IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 15TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2019 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE P.B.BAJANTHRI CRIMINAL PETITION NO.7386/2019 BETWEEN 1. B M KEERTHI S/O MAHADEVASWAMY AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS AT MAHINDRA AND MAHINDRA LTD. MAHINDRA WORLD CITY PLOT NO.41/1, ANJUR P.O. CHENGALPATTU KANCHIPURAM DISTRICT TAMIL NADU-603 002 2. MAHADEVASWAMY S/O LATE CHIKKAPUTTAPPA AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS RESIDING AT BILUGULI VILLAGE BILIGERE HOBLI, NANJANGUD TALUK MYSORE-571 129 3. AMBUJAMMA W/O MAHADEVASWAMY AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS RESIDING AT BILUGULI VILLAGE BILIGERE HOBLI NANJANGUD TALUK MYSORE-571 129. … PETITIONERS (BY SRI MADHUKAR DESHPANDE, ADVOCATE) AND 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY MAHILA POLICE STATION, MYSURU – 570001.
2. SMT K B VINUTHA W/O B M KEERTHI AGED ABOUT 26 YEARS, RESIDING AT NO.53, BHAVANINAGAR (KUPPALURU) J P NAGAR, NEAR RING ROAD MYSURU – 570008. … RESPONDENTS (BY SRI R D RENUKARADHYA, HCGP FOR R1 SRI PUTTARAJU, ADVOCATE FOR R2) THIS PETITION IS FILED UNDER SECTION 482 CR.P.C. PRAYING TO QUASH THE CHARGE SHEET DATE 25.02.2017 FILED BY MAHILA POLICE STATION, MYSURU i.e. RESPONDENT NO.1 IN C.C. NO.1122/2017 AS AGAINST PETITIONERS (ANNEXURE-D).
THIS PETITION COMING ON FOR ORDERS THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:
O R D E R First petitioner is the husband of respondent No.2 Smt.K.B.Vinutha. Respondent No.2 has filed complaint against the first petitioner-husband and his family members on 20.07.2016, pursuant to the alleged incident on 14.05.2015 for the offences punishable under Sections 498A and 34 of IPC and under Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The petitioners have questioned the validity of chargesheet dated 25.02.2017 filed by Mahila Police Station, Mysore- respondent No.1 in C.C.No.1122/2017.
2. During pendency of the present petition, parties have entered into a settlement. The parties and their respective Counsels are present before the Court.
3. A joint memo dated 15.10.2019 is presented.
Petitioner No.1 is paying a sum of Rs.6,50,000/- (Rupees six lakhs fifty thousand only) by issuance of Demand Drafts dated 16.08.2019 drawn on HDFC Bank for sums of Rs.2,00,000/-, Rs.1,50,000/-, Rs.1,50,000/- and Rs.1,50,000/- respectively and the respondent No.2-Smt.K.B.Vinutha, has acknowledged the receipt of the said Demand Drafts. Consequently, charge sheet dated 25.02.2017 issued under C.C.No.1122/2017 is quashed.
Accordingly, petition stands allowed in terms of the joint memo.
Sd/- JUDGE JT/-