- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:4119 CRL.P No. 4474 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 23RD DAY OF JANUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA CRIMINAL PETITION NO.4474 OF 2024 BETWEEN: SRINIVAS K S/O KRISHNA MURTHY, AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS, NO.14, 7TH "A" MAIN, SANJEEVININAGARA, MUDALAPALYA, BANGALORE - 560072 …PETITIONER (BY SRI. GIRI KUMAR S.V., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE BY CHANDRA LAYOUT POLICE STATION, REP. BY SPP, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA PREMISES, BANGALORE - 560 001, 2. PRIYANKA DAS R W/O SRINIVAS K D/O RAMAMURTHY AGED ABOUT 23 YEARS, R/AT: KORAHATTI GRAMA, MOOGURU HOBLI, T NARASIPURA TALUK, 571124, MYSORE - DISTRICT - 571124. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI.K.NAGESHWARAPPA, HCGP FOR R1) Digitally signed by NAGAVENI Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:4119 CRL.P No. 4474 of 2024 THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED UNDER SECTION 482 CR.PC PRAYING TO QUASH THE PROCEEDINGS IN C.C.NO.37748/2022 ON THE RECORDS OF HON'BLE 46TH ADDL. CMM COURT, BENGALURU FILED BY RESPONDENTS VIDE DOCUMENT NOS.1 AND 2 RESPECTIVELY. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA ORAL ORDER The petitioner is before this Court calling in question the proceedings in C.C.No.37748/2022 registered for offences punishable under Sections 498A, 504 and 506 of the IPC and under Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961. 2. Heard Sri. Giri Kumar S.V., learned counsel appearing for the petitioner, Sri. K. Nageshwarappa, learned HCGP appearing for respondent No.1, Sri. B.H. Bhagavan, learned counsel appearing for respondent No.2 and have perused the material on record. 3. The parties to the lis were also before the Family Court in M.C.No.52/2025, wherein a petition is filed under - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:4119 CRL.P No. 4474 of 2024 Section 13B of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 for divorce on mutual consent. The condition in the said petition filed also contains closure of all the cases pending. It reads as follows: "9. Writ Petitions before Hon'ble High Court of Karnataka: a. W.P. No. 35983/2024 (GM-Police) b. W.P. No. 20339/2025 (GM-CPC) c. W.P. No. 3114/2025 (Disposed case) Criminal Petitions before Hon'ble High Court of Karnataka: 1. Crl.P. No. 7075/2023 2. Crl.P. No. 6867/2023 3. Crl.P. No. 6911/2023 4. Crl.P. No. 6862/2023 5. Crl.P. No. 6581/2023 6. Crl.P. No. 4474/2024 7. O.S.No. 79/2024 - Hon'ble Civil Judge and CJM at Ramanagara (partition) 8. O.S.No.9281/2024 - Hon'ble City Civil Court at Bengaluru, (partition) 9. C.C.No.37748/2022 - Hon'ble A.C.MM at Bengaluru 498-A & ors offences. 10. Crl. Misc. No. 00943/2022 - Hon'ble Senior Civil Judge at T.Narasipura (Domestic Violence). 11. G & WC No. 15/2024 Hon'ble Senior Civil Judge at T.Narasipura (Child Custody). 12. M.C.No.55/2024 Hon'ble Senior Civil Judge at T.Narsipura (divorce petition). 10.The following are the terms and conditions of the above settlement - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:4119 CRL.P No. 4474 of 2024 11. Both Petitioners mutually agree that all the above matters shall be withdrawn. in the interest of justice and equity." 4. A joint affidavit to that effect is also filed by both the husband and wife. The affidavit reads as follows: "I, Srinivas K S/o Krishnamurty, aged about 37 years, residing at Now Residing at No.14,7th A Main, Sanjeevninagara , Moodalapalya, Bengaluru-560072 do hereby solemnly affirm and state on oath as follows: AND I, Smt. Priyanka Das R D/o Ramamurthy, aged about 25 years, residing at Karohatti village and post, Muguru Hobli, T. Narasipura Taluk, Mysore District, do hereby solemnly affirm and state on oath as follows:- we are the petitioners in the above case and well acquainted with the facts, I am deposing hereto. Wherefore we are unknown to legal procedure and prayed to Engage the Advocates, Here prayed to allow the Application." 5. In furtherance of the aforesaid, the petitioner has placed before the concerned Court the joint memo and the concerned Court has kept the matter for tomorrow i.e., 24.01.2026 for ordering on the joint memo. 6. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the present petition pending would pose as an - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:4119 CRL.P No. 4474 of 2024 impediment for consideration by the concerned Court on the joint memo. In that light, I deem it appropriate to accept the memo filed by the petitioner seeking closure of these proceedings on account of the settlement arrived at between the parties. 7. For the aforesaid reasons, the following: ORDER (i) Criminal Petition is disposed. (ii) Proceedings in C.C.No.37748/2022 pending before the 46th Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Bengaluru, stand quashed, qua the petitioner. Sd/- (M.NAGAPRASANNA) JUDGE SJK List No.: 1 Sl No.: 67 CT:HS