- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:14855 CRL.P No. 1115 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 4TH DAY OF APRIL, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 1115 OF 2024 BETWEEN: 1. SRI. M. KUMARAN, AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS, S/O MANI, PRESENTLY WORKING AT SINGAPORE, RESIDING AT BK-29, NEW UPPER, CHANJI ROAD, NO.10-770464029, SINGAPORE. PERMANENT ADDRESS NO.23/44, ANUSAM NAGAR, 2ND STREET, UDUMALPET, TIRUPPUR DISTRICT - 642 126. 2. SRI. K. MANI, AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS, S/O KAMATCHI, RESIDING AT NO.23/44, ANUSAM NAGAR, 2ND STREET, UDUMALPET, TIRUPPUR DISTRICT - 642 126. 3. SMT. SANTHIMANI AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS, W/O SRI. MANI, RESIDING AT NO.23/44, ANUSAM NAGAR, 2ND STREET, UDUMALPET, TIRUPPUR DISTRICT - 642 126. 4. SRI. VINODH KUMAR AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS, Digitally signed by R HEMALATHA Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:14855 CRL.P No. 1115 of 2024 S/O SRI. MANI, RESIDING AT NO.23/44, ANUSAM NAGAR, 2ND STREET, UDUMALPET, TIRUPPUR DISTRICT - 642 126. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. SHIVAMURTHI A.R, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE BY MANGALORE WOMEN POLICE STATION, CENTRAL SUB DIVISION MANGALORE DISTRICT, REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT BUILDING, BENGALURU - 560 001. 2. SMT. SONIA @ T. REKHA, D/O MR. THIRUPATHI, W/O M. KUMARAN, AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS, R/AT NO.1N9 573/1 DINESH NILAYA, KOTEKANI, 1ST CROSS ROAD, URVA STORE, MANGALORE - 575 006. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. M.V. ANOOP KUMAR, HCGP FOR R1; SRI. TEJAS N, ADVOCATE FOR R2) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S.482 OF CR.P.C PRAYING TO ALLOW THIS PETITION AND QUASH THE FIR FILED BY THE RESPONDENT NO.1 MANGALURU WOMEN P.S., IN CR.NO.107/2023 FOR THE OFFENCE P/U/S.498-A, 506, 504 R/W SEC.34 OF IPC AND SEC.3, 4 OF DP ACT 1961 AND THE PRIVATE COMPLIANT NO.56/2023 DATED 20.09.2023 FILED BY RESPONDENT NO.2 PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE III JMFC, MANGALURU D.K., DISTRICT VIDE ANNEXURE A AND B. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:14855 CRL.P No. 1115 of 2024 CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR ORAL ORDER Learned counsel for the respondent submitted that the charge sheet was submitted to the police on 06.03.2024 and cognizance was taken on 26.04.2024. 2. The accused Nos.2 to 4 have been dropped from the charge sheet. The charge sheet having been filed, the relief sought for in this petition does not survive for consideration. 3. Accordingly, petition is disposed of reserving liberty to the petitioner/accused No.1 to file a petition afresh challenging the charge sheet. Pending I.A does not survive for consideration. Sd/- (HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR) JUDGE VS List No.: 1 Sl No.: 113 CT: BHK