- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:6082 CRL.P No. 16878 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 2ND DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 16878 OF 2025 BETWEEN: 1. SRI VINAY T. M., S/O MALLIKARJUN T. H., @ MALLIKARJUNAPPA T. H., AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS R/AT NO.1773/A, 14TH CROSS 8TH MAIN, SIDDAVEERAPPA BADAVANE DAVANAGERE DAVANAGERE TQ AND DISTRICT - 577 504. 2. SMT. SAVITHRAMMA W/O MALLIKARJUN T. H., @ MALLIKARJUNAPPA T. H., AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS R/AT NO.1773/A, 14TH CROSS 8TH MAIN, SIDDAVEERAPPA BADAVANE DAVANAGERE DAVANAGERE TQ AND DISTRICT - 577 504. 3. SRI MALLIKARJUNAPPA T. H., @ MALLIKARJUNAPPA T. H., S/O HALAPPA T. S., AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS R/AT NO.1773/A, 14TH CROSS 8TH MAIN, SIDDAVEERAPPA BADAVANE Digitally signed by SANJEEVINI J KARISHETTY Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:6082 CRL.P No. 16878 of 2025 DAVANAGERE DAVANAGERE TQ AND DISTRICT - 577 504. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI HAREESH BHANDARY T., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA DAVANAGERE WOMEN POLICE STATION DAVANAGERE REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT BUILDINGS BENGALURU - 560 009. 2. SMT. H.P.TEJASWINI W/O SRI VINAY T. M., D/O H.E.PRABHAKAR AGED ABOUT 27 YEARS R/AT NO.1928/109 LAKSHMI VENKATESHWARA NILAYA S.S.BADAVANE, 'A' BLOCK DAVANAGERE DAVANAGERE TQ AND DISTRICT - 577 504. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI VINAY MAHADEVAIAH, HCGP FOR R1; SRI ABHISHEK MARLA, ADVOCATE FOR R2) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 482 CR.PC PRAYING TO QUASH THE ENTIRE CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS INITIATED AGAINST THE PETITIONER IN S.C NO.92/2021 (CR.NO.90/2019) REGISTERED BY THE DAVANAGERE WOMEN POLICE/1ST RESPONDENT POLICE STATION) PENDING ON THE FILE OF II ADDL. DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE, DAVANAGERE, FOR - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:6082 CRL.P No. 16878 of 2025 THE OFFENCES P/U/S 506, 498A, 504, 323, 313, 354(B) R/W 34 OF IPC AND UNDER SECTION 3, 4, OF DP ACT. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA ORAL ORDER The petitioners – accused Nos.1 to 3 are before this Court calling in question proceedings in S.C.No.92/2021, pending before the II Additional District and Sessions Judge, Davanagere, for the offences punishable under Sections 506, 498A, 504, 323, 354B r/w. 34 of the IPC and Sections 3, 4 and 6 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioners and respondent No.2 in unison submit that during the pendency of these proceedings, the parties to the lis have settled their matrimonial dispute amicably by drawing up certain terms and conditions. They have decided to live together with their kids and therefore, filed an application under Section 320 of the Cr.P.C. r/w. 359 of the BNSS, 2023, and separate affidavits of the parties, before this Court to that effect. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:6082 CRL.P No. 16878 of 2025 3. The affidavit of the complainant reads as follows: “I submit that I am the respondent No.2 in the above petition. I submit that on my complaint the Davanagere women Police on the basis of the said complaint registered a case in Crime No.90/2019 against the petitioners for the offence punishable under section 498A, 323, 504, 506, 354A r/w. 34 of the IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of the D.P.Act. I submit that at the intervention of the elders, family friends and well wishers the above case has been settled amicably between the said parties and both myself and the 1st petitioner are living happily along with my child and we are living happily and hence this settlement is arrived between us. I submits that we declare that the settlement has been reached by mutual discussions and amicably, without any undue force, influence, coercion, misrepresentation or fraud and with free consent and will of both the parties an we all living happily.” In the light of the fact that the parties have arrived at settlement and living happily together and since it is a marital dispute, I deem it appropriate to accept the application and the separate affidavits of the parties and terminate the proceedings against the petitioners, as the allegations are not against the State. - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:6082 CRL.P No. 16878 of 2025 4. For the aforesaid reasons, I pass the following: ORDER (i) The criminal petition is disposed. (ii) The proceedings in S.C.No.92/2021, pending before the II Additional District and Sessions Judge, Davanagere, stand quashed. Sd/- (M.NAGAPRASANNA) JUDGE NVJ List No.: 2 Sl No.: 36 CT:SS