Criminal Petition No. 5582 of 2025 · The High Court
Case Details
- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:24532 CRL.P No. 5582 of 2025 HC-KAR IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 7TH DAY OF JULY, 2025 THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR BEFORE CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 5582 OF 2025 BETWEEN: 1. SUJITH SATHISH BHALGAT AGED 39 YEARS
Legal Reasoning
S/O. SRI SATHISH LAL BHALGAT 2. SATHISH LAL BHALGAT, S/O. SRI ZUBMBERLAL BHALGAT, AGED 64 YEARS, 3. SMT. SADHANA SATHISH BHALGAT AGED 60 YEARS, W/O. SRI SATHISH LAL BHALGAT 4. DIVYA BOGAWAT W/O. SRI PRANILJI BOGAWAT, AGED 30 YEARS, Digitally signed by KAVYA G Location: High Court of Karnataka ALL R/AT NO.7, SHANTI RENUKA RESIDENCY NAGAR PUNE ROAD AHMEDNAGAR - 414 001 (BY SRI. SRIPAL J SANGHVI, ADVOCATE) …PETITIONERS - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:24532 CRL.P No. 5582 of 2025 HC-KAR AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA REP. BY BASAVANGUDI WOMEN'S P.S NO.3806, THYAGARAJANAGAR BANASHANKARI, BENGALURU-560070 REP. BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT BUILDING BENGALURU - 560 001 2. SMT. SHILPA JAIN W/O. SRI SUJIT SATHISH BHALGAT, AGED 38 YEARS, NO.22/1, V S LANE, CHICKPET CROSS, BENGALURU - 560 053 (BY SMT. R SOWMYA, HCGP FOR R1) … RESPONDENTS THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 482 CR.PC (FILED U/S 528 BNNS) PRAYING TO QUASH THE ENTIRE CHARGE SHEET FILED IN CC NO.24749/2024 PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE XXIV ADDL.CJM, BANGALORE FOR THE O/U/S 498A, 323, 504, 506 IPC AND 4 D.P ACT (CR.NO.195/2023) FILED BY THE FIRST RESPONDENT BASAVANGUDI WOMENS POLICE STATION. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:24532 CRL.P No. 5582 of 2025 HC-KAR CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR ORAL ORDER In this petition, the petitioners seek the following relief: "WHEREFORE, the petitioners above named humbly pray that this Hon'ble Court may be pleased to quash the entire charge sheet filed in CC No.24749/2024 pending on the file of the XXIV Addl. CJM, Bangalore for the offences under Sections 498A, 323, 504, 506 IPC and 4 DP Act, (Cr. No.195/2023) respondent Basavangudi Women's Police Station, in the interest of justice." filed by first the 2. All parties along with their respective counsel are physically present before the Court and would submit that the matter has been settled between them. The learned counsel for the petitioners has also filed an application IA.2/2025 for compounding, which reads as under: "APPLICATION UNDER SECTION 482 R/W SECTION 320 Cr. P. C. FOR COMPOUNDING The petitioners and the second respondent above named states as under. 1. The first petitioner is the son and the fourth petitioner is the daughter of the second and the - 4 - NC: 2025:KHC:24532 CRL.P No. 5582 of 2025 HC-KAR third petitioners. That petitioners are living at Ahmednagar. 2. The marriage of the first petitioner with second respondent was solemnised on 22/12/2018 at Bengaluru and that they have lived together at Ahmednagar not continuously and thereafter the second respondent has left the matrimonial home permanently and has been living at Bengaluru since 06/07/2020. It was the second marriage of the first petitioner and also that of the second respondent. 05/07/2020 though till 3. That the second respondent had filed a petition for divorce in M C No.1422/2021 and for maintenance in Cr. Misc. No.384/2021 on the file of the II Addl. Family Court, Bengaluru and Cr. Misc. No.104/2022 under the D V Act before the MMTC III, Bengaluru. 4. The petitioners state that the dispute between the first petitioner and the second respondent has now been settled before the Family Court by mediation on 18/03/2025 in MC No.1422/2021 whereby the first petitioner and the second respondent have been granted divorce, subject to the first petitioner paying a permanent alimony of Rs.38,50,000/- (Rs.Thirty Eight Lakhs Fifty Thousand) and out of which a sum of Rs.13,50,000/- (Rs. Thirteen Lakhs Fifty Thousand) was paid on 22/07/2024, Rs.20,00,000/- (Rs. Twenty Lakhs) was paid on 20/03/2025 by cheque and the balance amounts to Rs.5,00,000/- (Rs. five Lakhs) is payable on the withdrawal of the CC No.24749/2024 filed by the second respondent. 5. In view of the above settlement, the second respondent has withdrawn Cr. Misc. No.384/2021 on the file of the II Addl. Family Court, Bengaluru filed against the first petitioner and Cr. Misc. No.104/2022 under the D V Act before the MMTC III, Bengaluru filed against the petitioners. - 5 - NC: 2025:KHC:24532 CRL.P No. 5582 of 2025 HC-KAR 6. The first petitioner has this day paid the balance payment of Cheque Rs.5,00,000/- (Rs. Five Lakhs) by Cheque No.557087 dt. 07/07/2025 drawn on Punjab National Bank in full and final settlement. 7. The petitioners and the second respondent state that in view of the settlement arrived at between them, the second respondent hereby withdraws all the allegations and states that she is not interested in pursuing with the complaint and or prosecuting the complaint the petitioners anymore and hence this Hon'ble Court may be pleased to grant permission to compound the offences and quash the complaint in CC No.24749/2024 pending on the file of the XXXVII Addl. CJM, Bangalore, in the interest of justice. in CC No.24749/2024 against 8. The respondent will not be prejudiced by the the present application petitioners would be put to great hardship and suffer irreparable loss and injury. if allowed, whereas WHEREFORE, the petitioners and the second respondent humbly pray that in view of the existing circumstances, this Hon'ble court may be pleased to permit them to COMPOUND and QUASH the entire proceedings in CC No.24749/2024 pending on the file of the XXXVII Addl. CJM, Bangalore and acquit them of the offences under Sections 498A, 323, 504, 506, 34 IPC and 3 and 4 DP Act, (Cr.No.195/2023) filed by the first respondent Basavangudi Women's Police Station, in the interest of justice." - 6 - NC: 2025:KHC:24532 CRL.P No. 5582 of 2025 HC-KAR 3. In view of the settlement entered into between the petitioners and 2nd respondent, I pass the following:
Decision
ORDER (i) The petition is disposed of; and (ii) The proceedings in C.C.No.24749/2024 (arising out of Crime No.195/2023 of 1st respondent – Police) registered for the offences punishable under Sections 498A, 323, 504 and 506 of IPC and Section 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act, pending on the file of the XXIV Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bangalore, insofar as the petitioners are concerned are hereby quashed. Sd/- (S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR) JUDGE KG List No.: 3 Sl No.: 52