A family settled a matrimonial dispute; the de facto complainant withdrew allegations via joint memo and the court quashed the FIR against the petitioners.
FIR in Crime No.1/2022 quashed qua the petitioners upon recorded settlement.
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NC: 2024:KHC:52761 CRL.P No. 711 of 2022
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 17TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2024
BEFORE
THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA
CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 711 OF 2022
BETWEEN:
S/O LATE THIMMANNA
AGED ABOUT 74 YEARS, R/AT 1240, 6TH CROSS 1ST PHASE, VINOBA NAGARA SHIMOGA - 577 204
W/O YOMAKESH B T
Digitally signed by NAGAVENI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA
AGED ABOUT 67 YEARS R/AT 1240, 6TH CROSS 1ST PHASE, VINOBA NAGARA SHIMOGA - 577 204
MYSORE - 570 022
W/O T C DILIP AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS, R/AT SAMRUDHI NILAYA SIDDESHWARA ITI COLLEGE ROAD THANNERAHALLA HASSAN - 573 201
5. RASHMI Y
W/O RAMESH M AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS, R/AT 13/162, AMBEDKAR EXTENSION NEAR RAMAMANDIRA CHAMARAJANAGARA - 571 313
…PETITIONERS
(BY SRI. KUMARA K G., ADVOCATE)
AND:
UDUPI WOMEN POLICE STATION UDUPI-576101
(REP. BY LEARNED STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT BUILDING - 560 001
NC: 2024:KHC:52761 CRL.P No. 711 of 2022
2. DIVYA BHANDARI
D/O BALAKRISHNA BHANDARI
AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS, R/AT NO.2, CHANDRU MAIDAN ROAD
UDUPI -576101
…RESPONDENTS
(BY SRI. B.N.JAGADEESHA, ADDL. SPP FOR R1;
SMT. URMILA PULLAT, ADV. FOR R2)
THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S.482 CR.P.C PRAYING TO QUASH FIR IN CR.NO.1/2022 OF UDUPI WOMEN POLICE STATION, UDUPI ON THE FILE OF THE HONBLE COURT OF THE I ADDITIONAL CIVIL JUDGE (Jr.Dn) AND JMFC, UDUPI DISTRICT, UDUPI FOR THE ALLEGED OFFENCES P/U/S 498A, 323, 352, 384, 504, 506, 34 OF IPC AND SECTION 4 OF DOWRY PROHIBITION ACT AS AN ABUSE OF PROCESS OF LAW.
THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:
NC: 2024:KHC:52761 CRL.P No. 711 of 2022
CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA
ORAL ORDER
Heard the learned counsel Sri.Kumara K.G., appearing for the petitioners, the learned Additional State Public Prosecutor Sri.B.N.Jagadeesha, appearing for respondent No.1 and the learned counsel Sri.Urmila Pullat, appearing for respondent No.2.
" JOINT MEMO
NC: 2024:KHC:52761 CRL.P No. 711 of 2022
Sd/(M.NAGAPRASANNA) JUDGE
KG
List No.: 3 Sl No.: 13
1 issue framed by the court
Should the FIR for dowry-related offences be quashed qua the petitioners following a settlement between husband and wife?
3 provisions across 3 enactments
Yomakesh B T
Padma Y
Kavitha Y @ Kavitha Shridhar
Sushma Y
Rashmi Y
State of Karnataka by Udupi Women Police Station
M. Nagaprasanna
As recorded by the court registry
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