Citation : 2022 Latest Caselaw 4700 Kant
Judgement Date : 14 March, 2022
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
DATED THIS THE 14TH DAY OF MARCH, 2022
BEFORE
THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M. NAGAPRASANNA
CRIMINAL PETITION No.7098 OF 2021
C/W
CRIMINAL PETITION No.8952 OF 2021
In Crl.P.No.7098/2021:
BETWEEN
MR PAVAN TIKARE
S/O. MR. ARUN TIKARE,
AGED ABOUT 31 YEARS
R/AT NO. 402,
CAMBRIDGE CARDEN,
KODIGEHALLI MAIN ROAD,
KR PURAM - 560 036
... PETITIONER
[BY SRI. VACHAN H.U., ADV.]
AND
1. STATE OF KARNATAKA
BY YELAHANKA POLICE STATION
REP BY SPP,
HIGH COURT BUILDING,
BENGLAURU - 560 001
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2 SMT. HARINI K C
W/O. MR KARTHIK TIKARE,
D/O. CHANDRASHEKAR RAO
NARAYANA RAO KALOSE,
AGED ABOUT 29 YEARS
RESIDING AT NO.2,
2nd CROSS,
SURABHI LAYOUT,
YELAHANKA,
BANGALORE - 560 064
... RESPONDENTS
[BY SRI. SHANKAR H.S., HCGP FOR R1;
SRI. R.KRISHNAMURTHY, ADV. FOR R2]
THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED UNDER SECTION
482 OF CR.P.C., PRAYING TO QUASH THE PROCEEDINGS
IN C.C.NO.6416/2020 IN THE COMPLAINT FILED BY THE
RESPONDENT NO.2 BEFORE THE COURT OF THE XXX
ACMM, BANGALORE (ANNEXURE-C).
In Crl.P.No.8952/2021:
BETWEEN
MR KARTHIK TIKARE
S/O MR ARUN TIKARE
AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS
RESIDING AT
REDDY BUILDING
8TH CROSS KODIGEHALLI
K R PURAM, BENGALURU - 560 036
... PETITIONER
[BY SRI. RAJESH P., ADV.]
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AND
1. STATE OF KARNATAKA
REPRESENTED BY SPP
HIGH COURT BUILDING
BANGALORE - 560 001
THE POLICE OF YELAHANKA SUB DIVISIONI
YELAHANKA P. S.,
BENGALURU - 560 064
2. SMT HARINI K C
W/O MR. KARTHIK THIKARE
NO.2, 2ND CROSS
2ND MAIN, SURABHI LAYOUT
YELAHANKA
BANGALORE - 560 064
D/O CHANDRASHEKAR RAO NARAYANA RAO
KALOSE
AGED ABOUT 29 YEARS
RESIDING AT NO.826
GANGAMMA TEMPLE STREET
YELAHANKA
BENGALURU - 560 064
... RESPONDENTS
[BY SRI. SHANKAR H.S., HCGP FOR R1;
SRI. R.KRISHNAMURTHY, ADV. FOR R2]
THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED UNDER SECTION
482 OF CR.P.C., PRAYING TO QUASH THE PROCEEDINGS
IN C.C.NO.6416/2020 IN THE COMPLAINT FILED BY THE
RESPONDENT NO.2 BEFORE THE COURT OF THE XXX
ACMM, BANGALORE (ANNEXURE-C).
THESE CRIMINAL PETITIONS COMING ON FOR
ADMISSION THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE
FOLLOWING:
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ORDER
The petitions are filed calling in question the
proceedings in C.C.No.6416/2020, registered for offence
punishable under Section 498A and 506 read with
Section 34 of IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of Dowry
Prohibition Act, 1961.
2. During the pendency of these proceedings,
the parties to the lis, the husband and wife had entered
into a compromise and have filed a joint memo of
compromise.
3. The joint memo reads as follows:
"JOINT MEMO FILED BY THE PARTIES
At the intervention of this Hon'ble Court during the Mega Lok Adalat held on 30-9- 2021, the parties hereto have come to the following settlement with regard to all the disputes pending between them.
1. The appellant and respondent No.1 have agreed to get separated
on the following terms and conditions.
2. The respondents herein has
agreed to pay a sum of
Rs.13,00,000 (Rupees thirteen
lakhs only) to the appellant and the minor daughter of the appellant and respondent No.1 Baby Mithali K.H. towards full and final settlement of all the disputes pending between the parties hereto. Accordingly, the respondents have deposited the said amount of Rs.13,00,000 in this Hon'ble Court vide Demand Draft bearing No. 090761 dated 21-10-2021 drawn on Union Bank, Sirsi for Rs.13,00,000.
3. The appellant agrees to receive the said amount of Rs.13,00,000 towards full and final settlement of all her and appellant's and Respondent No.1's daughter Mithali K.H. claims in all the
disputes pending between the appellant and the respondents.
4. The appellant and the respondent No.1 shall appear before the IV Additional Principal Family Court, Bengaluru in M.C.No.2483/2020 and shall submit to the Court that they have agreed to get separated on the lines envisaged in this joint Memo and pray the Court to pass judgment and decree of divorse, dissolving the marriage between them which was solemnized on 2- 11-2014 at Chowdeshwari Kalyana Mantapa, Yelahanka, Bengaluru.
5. The respondents state that they have filed criminal petition before the Hon'ble High Court of Karnataka under section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code in Criminal Petition No.7098/2021 for quashing Criminal Case No.6416/2020 which is pending
before the 30th Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Bengaluru (which has been instituted by the State based on F.I.R. No.212/2019 on the complaint made by the Appellant) against these respondents. The parties hereto shall appear before the Hon'ble Court, shall submit to the Court that they have agreed to get separated on the lines envisaged in this Joint Memo and pray the Hon'ble Court to quash the said Criminal Case No.6416/2020 pending against these respondents.
6. Thereafter, the amount of Rs.13,00,000 deposited by the respondents in this Court shall be released to the appellant in the following manner and subject to the following conditions:
i. Rs.5,00,000 will be released by this Hon'ble Court in favour of the
appellant which shall be towards one time settlement of permanent alimony and the appellant agrees that she has no other claim whatsoever past, present or future;
ii. Rs.8,00,000 shall be released by this Hon'ble Court in favour of the appellant which shall be deposited by the appellant in the name of the minor child of the appellant and respondent No.1 Baby Mithali K.H, in P.P.F. Account in any Nationalized Bank or in Post Office which shall have a lock in period of 15 years from the date of deposit OR in Sukanya Samruddhi Yojana in any Nationalized Bank or in Post Office which shall have a lock in period till the child completes the age of 18 years. After maturity, the child shall be entitled interest and shall be entitled to utilize the same in any manner she likes;
iii. The appellant agrees not to withdraw accumulated interest from the said Fixed Deposits kept in the name of the Child Mithali K.H. and only the child shall be entitled to use the matured amount including the accured interest from the said fixed deposits.
iv. The appellant shall file copies of the above Fixed Deposit receipt in this Hon'ble Court within 15 days from the date of release of the above amounts.
7. Other than the above, the respondents shall not be liable to pay any amount or immovable/movable assets or any other claims/give anything to the appellant and to the daughter by name Mithali K.H of the appellant and Respondent No.1. Similarly, the appellant is also not liable to
pay any amount or give anything to the respondents or to any of them. In other words, there shall be no more claims by any of the parties over the other party, whether past, present or future.
8. Both the parties agree to withdraw all the allegations made against each other and shall also withdraw any other cases filed against each other.
9. Both the parties agree not to initiate any other proceedings against each other in future in connection with the above matter.
10. The above Criminal Appeal may be disposed of on the above terms. "
In the light of the settlement arrived at between
the parties, the proceedings are required to be
obliterated.
4. For the aforesaid reasons, both the criminal
petitions are allowed. The proceedings in
C.C.No.6416/2020 before the XXX Additional Chief
Metropolitan Magistrate, stands quashed, qua the
petitioners.
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JUDGE
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