- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:180 CRL.P No. 104396 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 8TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V.SRISHANANDA CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 104396 OF 2025 (482(CR.PC)/528(BNSS)) BETWEEN: SMT. VEENA W/O SHRINIVAS DYAVANUR, D/O NAGAPPA SHIROL, AGE: 26 YEARS, OCC. HOME MAKER, R/O. DUNDURU, KALMESHWAR TEMPLE, DUNDURU-582205, DIST: GADAG. …PETITIONER (BY SMT.PADMAJA S. TADPATRI, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, THROUGH GADAG CEN CRIME P.S. GADAG, NOW REP. BY THE STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH AT DHARWAD. 2. SHRINIVAS S/O HANAMAPPA DYAVANUR, AGE: 48 YEARS, OCC. FARMER/POLITICIAN, R/O. DUNDUR-582205, TQ. AND DIST. GADAG. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. KIRTILATA R. PATIL, HCGP FOR R1; SRI. B.G. INDI, ADVOCATE FOR R2) THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED U/S. 482 OF CR.P.C. (U/S. 528 OF BNS 2023) PRAYING TO QUASH THE ENTIRE PROCEEDINGS IN C.C.NO.72/2025 PENDING ON THE FILE OF I Digitally signed by SAMREEN AYUB DESHNUR Location: High Court of Karnataka, Dharwad Bench - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:180 CRL.P No. 104396 of 2025 ADDL. CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC-I, GADAG ARISING OUT OF FIR CRIME NO.72/2024 REGISTERED FOR THE OFFENCE PUNISHABLE U/S 67 OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ACT, 2008 REGISTERED BY GADAG CEN CRIME POLICE STATION GADAG., WITH RESPECT TO THE PETITIONER AND ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V.SRISHANANDA) Parties present with their respective counsels. 2. The present petition is filed to quash the pending criminal proceedings in Crime No.72/2024 for the offences punishable under Section 67 of the Information Technology Act, 2008 (for short, ‘IT Act’). 3. Parties submit that on account of some misunderstanding, a complaint came to be lodged. Now the parties have sorted out the misunderstanding and they want to live happily as husband and wife in future. 4. The offence under Section 67 of the IT Act is non-compoundable offence and therefore, they have - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:180 CRL.P No. 104396 of 2025 approached this Court for quashing the criminal complaint in view of the true settlement. 5. On enquiry, parties agree that they have retraced their steps and sorted out the misunderstanding and would like to lead a happy married life in future. 6. Since the compromise is voluntary and without any influence or coercion, this Court is of the considered opinion that the pending criminal proceedings needs to be quashed by exercising the powers vested in this Court under Section 528 BNSS by following the dictum of the Hon'ble Apex Court in the case of Ramgopal and another v. State of Madhyapradesh reported in (2022) 14 SCC 531. 7. Hence, the following order is passed. ORDER i. Petition is disposed of. ii. Placing the application filed under Section 482 r/w Section 320 Cr.P.C. and also - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:180 CRL.P No. 104396 of 2025 under Section 528 r/w Section 359 BNSS, the pending proceedings in Crime No.72/2024 on the file of I Addl. Civil Judge (Jr.Dn.) and J.M.F.C., Gadag stands hereby quashed. Sd/- (V.SRISHANANDA) JUDGE CLK CT-CMU LIST NO.: 2 SL NO.: 38