Masud Vs the State of Karnataka — Dowry and Cruelty | Karnataka HC (2025)

Masud Vs the State of Karnataka — Dowry and Cruelty | Karnataka HC (2025)

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Quashing of the entire proceedings in C.C.No.27656/2024 (insofar as petitioners - accused Nos.1 and 2) and in C.C.No.24706/2022 (insofar as petitioners - accused Nos.1 and 3), upon disposal of both petitions in terms of the Joint Affidavits dated 13.08.2025 recording amicable settlement.

Issue for consideration

Whether the entire proceedings in C.C.No.27656/2024 (offences punishable under Sections 3 and 4 of the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act, 2019), pending before the Judicial Magistrate First Class (Traffic Court-1), Bengaluru, should be quashed in view of the amicable settlement and joint affidavit of the parties. +1 more

Court's answer

The proceedings in C.C.No.27656/2024 (arising out of Crime No.166/2023, PCR No.54428/2022) for offences under Sections 3 and 4 of the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act, 2019, pending before the Judicial Magistrate First Class (Traffic Court - 1), Bengaluru, are quashed insofar as the petitioners - accused Nos.1 and 2 are concerned.

Ratio / Principle

In view of the settlement entered into between the petitioners in both the petitions and respondent No.2, both criminal petitions are disposed of in terms of the Joint Affidavits dated 13.08.2025.

Key takeaways

The proceedings in C.C.No.24706/2022 (arising out of Crime No.35/2022) for offences under Sections 498(A), 323, 504 and 506 IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961, pending before the XI Addl. Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bengaluru, are quashed insofar as the petitioners - accused Nos.1 and 3 are concerned.ratio¶129

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

High Court of Karnataka, Bengaluru (S.R.Krishna Kumar, J., oral order dated 21-08-2025) — Criminal Petitions Nos.7576 and 7578 of 2025 under Section 482 Cr.PC (filed under Section 528 BNSS) by Masud, his mother Gulnaz Begum and brother Sawud, seeking quashing of (i) C.C.No.27656/2024 of Jeevan Bheemanagar Police Station (Crime No.166/2023, PCR No.54428/2022) for offences under Sections 3 and 4 of the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act, 2019, pending before JMFC (Traffic Court-1), Bengaluru, and (ii) C.C.No.24706/2022 of East Zone Women Police (Crime No.35/2022) for offences under Sections 498(A), 323, 504 and 506 IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961, pending before XI Addl. Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bengaluru, at the instance of respondent No.2 Zainab Jannet Khan. Parties settled their matrimonial disputes amicably in mediation (Crl.Misc.No.89/2022, V Addl. Family Court; Karnataka Mediation Centre, 30-07-2025); petitioner No.1 agreed to pay Rs.18,00,000/- (Rupees Eighteen Lakhs) as full and final settlement towards respondent No.2 and the minor son Mohammed Zain, half paid by demand draft dated 22.07.2025 and the balance by demand draft dated 11-08-2025 tendered in Court. On I.A.2/2025 supported by Joint Affidavits dated 13.08.2025 of the deponents, both petitions were disposed of and the entire proceedings in both C.Cs were quashed insofar as the petitioners - accused Nos.1 and 2 and Nos.1 and 3 respectively - are concerned.

Procedural history

How this case reached the court

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Order under challenge
Entire pending proceedings in C.C.No.27656/2024 (offences under Sections 3 and 4 of the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act, 2019) and in C.C.No.24706/2022 (offences under Sections 498(A), 323, 504, 506 IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961) sought to be quashed.¶47
Judicial Magistrate First Class (Traffic Court - 1), Bengaluru; XI Addl. Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bengaluru
Prior proceeding
On the complaint of respondent No.2, C.C.No.27656/2024 was registered by Jeevan Bheemanagar Police Station, Bengaluru (arising out of Crime No.166/2023, PCR No.54428/2022) for offences punishable under Sections 3 and 4 of the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act, 2019.¶24
Prior proceeding
On the complaint of respondent No.2, C.C.No.24706/2022 was registered by the East Zone Women P.S., Bengaluru (arising out of Crime No.35/2022) for offences punishable under Sections 498(A), 323, 504, 506 IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act.¶41
Prior proceeding
After investigation, the police charge-sheeted the petitioner and his family members in C.C.No.27656/2024 for offences under Sections 3 and 4 of the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act, 2019.¶70
Prior proceeding
After investigation, the police charge-sheeted the petitioner and his family members in C.C.No.24706/2022 for offences under Sections 498(A), 323, 504, 506 IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act.¶99
Prior proceeding
The parties settled their matrimonial disputes amicably in mediation in Crl.Misc.No.89/2022 before V Addl. Family Court; the 7578-petition affidavit records mediation before Karnataka Mediation Centre concluding on 30-07-2025, whereupon respondent No.2 agreed to assist quashing of both cases.¶100
Prior proceeding
Towards full and final settlement, petitioner No.1 paid Rs.9,00,000/- by demand draft dated 22.07.2025 (No.737061, Indian Bank Benson Town) before V Addl. Family Court, and undertook to hand over a second demand draft of Rs.9,00,000/- dated 11-08-2025 (No.737088) before the High Court.¶114
Prior proceeding
Learned counsel for the petitioners and for respondent No.2 filed I.A.2/2025 along with Joint Affidavits (both dated 13.08.2025) in both petitions; the deponents, present through video conferencing, admitted the contents of the Joint Affidavits.¶54