- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:1448 CRL.P No. 102353 of 2024 C/W CRL.P No. 100212 of 2024 CRL.P No. 102354 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. 102353 OF 2024 (482(CR.PC)/528(BNSS)) C/W CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 100212 OF 2024 CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 102354 OF 2024 IN CRL.P.NO.102353/2024 BETWEEN: 1. GULBANU W/O MUZAFAR NAWAZ MANIYAR AGE. 37 YEARS, OCC. HOUSEHOLD WORK, R/O. NIJAMUDDIN COLONY, NOW RESIDING AT KUMARESHWAR NAGAR, KAMASHI COLONY, DHARWAD-580008. 2. SMT. SAMEENA W/O MAHAMAAD NAJIR KHAWAS AGE. 32 YEARS, OCC. HOUSEHOLD WORK, R/O. KUMARESHWAR NAGAR, DHARWAD-580008. 3. SRI. MAHAMMAD YUNUS S/O GOUSMODIN KHAWAS AGE. 43 YEARS, OCC. PRIVATE WORK, R/O. KUMARESHWAR NAGAR, DHARWAD-580008. 4. SRI. MAHAMMAD NAZEER S/O GOUSMODIN KHAWAS AGE. 40 YEARS, OCC. DRIVER, R/O. KUMARESHWAR NAGAR, DHARWAD-580008. …PETITIONERS CHANDRASHEKAR LAXMAN KATTIMANI Digitally signed by CHANDRASHEKAR LAXMAN KATTIMANI Date: 2026.02.04 16:17:30 +0530 - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:1448 CRL.P No. 102353 of 2024 C/W CRL.P No. 100212 of 2024 CRL.P No. 102354 of 2024 (BY SRI. RAJENDRA R. PATIL, ADVOCATE FOR SRI. SRINAND A. PACHHAPURE, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA THROUGH TOWN POLICE STATION, DHARWAD NOW REP. BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH, AT DHARWAD-580011. 2. SRI. SHABABAZ NAWAZ S/O MOHAMMED ISAQUE MANIYAR AGE. 42 YEARS, OCC. LABOURER R/O.NIJAMUDDIN COLONY, 5TH CROSS, NEW BUS DEPOT, DHARWAD-580008. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. KIRTILATA .R PATIL, HCGP FOR R1; SRI. SABEEL AHMED, ADVOCATE FOR R2) THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED U/S 482 OF CR.P.C., SEEKING TO QUASH THE PROCEEDINGS IN CC NO.462/2024 (CRIME NO.172/2023 DHARWAD TOWN P.S.) FOR THE OFFENCES PUNISHABLE U/S 143, 147, 323, 324, 448, 354, 504 AND 506 R/W SECTION 149 OF IPC, PENDING ON THE FILE OF II ADDL.CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC II DHARWAD, ORDER SHEET MARKED AT ANNEXURE-A IN SO FAR AS PETITIONERS/ACCUSED NO.1, 5, 7 AND 8 ARE CONCERNED. IN CRL. P.NO.100212/2024 IN CRL.P.100212/2024 BETWEEN: 1. MUZAFAR NAWAZ MOHAMMED ISQUE MANIYAR AGE. 35 YEARS, OCC. CENTRAL GOVT. EMPLOYEE - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:1448 CRL.P No. 102353 of 2024 C/W CRL.P No. 100212 of 2024 CRL.P No. 102354 of 2024 R/O. NIJAMUDDIN COLONY, 5TH CROSS, NEAR BUS DEPO DHARWAD-580001 DIST. DHARWAD. 2. NOORJAHAN MOHAMED ISAQUE MANIYAR AGE. 64 YERS, OCC. HOUSEWIFE R/O. NIJAMUDDIN COLONY, 5TH CROSS, NEAR BUS DEPO DHARWAD-580001 DIST. DHARWAD. 3. SHAHABAZ NAWAZ MOHAMMED ISAQUE MANIYAR AGE. 42 YEARS, R/O. NIJAMUDDIN COLONY, 5TH CROSS, NEAR BUS DEPO DHARWAD-580001 DIST. DHARWAD. 4. FIZILA SHAHABAZ NAWAZ MANIYAR AGE. 39 YEARS, OCC. HOUSEWIFE, R/O. NIJAMUDDIN COLONY, 5TH CROSS, NEAR BUS DEPO DHARWAD-580001 DIST. DHARWAD. 5. BILKIS BANU AGE. 39 YERS, OCC. HOUSEWIFE DIST. DHARWAD-580001. …PETITIONERS (BY SMT. PRIYANKA K. ADVOCATE FOR SRI. B.S. SANGATI, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA THE POLICE INSPECTOR HUBBALLI DHARWAD CITY WOMEN PS, REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA DHARWAD BENCH DHARWAD. 2. GULBANU MUZAFAR NAWAZ MANIYAR AGE. 37 YERS, OCC. HOUSEWIFE, R/O. NIJAMUDDIN COLONY, 5TH CROSS, NEAR BUS DEPO DHARWAD-580001 DIST. DHARWAD, NOW AT KAMAKSHI COLONY - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:1448 CRL.P No. 102353 of 2024 C/W CRL.P No. 100212 of 2024 CRL.P No. 102354 of 2024 KUMARESHWAR NAGAR, DHARWAD-580001 DIST. DHARWAD. (COMPLAINANT IN CRIME NO.2/2024) …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. KIRTILATA R. PATIL, HCGP FOR R1; SRI. RAJENDRA R. PATIL, ADVOCATE FOR R2) THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED U/S 482 OF CR.P.C., SEEKING TO QUASH THE FIR FILED BY RESPONDENT NO.1 AGAINST PETITIONERS/ACCUSED NO.1 TO 5 FOR THE ALLEGED OFFENCE PUNISHABLE U/S 498A, 504, 323, 506, 149 OF IPC AND SECTION 3 AND 4 OF DOWRY PROHIBITION ACT, 1961, IN P.S. CRIME NO.2/2024 REGISTERED WITH HUBBALLI DHARWAD WOMEN POLICE STATION, PENDING ON THE FILE OF JMFC 2 ND COURT, DHARWAD. IN CRL.P.102354/2024 BETWEEN: 1. SRI SARTAJALI S/O REYAZ AHMED SAVADATTI AGE. 35 YEARS, OCC. PRIVATE WORK, R/O.SHIVANAND NAGAR R.T.CROSS, TOLL NAKA, DHARWAD-580004. 2. SMT. HEENAKOUSAR D/O MAHABOOBSAB DHALAYAT AGE. 36 YEARS, OCC. HOUSEHOLD WORK, R/O. KELAGERI ONI, CHALUKYA NAGAR SHIRAHATTI, TQ. SHIRAHATTI DIST.GADAG-582120. 3. SMT. FATIMA W/O AHAMED SHEIKH AGE. 37 YEARS, OCC. HOUSEHOLD WORK, R/O. MANIKANT NAGAR, INAMDAR PLOT, DHARWAD-580001. 4. SRI. SHOUKAT ALI S/O IMAMSAB ARALIKATTI AGE. 47 YEARS, OCC. PRIVATE WORK, R/O. YALAKKI SHETTAR COLONY DHARWAD-580001. …PETITIONERS - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:1448 CRL.P No. 102353 of 2024 C/W CRL.P No. 100212 of 2024 CRL.P No. 102354 of 2024 (BY SRI. RAJENDRA R. PATIL , ADVOCATE FOR SRI. SRINAND PACHHAPURE, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA THROUGH TOWN POLICE STATION DHARWAD NOW REP. BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH, DHARWAD-580011. 2. SRI. SHABABAZ NAWAZ S/O MOHAMMED ISAQUE MANIYAR AGE. 42 YEARS, OCC. LABOURER, R/O.NIJAMUDDIN COLONY, 5TH CROSS, NEAR BUS DEPOT, DHARWAD-580008. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. KIRTILATA R. PATIL, HCGP FOR R1; SRI. SABEEL AHMED, ADVOCATE FOR R2) THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED U/S 482 OF CR.P.C., SEEKING TO QUASH THE PROCEEDINGS IN CC NO.462/2024 (CRIME NO.172/2023 DHARWAD TOWN P.S.) FOR THE OFFENCES PUNISHABLE U/S 143, 147, 323, 324, 448, 354, 504 AND 506 R/W SECTION 149 OF IPC, PENDING ON THE FILE OF II ADDL.CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC II DHARWAD, ORDER SHEET MARKED AT ANNEXURE-A IN SO FAR AS PETITIONERS/ACCUSED NO.2,3,4, AND 6 ARE CONCERNED. THESE CRIMINAL PETITIONS, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 6 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:1448 CRL.P No. 102353 of 2024 C/W CRL.P No. 100212 of 2024 CRL.P No. 102354 of 2024 ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V.SRISHANANDA) Parties present. Joint memo are filed by the parties and signed by their respective Advocates. 2. On enquiry with the parties, they submit that there is no force, undue influence and coercion in reaching out the terms of settlement. 3. Accordingly, placing the joint memo on record 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: ORDER i. Petitions are allowed. ii. Consequently, pending proceedings in CC No.462/2024 on the file of II Additional Civil Judge and JMFC II Court, Dharwad in Crl.P.No.102353/2024 and Crl.P.No.102354/2024 stands quashed. - 7 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:1448 CRL.P No. 102353 of 2024 C/W CRL.P No. 100212 of 2024 CRL.P No. 102354 of 2024 iii. FIR in Crime No.2/2024 registered with Hubballi Dharwad Women Police Station in Crl.P.No.100212/2024 also stands quashed. Sd/- (V.SRISHANANDA) JUDGE KAV CT-CMU/LIST NO.: 3 SL NO.: 73