- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:1412 CRL.P No. 101941 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA,AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 2ND DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V.SRISHANANDA CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 101941 OF 2024 (482(CR.PC)/528(BNSS)) BETWEEN: 1. SHRI SUHAIL @ SUHAIL AHMED S/O RIYAZ PATWEGAR AGE. 41 YEARS, OCC. PVT SERVICE, R/O. SUBHASH NAGAR, 2ND CROSS, BELAGAVI. 2. SHRI RIYAZ AHMED S/O. SHAMSUDDIN FATWEGAR AGE.68 YEARS, OCC. BUSINESS, R/O. SUBHASH NAGAR, 2ND CROSS, BELAGAVI. 3. SMT FARZANA W/O RIYAZ AHMED PATWEGAR AGE. 63 YEARS, OCC. HOUSEWIFE, R/O. SUBHASH NAGAR, 2ND CROSS, BELAGAVI. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. NAGARATHNA S. PATTAR, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. SMT. ALFIYA W/O SUHAIL PATWEGAR AGE. 36 YEARS, OCC. HOUSEHOLD, R/O PLOT NO 37, SUBHASH NAGAR, 2ND CROSS, BELAGAVI CURRENTLY R/O. C/O SHRI HAYAT G. JAMADAR, PLOT NO.37, RAM NAGAR, BELAGAVI. 2. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA THROUGH MAHILA POLICE BELAGAVI R/B STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT DHARWAD BENCH. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. KIRTILATA R. PATIL, HCGP FOR R2; SRI. SHARAD M. PATIL, ADVOCATE FOR R1) CHANDRASHEKAR LAXMAN KATTIMANI Digitally signed by CHANDRASHEKAR LAXMAN KATTIMANI Date: 2026.02.03 15:09:46 +0530 - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:1412 CRL.P No. 101941 of 2024 THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED UNDER SECTION 482 OF CR.P.C. PRAYING TO ALLOWING THIS PETITION THE PROCEEDINGS INITIATED AGAINST THE PETITIONERS/ACCUSED NO. 1, 2 AND 3 MAY BE QUASHED IN MAHILA P.S. CR.NO. 40/2018 (C.C.NO. 118/2019) PENDING ON THE FILE OF II JMFC, BELAGAVI FOR THE OFFENCE P/U/SEC. 498A, 323, 504 R/W SEC. 34 OF IPC IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE. THIS CRIMINAL PETITION COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V.SRISHANANDA) Parties are present with their respective Advocates and they present a joint memo signed by the petitioners and signed by learned counsel for respondent No.1 under the instructions of respondent No.1 as respondent No.1 is now residing in Saudi Arabia. Placing the joint memo on record and in view of the true settlement between the parties and following the dictum of the Hon’ble Apex Court in the case of Ramgopal and Another v. State of Madhya Pradesh reported in (2022) 14 SCC 531, following: - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:1412 CRL.P No. 101941 of 2024 ORDER i. Petition is allowed. ii. Pending proceedings in CC No.118/2019 on the file of II JMFC, Belagavi is hereby quashed. Sd/- (V.SRISHANANDA) JUDGE KAV CT:CMU LIST NO.: 3 SL NO.: 27