- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:2233 CRL.P No. 101485 of 2023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA,AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 12TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V.SRISHANANDA CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 101485 OF 2023 (482(CR.PC)/528(BNSS)) BETWEEN: 1. GOUSMOHIDDIN S/O RAHAMANSAB KALSAPUR AGE 31 YEARS, OCC. NIL, R/O. RAJEEVGANDI NAGAR, DIST. TALUK GADAG 582101. 2. MAMTAJ BEGAM W/O RAHAMANSAB AGE. 45 YEARS, OCC. HOUSEWIFE, R/O. RAJEEVGANDI NAGAR, DIST. TALUK GADAG 582101. 3. RAHAMANSAB KALSAPUR AGE. 57 YEARS, OCC. NILL, R/O. RAJEEVGANDI NAGAR, DIST. TALUK. GADAG 582101. 4. YASMIN W/O IILIYAS BADNI AGE. 23 YEARS, OCC. NIL, R/O. RAJEEVGANDI NAGAR, DIST. TALUK GADAG 582101. 5. RIYAN W/O SAMEER BALLARI AGE. 35 YEARS, OCC. NILL, CHANDRASHEKAR LAXMAN KATTIMANI Digitally signed by CHANDRASHEKAR LAXMAN KATTIMANI Date: 2026.02.18 15:57:20 +0530 - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:2233 CRL.P No. 101485 of 2023 R/O. RAJEEVGANDI NAGAR, DIST. AND TALUK GADAG 582101. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. C.R. HIREMATH, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, THROUGH WOMEN'S POLICE STATION GADAG, REPRESENTED BY GOVERNMENT ADVOCATE, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD. 2. FATIMA W/O GOUSMOHODDIN KALSAPUR AGE. 21 YEARS, OCC. HOUSE WIFE, R/O. RAJEEV GANDI NGAR, GADAG 582101. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. TRUPTI P. SADEKAR, ADVOCATE FOR R2; SMT. KIRTILATA R. PATIL, HCGP FOR R1) THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED UNDER SECTION 482 OF CR.P.C. PRAYING TO QUASH THE FIR AND COMPLAINT LODGE BY THE RESPONDENT-COMPLAINANT IN CRIME NO. 13/2023 BEFORE THE GADAG WOMEN POLICE STATION FOR THE OFFENCE P/U/SEC. 323, 498-A, 109 OF IPC AND 3 AND 4 OF D.P. ACT, 1961, IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE. THIS CRIMINAL PETITION COMING ON FOR FINAL HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:2233 CRL.P No. 101485 of 2023 ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V.SRISHANANDA) 1. Heard Sri C.R. Hiremath, learned counsel for the petitioner; and Smt. Kirtilata R. Patil, learned High Court Government Pleader for respondent No.1 and Smt. Trupti P. Sadekar, learned counsel for respondent No.2. 2. The parties are present before the Court and have filed a joint memo. 3. The complainant, who is present before the Court, submits that she has obtained a decree of divorce and, therefore, the pending criminal proceedings deserve to be quashed in view of the settlement arrived at between the parties. 4. The joint memo is taken on record. Being satisfied that the parties have amicably settled the dispute and that the settlement is genuine and voluntary, this Court, in exercise of the powers vested under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, and in light of the dictum laid down by the Hon’ble Supreme Court in - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:2233 CRL.P No. 101485 of 2023 Ramgopal Vs. State of Madhya Pradesh1, proceeds to pass the following: ORDER i. The petition is allowed. ii. Consequently, the pending criminal proceedings in Crime No.13/2023 of Gadag Women Police Station stand quashed. SD/- (V.SRISHANANDA) JUDGE Ac CT:CMU LIST NO.: 1 SL NO.: 93 1 2021 SCC Online SC 834