- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:11045 WP No. 6235 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 17TH DAY OF MARCH, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR WRIT PETITION NO. 6235 OF 2025 (GM-RES) BETWEEN: 1. SRI CHINDULURU AJAY SESHU S/O LATE C. NAGA PRASAD AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS R/A 305, SLN STUDIO ROOMS PG. 1 A CROSS RD, KAVERAPPA LAYOUT, KADUBEESANAHALLI, PANATHUR, BENGALURU, KARNATAKA - 560 103. 2. MRS. NAGA JYOTHI W/O SAI NAGENDRA, AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, R/AT 10-277, GULZAR PET, ANANTAPUR, ANDHRA PRADESH-515 001. 3. MR. SAI NAGENDRA S/O BOGGARAPU RAGHAVENDRA GUPTA, AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS R/AT 10-277, GULZAR PET. ANANTAPUR, ANDHRA PRADESH-515 001. 4. MRS. SIREESHA W/O PHANI KUMAR K. AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS, R/AT 6-4-66-1, MARUTI NAGAR, 1ST CROSS, ANANTAPUR. ANDHRA PRADESH-515 001. 5. MR. PHANI KUMAR K S/O K NAGENDRA PRASAD, AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS Digitally signed by B K MAHENDRAKUMAR Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:11045 WP No. 6235 of 2025 R/AT 6-4-66-1, MARUTI NAGAR, 1ST CROSS, ANANTAPUR, ANDHRA PRADESH-515 001. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. ANAND MUTTALLI., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA BY WOMEN POLICE STATION (WHITEFIELD DIVISION) REPRESENTED BY ITS PUBLIC PROSECUTOR CITY CIVIL COURT COMPLEX BENGALURU-560 001. 2. MRS. PRATHIMA DESU W/O CHINDULURU AJAY SESHU R/O ATZ ESTRELLA, FLAT NO. 423, HALASANAHALLI ROAD, OPPOSITE TO FAMILY MART, VARTHURU, BENGALURU CITY, KARNATAKA-560 087. ALSO AT, 45,1ST FLOOR, SLV LAYOUT, NEAR DOCTORS COLONY NAGANATHAPURA, RAYASANDRA, HOSA ROAD, BANGALORE-560 100 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. LAKSHMAN B., ADVOCATE) THIS W.P. IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE FIR IN CRIME NO. 0002/2025 (ANNX-A) REGISTERED BY THE R-1 POLICE AGAINST THE PETITIONERS FOR THE OFFENCES PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTIONS 85, 3(5) OF THE BHARATIYA NYAYA SANHITA, 2023 AND SECTIONS 3 AND 4 OF THE DOWRY PROHIBITION ACT, 1961 PENDING BEFORE THE 29TH ADDITIONAL CHIEF METROPOLITAN MAGISTRATE, AT BANGALORE.QUASH THE COMPLAINT DTD. 14.01.2025 (ANNX-B) FILED BY THE R-2 BEFORE THE R-1 (STATE OF KARNATAKA BY WOMEN POLICE STATION - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:11045 WP No. 6235 of 2025 WHITEFIELD DIVISION) FOR THE OFFENCES PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTIONS 85, 3(5) OF THE BHARATIYA NYAYA SANHITA 2023 AND SECTIONS 3 AND 4 OF THE DOWRY PROHIBITION ACT, 1961 AND ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR ORAL ORDER Learned counsel for the petitioners files a memo seeking leave of this Court to withdraw the petition, reserving liberty to file a petition afresh challenging the charge sheet. 2. Memo is placed on record. 3. Accordingly, petition is dismissed as withdrawn, reserving liberty as sought for. Sd/- (HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR) JUDGE TIN List No.: 1 Sl No.: 25