IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 25^TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE M G UMA CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 6284 OF 2022 BETWEEN:

1. CHETAN B.N. URF UDAY, AGED ABOUT 26 YEARS S/O R N MURTHY R/AT NO.211, T. BEGUR NELAMANGALA TALUK BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT - 562 123.

2. R N MURTHY AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS S/O LATE K P RANGASWAMY CHARYA R/AT NO.211, T. BEGUR NELAMANGALA TALUK BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT - 562 123.

3. PUSHPA Digitally signed AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS by PRASHANTH W/O R N MURTHY N V R/AT NO.211, T. BEGUR, Location: High NELAMANGALA TALUK Court of Karnataka BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT - 562 123.

4. B C RAGHU AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS S/O LATE CHALUVARAYASWAMY HEBBUR HOBLI, DOMMANAKUPPE TUMKUR KARNATAKA - 572 118.

5. B C KUMAR S/O CHALUVARAYA AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS NO.105, BYDRAHALLI THYLOOR, MANDYA DISTRICT KARNATAKA - 571 433.

6. MADHUKUMAR A @ MADHU AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS S/O ASHWATHNARAYAN CHIKKAMARALAVADI KANAKAPURA TALUK RAMANAGARA DISTRICT, KARNATAKA - 562 121.

7. B.C. PRAKASH, AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS, S/O CHALUVARAYA, NO.87 SHREE MATHA, 5^TH CROSS, DODDABASTI ROAD, JAGAJYOTHI BASAVESHWARA LAYOUT BANGALORE - 560 056.

8. CHAITRASHREE B.N. @ CHAITRA B.N.

W/O. R. RAGHUNATH, AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS, R/AT NO.2069/A, 8^TH MAIN ROAD, E BLOCK 2^ND STAGE, RAJAJINAGAR BANGALORE - 560 010.

9. RAGHUNATH R S/O. RANGANATHAIAH K.V.

AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS, R/AT NO.2069/A, 8^TH MAIN ROAD, E BLOCK 2^ND STAGE, RAJAJINAGAR BANGALORE - 560 010.

…PETITIONERS (BY SRI. AJAY M.D., ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. STATE BY HARIHARA TOWN POLICE STATION SH 76, BHARAMAPURI, GANDHINAGAR (HARIHARA CIRCLE), HARIHARA TALUK, DAVANAGERE DISTRICT - 577 601.

REP BY CIRCLE INSPECTOR OF POLICE

2. SMT DIVYASHREE H S AGED ABOUT 23 YEARS D/O LATE SHRI H G SURESHACHARYA R/AT HUDIGERE, CHENNAGIRI TALUK, DAVANAGERE DISTRICT - 577 215 AND ALSO RESIDING AT: J C BADAVANE

5^TH MAIN ROAD, 8^TH CROSS, HARIHARA TALUK, DAVANAGERE DISTRICT - 577 601.

…RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. SOWMYA R., HCGP FOR R1 SRI. BASAVARAJ S SAPPANNAVAR, ADVOCATE FOR R2)

THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S.482 CR.P.C PRAYING TO QUASH THE ENTIRE CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS IN S.C.NO.121/2021 ON THE FILE OF THE I ADDL. DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE, DAVANAGERE INITIATED BY THE COMPLAINANT/RESPONDENTS AS AGAINST THESE PETITIONERS NO.1 TO 9 HEREIN.

THIS CRL.P, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:

CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE M G UMA

ORAL ORDER

Both the learned counsel for the petitioners and respondent No.2 submit in unison that the dispute between the parties is settled amicably and the memorandum of settlement under Section 89 of CPC read with Rules 24 and 25 of the Karnataka Civil Procedure (Mediation) Rules, 2005 was entered into between them. They also submit that, the parties are filing the joint memo and therefore, pray for allowing the petition and to quash the criminal proceedings.

2. Petitioner Nos.1 to 9 being accused Nos.1 to 9 and respondent No.2 being the informant are present before the Court and they are identified by their respective counsel. They have filed the joint memo which reads as under:

"JOINT MEMO The Petitioner's No.1 to 9 and the Respondent No.2 herein together files the Joint Memo stating that the Petitioner No.1 Chetan.B.N Urf Uday and Respondent No.2 Divyashree.H.S are husband and wife and their marriage was solemnized on 22-03-2020 at Tumakuru Police Samudhaya Bhavana, Tumakuru District as per Hindu Rites and customs and the Petitioners herein are father, mother and relatives of the Petitioner. Whereas now both the parties have arrived into the settlement in lieu of the same the Petitioners have paid the Respondent No.2 the sum of Rs.15,00,000/-(Rupees Fifteen Lakhs only) by way of 2 Demand Drafts bearing No.129368 Dated 04-02-2026 for a sum of Rs. 10,00,000/- and DD bearing No.129367 Dated 04-02- 2026 for another sum of Rs.5,00,000/- so in total the sum of Rs.15,00,000/-which is also being encashed by the Respondent No.2 in pursuance of the same Respondent No.2 herein has withdrawn the Domestic violence