- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:278 CRL.P No. 8410 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 5TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 8410 OF 2024 BETWEEN: MR. BHUVANESH K.J., S/O MR. JAGAN MOHAN, AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS, R/AT NO.345, VINAYAGAR KOIL STREET, NEAR GOVERNMENT SCHOOL, SRI RAMANADAPURAM, PALLIPATTU TALUK, KOLATHUR VILLAGE AND POST, TIRUVALLUR DISTRICT, TAMIL NADU – 631 207. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. PRAKASH K.A., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE BY AVALAHALLY POLICE STATION, HOSAKOTE SUB DIVISION, BENGALURU – 560 049, REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, BENGALURU – 560 001. 2. MRS.H.G.SOWMYA, W/O MR. BHUVANESH K.J, Digitally signed by NAGAVENI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:278 CRL.P No. 8410 of 2024 D/O MR. GURUSWAMY H.M, AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS, EARLIER R/AT NO.12, K.C.KRISHNA REDDY LAYOUT, NEAR KATERAMMA TEMPLE, MARGONDANAHALLI VILLAGE, BIDARAHALLI HOBLI, BENGALURU EAST TALUK, BENGALURU DISTRICT – 560 036 PRESENTLY R/AT HONAGANAHALLI VILLAGE, BOPPAGOWDANAPURA HOBLI, MALAVALLI TALUK, MANDYA DISTRICT – 571 417. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI K.NAGESHWARAPPA, HCGP FOR R-1; SRI SANTHOSH S.K., ADVOCATE FOR R-2) THIS CRL.P FILED U/S 482 CR.P.C., (FILED U/S 528 BNNS) PRAYING TO:1. QUASH THE ENTIRE PROCEEDINGS IN C.C.NO.435/2024 FOR THE ALLEGED OFFENCE P/U/S 506, 498A, 504 AND 323 OF IPC R/W SECTIONS 3 AND 4 OF THE D.P. ACT PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE LEARNED ADDITIONAL CHIEF JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE, BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT AT BENGALURU (ANNNEXURE-D). AND ETC., THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:278 CRL.P No. 8410 of 2024 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA ORAL ORDER Petitioner is before this Court calling in question proceedings in C.C.No.435/2024, pending before the learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bengaluru Rural District, Bengaluru, for the offences under Sections 506, 498A, 504 and 323 of the IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner and respondent No.2, in unison submit that the parties to the lis have settled their matrimonial dispute among themselves and are living together happily. The parties have filed a joint memo in this regard seeking permission to compound the offences before this Court. One of the conditions of the settlement recognizes the closure of the present proceedings. 3. The joint memo filed by the parties to the lis reads as follows: “JOINT MEMO FILED BY THE PETITIONER AND RESPONDENT NO.2 - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:278 CRL.P No. 8410 of 2024 The Petitioner and Respondent No.2 herein most humbly submit as under: 1. The Petitioners and Respondent No.2 at the intervention of elders, friends and well wishes have amicably settled all their disputes amongst themselves. 2. The Petitioner and Respondent No.2 herein along with their minor Son Yashith, Aged about 3 years, are living together happily since from the past one year without any problem or complaints. 3. In view of the above, the Respondent No.2 herein does not have any objection in quashing the Criminal Case in C.C. No.435/2024 for the offence punishable under Sections 506, 498A, 504 and 323 of I.P.C. R/w. Sections 3 and 4 of D.P. Act pending against the Petitioner herein on the file of the learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bengaluru Rural District at Bengaluru. WHEREFORE, this Hon'ble Court be pleased to quash the Criminal Case in C.C. No.435/2024 for the offence punishable under Sections 506, 498A, 504 and 323 of I.P.C. R/w. Sections 3 and 4 of D.P. Act pending against the Petitioner herein on the file of the learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bengaluru Rural District at Bengaluru, in the interest of justice and equity." In the light of the afore-quoted joint memo of the parties and the fact that they are living together happily, though the offences alleged against the petitioner in the case at hand inter alia is the one punishable under Section 498A of the IPC, I deem it appropriate to accept the joint memo and permit them - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:278 CRL.P No. 8410 of 2024 to compound the offences, as the allegations are not against the State. 4. For the aforesaid reasons, I pass the following: ORDER (i) The criminal petition is disposed. (ii) The proceedings in C.C.No.435/2024, pending before the learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bengaluru Rural District, Bengaluru, stand quashed. Sd/- (M.NAGAPRASANNA) JUDGE CBC List No.: 1 Sl No.: 198