H R Varsha v. Ajit Kumar M B

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 13TH DAY OF MARCH, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE K.MANMADHA RAO WRIT PETITION NO. 22502 OF 2023 (GM-FC) BETWEEN:

¶1H.R. VARSHA W/O AJIT KUMAR M.B. AGED ABOUT 28 YEARS,

¶2KUM. LASYA D/O AJIT KUMAR M.B AGED ABOUT 11/2 YEARS, 2ND PETITIONER IS MINOR, RESPT BY HER NATURAL GUARDIAN MOTHER I.E. H.R. VARSHA R/AT: HUGENAHALLI VILLAGE HIRISAVE HOBLI, CHANMARAYAPATNA TQ., HASSAN DISTRICT-573 124. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. G.M. ANANDA.,ADVOCATE) AND:

AJIT KUMAR M.B. S/O M.B. BOREGOWDA AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS, THOREMAVINAHALLI VILLAGE, BELLUR HOBLI, NAGAMANGALA TQ., MANDYA DISTRICT-571 433.

WORKING AT: NEURO TECHNOLOGIST APOLLO HOSPITAL,

Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA

NO.1, PLATFORM ROAD NEAR MANTRI MALL, SESHADRIPURAM BENGALURU-560020 …RESPONDENT (BY SRI. T.R.BHADRINATH, ADVOCATE FOR SRI.HARSHA SWAROOP P.,ADVOCATE)

THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE IMPUGNED ORDER DT. 06/02/2023 SO FAR AS CONCERNED TO AWARDING THE LESSER MONTHLY MAINTENANCE AND RESTRICT THE ORDER FROM THE DATE OF APPLICATION, PASSED BY THE III ADDL CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC AT CHANNARAYAPATNA, CRL. MISC. NO. 43/2022 AT ANNEXURE-A AND ETC.

THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN 'B' GROUP, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:

CORAM: HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE K.MANMADHA RAO

ORAL ORDER Learned counsel for the petitioners and learned counsel for the respondent are present before the Court. The parties are also present.

¶2On the earlier date, i.e., 10.03.2026, learned counsel for the respondent gave an undertaking to pay a sum of Rs.5,00,000/- by way of demand draft. Today, the same has been produced before this Court. The demand

draft is handed over to the petitioners, who acknowledge receipt of the same.

¶3A joint memo has been filed by the parties before the Taluk Mediation Centre, Channarayapatna, on

12.09.2025. The same reads as follows: "1. The Petitioner has filed a complaint against respondent under Section 125 of the Cr PC seeking maintenance.

¶2The marriage between the parties was solemnised on 07/12/2020 at Sri Kabballi Basaveshwara Swamy Sannidhi, Kaballi, Hirisave Hobli, Channarayapatna Taluk, Hassan District, as per the Hindu rites and customs.

¶3The petitioners have lead a happy married life for 2 months after their marriage, and as a result of their marital life, a daughter named Lasya D/o. Ajith Kumar M.B. was born. Since then, the Petitioner and the respondent have been living separately for 4 years without any physical contact between them and since then, they have not been leading married life without any physical and mental contact between them and due to many disagreements, both of them have been living

separately. The Petitioner and the respondent have agreed to settle the above case through mediation and accordingly, the respondent has agreed to receive Rs. 6,00,000/-(Six Lakh) as maintenance For the daughter Lasya Rs. 1,00,000/- (One Lakh) as maintenance for her life. The Respondent has agreed to deposit of Rs. 5,00,000/- out of Rs.6,00,000/- as agreed, in the name of the 2nd Petitioner in State Bank of India, Dabbegatta Branch as a Fixed Deposit (FD) till her attaining the age of majority and appoint the 1st Petitioner Varsha H.R. as the nominee of her daughter and to pay the remaining amount of Rs.1,00,000/- to the 1st Petitioner in the form of DD and have agreed to produce the relevant documents before the court. Further, the 1st Petitioner has agreed to keep the 2nd Petitioner in his custody and bear the living and maintenance and other expenses of 2nd Petitioner. She has agreed apart from the above not to claim any other maintenance.

¶4The Petitioner has agreed to give evidence as an adverse witness in the case filed against the respondent in the same court for recovery of maintenance vide Criminal Mis No. 611/2024 and also in the case filed in the court of the Principal Civil and J.M.F.C. Judge vide C.C. No.1381/2023. Similarly, the Petitioner has agreed to obtain a

divorce in the application filed against the respondent in the Senior Civil Court vide M.C. No.- 108/2024. Similarly, the Petitioner has agreed to withdraw and close the cases filed against the respondent in the Karnataka High Court vide W.P. 22502/2023. Henceforth, both the parties will not have any kind allegations, offences, accusations against each other. The expenses of both parties have been decided by the parties. The expenses are to be borne by them.

¶5In accordance with the above agreements, both the parties have agreed to get the above case dismissed by submitting the above compromise petition before this Honorable Court".

¶4In view of the aforesaid agreement entered into between the parties, this writ petition is disposed of.

SD/- (DR.K.MANMADHA RAO) JUDGE

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