 498A of the Indian Penal - 6 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:2725 CRL.P No. 979 of 2022 Code and Sections 3 and 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act, is hereby quashed. Sd/- (M G UMA) JUDGE BH CT:VS List No.: 2 Sl No.: 29