- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:10708 CRL.P No. 1406 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 14TH DAY OF MARCH, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 1406 OF 2025 BETWEEN: 1. SRI KARUNAKA CHILAKURI HARI @ KARUNKARA C.H S/O SATYANARAYANA C.H AGE 45 YEARS. 2. SRI SATYANARAYANA C.H S/O RAMANNA AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS. 3. SMT. MUTTYAVALI CHILAKURI W/O SATYANARAYANA C.H AGE 61 YEARS. 4. SRI RAMESH C.H S/O SATYNARAYANA C.H AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS. PETITIONERS NO.1 TO 4 ARE R/O JANAKI RAMA NILAYA 1ST MAIN, 1ST CROSS VIDYANAGARA, 'A' BLOCK HARIHJARA - 577 601 DAVANAGERE TALUK AND DISTRICT. …PETITIONERS (BY Ms. SHRUTHI S.P, ADV.) AND: STATE BY HARIHARA TOWN P S HARIHARA DAVANAGERE DISTRICT REPRESENTED BY THE STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR Digitally signed by NANDINI D Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:10708 CRL.P No. 1406 of 2025 HIGH COURT BENGALOORU - 560 001. …RESPONDENT (BY SMT. WAHEEDA M.M, HCGP) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S.438 (FILED U/S.482 BNSS) CR.P.C PRAYING TO GRANT ANTICIPATORY BAIL APPREHENSION OF ARREST OF THE PETITIONERS AGAINST THE COMPLAINT IS GOING TO BE FILED BY ANITHA CHILKURI AND THE SAME IS GOING TO REGISTER BY 1ST RESPONDENT / HARIHARA POLICE FOR THE OFFENCE P/US/ 3 AND 4 OF D.P. ACT AND SEC. 85, 351, 352 OF BNS (FOR SHORT BNS) 2023. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY ORAL ORDER This petition is filed by the petitioners apprehending arrest in a case allegedly likely to be filed by the wife of petitioner No.1 for the offence punishable under Sections 3 and 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act and under Section 85, 351 & 352 of BNSS, 2023. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners were summoned to the police, based on the complaint made by Smt. Anitha, wife of petitioner No.1. Therefore, the petitioners are apprehending arrest. 3. Learned HCGP on instruction submits that no FIR has been registered against the petitioners, based on - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:10708 CRL.P No. 1406 of 2025 the complaint of Smt. Anitha or her relatives and the police are not intending to arrest the petitioners at this stage. 4. The submissions are placed on record. 5. The petition is accordingly, disposed of. Sd/- (S VISHWAJITH SHETTY) JUDGE NMS