{"id":46324,"date":"2010-12-30T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-12-29T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/abhay-valvekar-vs-smt-pragathi-b-on-30-december-2010"},"modified":"2016-05-06T05:37:17","modified_gmt":"2016-05-06T00:07:17","slug":"abhay-valvekar-vs-smt-pragathi-b-on-30-december-2010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/abhay-valvekar-vs-smt-pragathi-b-on-30-december-2010","title":{"rendered":"Abhay Valvekar vs Smt Pragathi B on 30 December, 2010"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Karnataka High Court<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">Abhay Valvekar vs Smt Pragathi B on 30 December, 2010<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_author\">Author: A.N.Venugopala Gowda<\/div>\n<pre>KN\n\nTHE HC)N'BLE MR. JUSTICE A.N. VENUGOPALA\u00ab,,':C\u00a7O&amp;?\\u[DT:u\\'  '\n\nTHE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BANGALORE\nDATED THIS THE 30\" DAY OF DECEMBER, 2om__\n\nBEFORE\n\nCRIMINAL PETITION |\\vl.O:6\u00bb.--\"ES7\/Z\u00e9iiv\u00e9f.-VI,    V\n\nBETWEEN:\n\n1\n\n4; 'SAINSALORE 72.\n\n\n\n1\n\nABHAY VALVEKAR\nS\/O. ASHOK \\\/ALVEKAR\nAGED 26 YEARS.\n\nASHOK vAL.vEKAR\"'--.7 __ 3\nS\/O.T VALVEKAR I A\nAGED 55 YEARS.  . \n\nSMT ARC}fA;\u00a7:A',A vwAL\\}',Ek.AR,.\" 3  \n\nvvv\/0,,  KI :I,(A,Ev.E'RAVR '' ' '-\n\nAGED 49{Y_EAP;S, _ I\n\nA\u00a3;--'_- ARE R\/AT\"Y,'ifI~O'E.'5,. _1:RU,A&lt;;YrINI NILAY\/-\\\n2&quot;&quot; MAIN. TEACHERS&#039;jCOLO:\\IY\nNAGAF&lt;A,Es+~:AvjI CIRC&#039;I:E\n\n PETITIONERS\n\n &#039;(BY&quot;SRI~C&#039;RRAGHAVENDRA REDDY, ADV.)\n\n SMT R&#039;RA&lt;3ATHI B\n\n&#039;W,\/&#039;O. ABHAY WALVEKAR\n\n&quot;  AGED ABOUT 24 YEARS\n j:R\/AT.NO.573,\n&quot; 90TH CROSS, K S LAYOUT,\n\nBANGALORE.\n\n\n\nIN.)\n\n2 STATE OF KARNATAKA BY\nKUMARASWAMY LAYOUT\nPOLICE STATION. \n\n RESPO.NDENTS\n\n(BY SR: i\\i.S.SAMPANGIRAMAIAH, HCGP)    \n\nTHIS CRL.P Is FILED U\/8.482 CR.P.C BY THE&#039; AD_\\\/OC&quot;ATE* 4_\nFOR THE PETITIONERS PRAYING THAT THIS _H.Ov_N~*ELE..&quot;COURT&#039; ., &quot;\nMAY BE PLEASED TO QUASH THE __FI.P.__Ii\\: CR.NO&#039;.4Vi6\/1.Q&#039;TVOT:\nKUMARASWAMY LAYOUT P.S., BANGALORE CITY DATEEJ.jlTQ.9&#039;._1_DA&#039;\nAND COMPLAINT PENDING ON THE&quot;:FI;&#039;E*~OF&quot;TH&#039;E_ \\.eA\u00bbCM.M~.?,,\n\nBANGALORE.\n\nTHIS PETITION COMING &#039;Qi\\E&lt;.TFORV.O\u00abRDE.RS, DAY, V\n\nTHE COURT MADE THE T=OLLOYvINC1::._ .\n1*&quot; petitioner married  ting~~&#039;T...iS*:\u00a7;_r\u00e9Spondent on\n\n21.06.2009.  the parents of\n\nthe 1%..pe&#039;t&#039;it.i.oir;er.aJKan&quot;aecountdofv&quot;incompatibility between\nthe 15&quot;.petitioneri&quot;&#039;irahwnd\ufb02t-h:e...~ 15&#039; respondent, differences<\/pre>\n<p>having arisen, the &#8216;v1Sf&#8217;&#8211;.res~pVondent filed a Complaint before<\/p>\n<p>~'&#8221;~._the._&#8217;:_j.&#8221;\u00a77&#8217;d3_Irespond&#8217;e&#8217;r&#8217;ivt~,&#8212;&#8212;\u00abwhich was registered by the 2&#8243;&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u00abCrime No.416\/2010 and an FIR was<\/p>\n<p>the 5&#8243;&#8216; Addi.Chief Metropolitan Magistrate<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;;_Court, ~E3a&#8217;T;~gaiore. The Case was registered for the Offences<\/p>\n<p>A Sections 498\u00bb-A, S09 IPC and Sections 3 8: 4 of<\/p>\n<p>E2:\n<\/p>\n<p>Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961. The 2&#8243;&#8221; respondent has not<\/p>\n<p>yet filed the charge sheet.\n<\/p>\n<p>2. The 1&#8243; petitioner has fiied M.c.i\\ieii.:&#8217;2i6ai9;fa2_ot.of&#8217;_<\/p>\n<p>in the Family Court, Bangalore, seeking disS&#8217;oititvion:o&#8217;f,th.e <\/p>\n<p>marriage between herself and the,15\u00a7&#8221;&#8216;retspon_d&#8217;ent. &#8216;F&#8217;etiti&#8217;o.n:<\/p>\n<p>having been referred to the&#8221;V_B-angaiore&#8217; MedE,a&#8217;tio&#8217;n-.,Ce.ntre,wt&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>the parties have arrived at a s_e&#8217;tt.Jement&#8230;&#8217;Aimemforandum<br \/>\nof agreement under Se&#8217;-ct&#8221;i&#8217;on   been drawn on<br \/>\n23.12.2010, the petiti&#8217;o&#8211;nhe:i&#8217;,  i&#8221;e$p,o}1d&#8217;ent and their<\/p>\n<p>learned adVQ.C\u00e9it@\u00ab,\u00e9\u00a7&#8217;i&#8217;i&#8217;h_av.e&#8217; Copy of the said<br \/>\nagreement  A?i.r1exu.re&#8211;\/2010 registered by the 2&#8243;&#8221; respondent and<\/p>\n<p> to thVe&#8221;5&#8243;&#8221;&#8221;Addi.Chief Metropolitan Magistrate<\/p>\n<p>V&#8217; gCouTrt,_ Ba,hig.aii Q re,<\/p>\n<p>  N.Suresh Kumar, advocate, has entered<\/p>\n<p>R&#8221;&#8221;&#8216;&#8211;..V:&#8221;appear.a&#8217;nee on behalf of the 1&#8243; respondent. The<\/p>\n<p> _dpet&#8211;i\u00bbti.oiners and the 1&#8243; respondent submitted a joint memo,<\/p>\n<p>it   wherein, it has been stated that, they have decideig to put<\/p>\n<p>X&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>an end to the matters by obtaining divorce and the 15&#8242;<\/p>\n<p>respondent has stated that, she does not wish to co&#8217;nt.i,nue<\/p>\n<p>the case in Crime No.416\/2010. The memo has..aiAs&#8217;o__&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>signed by the iearned advocates appeayrir-tg&#8217;..A_for&#8217; <\/p>\n<p>petitioners and the 1&#8243; respondent.\n<\/p>\n<p>5. The 15&#8242; respondentais a Master De&#8217;g..ree,_ho3ider.,i*<\/p>\n<p>She is present before the cot.i&#8221;rt,::a!.ong her} mother.<br \/>\nThe 13&#8242; respondent submitteed tjha&#8217;t&#8217;,&#8217;~e.tihe&#8217;r&#8217;e_ is settiement of<br \/>\ndispute between._herse|.i?. the=..pe.ti&#8217;tione&#8217;r&#8217;s and that, she<\/p>\n<p>has ehteI~\u00a7d?,_.:V  an 1:at;re,eme&#8217;nt:'&#8221;dated 23.12.2010<\/p>\n<p>(Annexidre~~C)&#8221;.j;&#8217;  sd&#8217;bI&#8217;i1its that, she has received<br \/>\nan offe&#8221;r_o&#8217;f&#8217;,_appoinntmentasj&#8217;Project Officer from the Centre<\/p>\n<p>for Environment:Edti~cati&#8211;o&#8217;n, Ahmedabad -~ 380 054 and<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;&#8221;~._,_wo._t{|&#8217;3d  !.eaving&#8217;VB-angalore on 02.01.2011 to report for<\/p>\n<p> A copy of the offer of appointment<\/p>\n<p>dated  was placed on record.\n<\/p>\n<p> The petitioners and the 1&#8243; respondent<\/p>\n<p>ii*C\u00a7&#8221;,st.ii;tij_stted that, the joint memo dated 30.12.2010 be<\/p>\n<p>  received on record and proceedings in Crime Nq\\.416\/2010<\/p>\n<p>ti:\n<\/p>\n<p>registered by the Kumaraswamy Layout Police Station,<br \/>\npending on the fiie of 5&#8243;&#8216; Addi.Chief Met&#8217;ro.,i\u00a7&#8217;oilrt.an<\/p>\n<p>Magistrate Court, Bangalore, be quashed.<\/p>\n<p>7. From the above narrated-fa,cts_,, itis&#8217;ciear&#8211;.t&#8217;halt,<\/p>\n<p>the petitioners and the 15&#8242; respondenitihavel&#8217;ente.re\u00abd<\/p>\n<p>compromise and the 15&#8242; res-pro~n,dent&#8217; has&#8211;.,,u&#8221;nderta&#8217;ke&#8217;n to&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>withdraw ali proceedings fiieyd-&#8220;and&#8217;&#8211;in&#8221;i-ti_ated&#8217;byv her against<br \/>\nthe petitioners, which inVc_iud&#8217;e.s.i1&#8217;ti?&#8217;xe_:ca.seLiegistered at her<br \/>\ninstance by t.h,e:A&#8221;Z2f&#8217;d r;espon.de.nt\u00ab~:,lu&#8211;rider&#8217;:Eiections 498-A &amp;<\/p>\n<p> of Dowry Prohibition<\/p>\n<p>509 of IPC\u00a7 Vuin-d&#8221;er&#8217;<br \/>\nAct, 19&#8217;6&#8217;1&#8242;.\u00ab.:Tijie.;agtee&#8217;rne-nt&#8217;h&#8217;avinVo been reached at the<br \/>\nBangalore&#8217;  has been submitted to the<\/p>\n<p>Famiiy caurrti; &#8211; Vi  X<\/p>\n<p>  \u00abThe co&#8217;rri&#8217;plaint was registered at the instance of<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;1,5&#8242;:::&#8221;r.esp&#8217;osn:dent due to temperamental differences and<\/p>\n<p>irnpiied Virnputations. Subsequently, a divorce petition was<\/p>\n<p>lqfiled a&#8217;n,d&#8217;i~the parties reached an amicable settlement at the<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;&#8216;:&#8221;_&#8217;:&#8221;}a,n.-galore Mediation Centre. In the circumstances, there<\/p>\n<p>   would almost be no chance of conviction.\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>9. In the case of B.S.JOSHI &amp; OTHERS VS. STATE<br \/>\nOF HARYANA &amp; ANOTHER, reported in 2003 Crl,L.J 2_Q28, it<\/p>\n<p>has been held that, the object of introducing Chapjterf&#8221;XX&#8211;.A<\/p>\n<p>containing Section 498A in the Indian Penal_.,4C&#8217;ode\u00ab,:&#8217;wia&#8217;5<\/p>\n<p>prevent the torture to a woman.;\u00bbiay..,her&#8217;_4&#8242;  by it<\/p>\n<p>relatives of her husband. Section&#8217;i449:8AA&#8221;lwals\u00abadded <\/p>\n<p>view to punishing the husb_an..d and.__hisu:rv=elativ&#8217;es&#8221;jwho&#8221;l<\/p>\n<p>harass or torture the wife to V,co&#8211;erce&#8221;h.e.r  i&#8217;h~e.r,. relatives to<br \/>\nsatisfy unlawful demanldslof h;a&#8217;s.,been held that,<br \/>\na hyper&#8211;technicai productive and<br \/>\nwould act  and against the<br \/>\nobject:&#8217;:for-.w&#8217;h.ic&#8217;nthepr&#8217;o.v&#8217;isio&#8217;n&#8221;was added. It was further<br \/>\nobserved likelihood that non&#8211;e&gt;&lt;ercIse<\/p>\n<p>of injhlerent ponwervvto Aguash the proceedings to meet the<\/p>\n<p> Lends ofl&#039;ju.stic&#039;e,wou|d prevent women from settling down.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;10v,.&quot;i:l{eleping in view the said declaration of law by<\/p>\n<p> Ap&quot;ex\u00b0iCourt and the fact that the 1&quot; respondent, who is<\/p>\n<p>..,l_&quot;&#039;wF.-1&#039;:|,i_&quot;educated, has decided to put an end to the matters<\/p>\n<p>  between herself and the petitioners and also the fact that,<\/p>\n<p>_,.-v&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;<\/p>\n<p>Q.\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"hidden_text\">3\/1<\/span><\/p>\n<p>she is intending to report for duty at Ahmedabad and<\/p>\n<p>settle down there itseif, in my opinion, it is exped~i.e:nti&#8217;and<\/p>\n<p>in the interest of justice to accept the joint &#8220;Vfi&#8217;Ij&#8217;e~d <\/p>\n<p>the parties and quash the _case_  4<\/p>\n<p>1 SE.&#8217; &#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p>respondent at the instance of the ?.&#8217;_'&#8221;&#8216;j~&#8221;respondenL:\u00a7,,..,,Tii1.e<\/p>\n<p>settlement between the petitioner 1*?&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>respondent, as regard th,e.i.r:&#8217;~.matrimonial_ &#8216;dispute is<br \/>\nconcerned being genu&#8217;i&#8217;ne,an&#8217;d__ ,i_r1 the interest of<br \/>\nthe 15&#8217; respondent, who~h&#8217;as.&#8221;decide.ditoiisettle down by<\/p>\n<p>reporting  memo filed in<\/p>\n<p>the pet.iti.Qn'&#8221;&#8216;is&#8217;_&#8221;accepted; ; &#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p>In the result, V-&#8216;ailowed and the case<br \/>\nregistered b),Lthe  resipoindenst in Crime 530.416\/2010<\/p>\n<p>andftl&#8221;&#8216;i&#8217;e AFief&#8217;stieebm&#8217;eitted sine 5&#8243;&#8216; Add|.Chief Metropoiitan<\/p>\n<p>. Magistrate_,C0:i:r&#8221;t,LBa&#8217;r:,gvaiore, is hereby quashed.<\/p>\n<p>Sdj&#8217;-\n<\/p>\n<p>\u00a7UEGE<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Karnataka High Court Abhay Valvekar vs Smt Pragathi B on 30 December, 2010 Author: A.N.Venugopala Gowda KN THE HC)N&#8217;BLE MR. JUSTICE A.N. VENUGOPALA\u00ab,,&#8217;:C\u00a7O&amp;?\\u[DT:u\\&#8217; &#8216; THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BANGALORE DATED THIS THE 30&#8243; DAY OF DECEMBER, 2om__ BEFORE CRIMINAL PETITION |\\vl.O:6\u00bb.&#8211;&#8220;ES7\/Z\u00e9iiv\u00e9f.-VI, V BETWEEN: 1 4; &#8216;SAINSALORE 72. 1 ABHAY VALVEKAR S\/O. 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