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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 23^RD DAY OF MARCH, 2026

BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA

CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 1345 OF 2025 C/W

WRIT PETITION NO. 28347 OF 2024 (GM-FC)

IN CRL.P No. 1345/2025 BETWEEN:

1. MR. CHETHAN SHAMRAJ @ CHETHAN S/O SHAMA RAJU B. K., AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS

RESIDING AT NO. 1, ARUNODAYA RAVINDRANAGAR EXTENSION

HASSAN CITY, HASSAN DISTRICT – 573 201.

2. MRS. HEMA RAJ @ HEMA Digitally signed by W/O SHAMA RAJU B. K., SANJEEVINI J

KARISHETTY AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS Location: RESIDING AT NO 1, ARUNODAYA High Court of

Karnataka RAVINDRANAGAR EXTENSION HASSAN CITY, HASSAN DISTRICT – 573 201.

…PETITIONERS (BY SRI BHAIRAV G. V., ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. STATE OF KARNATAKA

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BY HASSAN WOMEN POLICE STATION REPRESENTED BY

STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA

BENGALURU – 560 001.

2. SMT. SOWMYA J., W/O CHETAN SHAMARAJ @ CHETHAN

D/O JAGADEESH AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS

RESIDENT OF UNDEDASARAHALLI CHIKKAMAGALURU – 577 101.

…RESPONDENTS (BY SRI B.N.JAGADEESHA, ADDL. SPP FOR R1;

MS. ANITHA S.M.PATIL, ADVOCATE FOR R2)

THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S.482 CR.P.C PRAYING TO THE FIR REGISTERED BY HASSAN WOMEN POLICE STATION DATED 12.06.2021 IN CRIME NO.78/2021 ON THE FALSE COMPLAINT GIVEN BY THE RESPONDENT NO.2 AGAINST THE PETITIONER FOR THE OFFENCES P/U/S/ 498-A, 323, 324, 307, 107, 109 R/W SEC.34 OF IPC AND SEC.3,4 OF THE DP ACT 1961 THAT IS ANNEXURE A PENDING ON THE FILE HON’BLE 4^TH ADDL. CIVIL

JUDGE AND JMFC HASSAN. IN WP NO. 28347/2024

BETWEEN:

CHETHAN SHAMRAJ @ CHETHAN S., S/O SHAMRAJ

AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS

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R/AT HOUSE NO.1, ARUNODHAYA RAVINDRANAGARA, HASSAN DISTRICT – 573 201.

...PETITIONER (BY SRI BHAIRAV G. V., ADVOCATE)

AND:

SOUMYA J., W/O CHETHAN SHAMRAJ

D/O JAGADEESH AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS

R/AT UNDEDASARAHALLI NEAR COFFEE CURING

CHIKKAMAGALURU – 577 101.

...RESPONDENT (BY MS. ANITHA S.M.PATIL, ADVOCATE)

THIS W.P. IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO CALL FOR RECORDS IN M.C./172/2021 ON THE FILE OF THE PRINCIPAL JUDGE, I ADDITIONAL FAMILY COURT AT HASSAN; SET ASIDE THE IMPUGNED ORDER PASSED ON I.A.NO.4 FILED UNDER SECTION 24 OF HINDU MARRIAGE ACT AND UNDER SECTION 151 OF CPC IN M.C./172/2021, DATED 12.10.2022 ON THE FILE OF THE PRINCIPAL JUDGE, I ADDITIONAL FAMILY COURT AT HASSAN, VIDE

ANNEXURE-H.

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THESE PETITIONS, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA

ORAL ORDER

Petitioners – accused Nos.1 and 2 are before this Court

calling in question registration of a crime in Crime No.78/2021 and all further proceedings in S.C.No.69/2022, for offences punishable under Sections 504, 498A, 323, 324, 307 r/w. 34 of the IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961, in Crl.P.No.1345/2025 and petitioner – husband is before this Court calling in question an order dated 12.10.2022, passed by the Principal Judge, I Additional Family Court at Hassan, on an application – I.A.No.4, preferred by the wife seeking interim maintenance in M.C.No.172/2021, in

W.P.No.28347/2024.

2. Learned counsel for the petitioners – accused and

respondent No.2 – complainant in both the petitions in unison submit that during the pendency of these proceedings, the parties to the lis have settled their matrimonial dispute amicably by drawing up certain terms and conditions and have parted their ways. A memorandum of compromise petition

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along with an affidavit of the parties before this Court seeking

permission to compound the offences.

3. The memorandum of compromise petition filed in

Crl.P.No.1345/2025 reads as follows:

“5. The parties have amicably

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