The petitioners are before this Court calling in question the

proceedings in C.C.No.3373/2020, pending before the 32^nd

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Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Bengaluru, arising out

of Crime No.180/2019, for the offences punishable under

Sections 498A r/w. 34 of the IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of the

Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961.

2. Heard Sri Irshad Ahmed K., learned counsel for the

petitioners, Smt. K.P.Yashodha, learned High Court Government

Pleader for respondent No.1 and Sri Muzaffar Ahmed, learned

counsel for respondent No.2.

3. The petitioner No.1– husband, other petitioners are his

family members and respondent No.2 is the wife of petitioner

No.1. The parties to the lis have arrived at settlement by

execution of deed of dissolution of marriage by khula.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that

respondent No.2 – complainant after dissolution of the marriage

has remarried and staying elsewhere.

5. The declaration of khula by mutual consent recognises

the acceptance of the parties for closure of the criminal

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proceedings and the terms and conditions of the khula nama.

The declaration of khula nama by mutual consent reads as

follows:

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NOW THIS DEED