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Muruteppa S/O Ramappa Doddamani vs Smt.Laxmibai @ Laxmi W/O Moorteppa ...
2024 Latest Caselaw 6465 Kant

Citation : 2024 Latest Caselaw 6465 Kant
Judgement Date : 5 March, 2024

Karnataka High Court

Muruteppa S/O Ramappa Doddamani vs Smt.Laxmibai @ Laxmi W/O Moorteppa ... on 5 March, 2024

Author: Shivashankar Amarannavar

Bench: Shivashankar Amarannavar

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                                                                          CRL.P No. 100063 of 2019




                                          IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH
                                               DATED THIS THE 5TH DAY OF MARCH, 2024
                                                                 BEFORE
                                        THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE SHIVASHANKAR AMARANNAVAR
                                                CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 100063 OF 2019
                                   BETWEEN:

                                   MURUTEPPA S/O RAMAPPA DODDAMANI,
                                   AGE: 38 YEARS, OCC: FIREMAN, R/O: MUTTALDINNI,
                                   TQ: BILAGI, DIST: BAGALKOT, NOW AT MUDHOL,
                                   FIRE DEPARTMENT, MUDHOL, TQ. MUDHOL, DIST.BAGALKOT.
                                                                                   ... PETITIONER
                                   (BY SRI. PAVAN B. DODDATTI, ADVOCATE)
                                   AND:
                                   1.    SMT. LAXMIBAI @ LAXMI W/O MOORTEPPA DODDAMANI,
                                         AGE: 29 YEARS, OCC: HOUSEHOLD WORK,
                                         R/O: BILAGI, DIST: BAGALKOT, NOW AT C/O. H.N.
                                         KARETIMMANNAVAR, HARALAYYA NAGAR,
                                         RANEBENNUR, DIST: HAVERI.
                                   2.    KUM. RAMESH S/O MURUTEPPA DODDAMANI,
                                         AGE: 7 YEARS, OCC: STUDENT, R/O: BILAGI,
                                         DIST: BAGALKOT, NOW AT C/O. H.N. KARETIMMANNAVAR,
                                         HARALAYYA NAGAR, RANEBENNUR, DIST: HAVERI.
                                   3.    KUM. RASHMI D/O MURUTEPPA DODDAMANI,
                                         AGE: 5 YEARS, OCC: NIL, R/O: BILAGI, DIST: BAGALKOT,
                                         NOW AT C/O. H.N. KARETIMMANNAVAR,
                Digitally signed
                                         HARALAYYA NAGAR, RANEBENNUR, DIST: HAVERI.
                by
                VIJAYALAKSHMI
                M KANKUPPI
VIJAYALAKSHMI   Location: HIGH
M KANKUPPI      COURT OF
                KARNATAKA
                DHARWAD
                BENCH
                Date: 2024.03.07
                                         (SINCE RESPONDENT NO.2 AND 3 ARE MINORS
                16:21:32 +0530

                                         R/BY THEIR MINOR GUARDIAN NATURAL MOTHER
                                         RESPONDENT NO.1)
                                                                                      ... RESPONDENTS
                                   (BY SRI.N.G.RASALKAR, ADVOCATE FOR R1;R2 & R3 ARE MINORS R/BY R1)
                                         THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED UNDER SECTION 482 OF
                                   CR.P.C., PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE ORDER DATED 17.12.2018 IN
                                   CRL.REVN.PETN.NO.201/2018 PASSED BY THE COURT OF II
                                   ADDL.DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE AT HAVERI (SITTING AT
                                   RANEBENNUR) BY ALLOWING THIS CRIMINAL PETITION AND
                                   CONFIRMING THE ORDER OF DISMISSAL DATED 15.10.2018 IN
                                   CRL.MISC.NO.197/2015 PASSED BY THE COURT OF ADDL.CIVIL JUDGE
                                   AND 2ND ADDL. JMFC, RANEBENNUR, IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND
                                   EQUITY.
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                                                 NC: 2024:KHC-D:4884
                                                 CRL.P No. 100063 of 2019




     THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, THE
COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:
                                      ORDER

Learned counsel for the petitioner files a memo for

withdrawal.

2. The said memo reads thus:

"MEMO FOR WITHDRAWAL

The petitioner begs to submit as under;

It is submitted that Petitioner has filed the top noted Petition, being aggrieved by the order dated 17/12/2018 in Criminal Revision Petition No.201/2018 passed by the Court of II Addl. District and Sessions Judge At Haveri (sitting at Ranebennur). During pendency of the Petition, the petitioner and Respondents have settled their dispute in MFA No.100501/2021 on 19/02/2024. Copy of the order is herewith produced alongwith this Memo for the kind perusal of this Hon'ble Court. In view of the settlement, the amount of Rs.1,00,000/- which is kept as Fixed Deposit in favour of Respondent No.2 and 3 as per the interim orders passed in this Petition on 21/02/2023 is ordered to be continued to be kept as Fixed Deposit in favour of Respondent No.2 and 3. In that view of the matter, subject to above observations, the Petitioner will not press this Petition. Hence the

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Petition may kindly be dismissed as withdrawn, in the interest of justice and equity.

Hence, this memo."

3. The memo is signed by the petitioner and also

his counsel. The said memo is enclosed with a copy of the

Judgment dated 19.02.2024 passed in MFA

No.100501/2021.

4. Para No.6 of the said Judgment reads thus:

"6. The respondent-husband today hands over a D.D for Rs.5,00,000/- bearing No.447805 dated 12.02.2024 drawn on State Bank of India to the appellant-wife, and further undertakes to deposit Rs.6,00,000/- in the name of minor children i.e., Rs.3,00,000/- each in the name of Ramesh and Rashmi, children of the appellant and respondent, within a period of four months from today. Further, it is stated that Rs.1,00,000/- is already kept in fixed deposit in terms of the order in Criminal Appeal No.100063/2019 and the same shall continue in the name of the children. The parties have agreed that if there is failure on the part of any of the party in fulfilling the conditions of terms, the parties are at liberty to approach the Court asserting the failure on the part of either of the parties to the litigation."

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5. As per the order dated 21.02.2023 passed in

this petition, a sum of Rs.50,432/- each, came to be kept in

a Fixed Deposit, in the names of respondent Nos.2 and 3 at

State Bank of India, High Court of Karnataka Branch,

Dharwad, as per the order dated 21.02.2023, for a period of

1 year. There is no order in MFA No.100501/2021 to

continue the said Fixed Deposit in the names of respondent

Nos.2 and 3 for a particular period. But, it is only stated

that, the same deposit shall continue in the names of

respondent Nos.2 and 3.

6. In view of respondent Nos.2 and 3, being the

minors namely respondent No.2 aged 7 years and

respondent No.3 aged 5 years as in the year 2019, now,

they might be aged 12 years and 10 years respectively. The

said Fixed Deposits in the names of respondent Nos.2 and 3

at State Bank of India, High Court of Karnataka Branch,

Dharwad, kept for a period of 1 year, shall be renewed

automatically every year, till the respondent Nos.2 and 3

attain the age of majority.

7. The respondent No.1 is at liberty to withdraw

the interest on the said Fixed Deposit in the name of

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respondent Nos.2 and 3, for their education and other

expenses.

8. On attaining the age of majority, respondent

Nos.2 and 3 are at liberty to encash the said Fixed Deposit.

9. With the above observation, the petition is

disposed off as withdrawn.

Sd/-

JUDGE

PJ/CT:BCK

 
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