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(PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VENKATESH NAIK T) Heard learned counsel for the petitioners-accused Nos.1 to 3, learned counsel for respondent No.2-the de facto complainant and learned High Court Government Pleader for respondent No.1-State.

2. The petitioner-accused No.1 has filed Criminal Petition No.101796/2025 and the petitioners-accused Nos.2 and 3 have filed Criminal Petition No.102388/2023 under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure [528 of BNSS, 2023], praying to quash the entire proceedings in C.C.No.737/2023, pending on the file of II Additional Senior Civil Judge and JMFC, Ranebennur, in connection with Haveri Women Police Station Crime No.82/2022, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 498A, 323, 504 and 506 read with Section 34 of Indian Penal Code, 1860 and Sections 3 and 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961.

3. It is submitted in the present case, the matrimonial dispute between this petitioner and Respondent No.2 has been amicably resolved through the intervention of elders and well-

wishers. The petitioner herein, who is the husband of Respondent No.2, had initially filed a divorce petition before the Hon'ble Senior Civil Judge and J.M.F.C at Bengaluru Rural district in M.C No. 602/2022. Subsequently, the Respondent No.2 filed a transfer petition before this Hon'ble court in C.P No: and the same was allowed. Pursuant thereto, the divorce petition was transferred to the Hon'blePrl. Family Court at Haveri and re-numbered as M.C.No.01/2024. Thereafter, both the Petitioner/Accused No.1 and the Respondent No.2 arrived at a mutual understanding and agreed to dissolve the marriage amicably. In furtherance of the settlement, both the parties filed a joint memo before the Hon'ble Prl. Family Judge at Haveri on 16-11-2024. Based on the said memo, the Hon'ble Prl. Family Judge at Haveri was pleased to allow the divorce petition and accordingly granted the decree of divorce. In light of the above settlement and the dissolution of the marriage by mutual consent, Respondent No.2 has expressed her intention not to pursue the criminal proceedings initiated against this petitioner and also on the mother and brother of this petitioner in CC.No.737/2023.

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NC: 2025:KHC-D:8447 HC-KAR JMFC, Ranebennur, arising out of Crime No.82/2022 of Haveri Women Police Station, are required to be quashed.

11. Hence, this Court proceeds to pass the following:

ORDER i. The joint application filed by both the parties under Section 482 read with Section 320 of Cr.P.C., is accepted.
ii. Both the criminal petitions filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C., [Section 528 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023], is disposed of.

iii. The entire proceedings initiated against the petitioners-accused Nos.1 to 3 in C.C.No.737/2023, pending on the file of II Additional Senior Civil Judge and JMFC, Ranebennur, in connection with Haveri Women Police Station Crime No.82/2022, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 498A, 323, 504 and 506 read with Section 34 of IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of D.P.Act., are quashed.