- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:25524 CRL.P No. 2098 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 10TH DAY OF JULY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 2098 OF 2024 BETWEEN: 1. SRI. DARSHAN B.B., S/O L. BHAGWAN, AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS, 2. SRI. L. BHAGWAN, S/O LATE LAKKANNA GOWDA, AGED ABOUT 74 YEARS, 3. SMT. BHAGYAMMA, W/O L. BHAGWAN, AGED ABOUT 67 YEARS, ALL ARE RESIDING AT NO.117, 'A' 1ST BLOCK, 2ND MAIN, 3RD STAGE, NEAR AISHWARYA PETROL BUNK, VIJAYANAGARA, MYSORE – 570 030. …PETITIONERS (BY SMT. PADMAVATHI N., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. DR. HITHAISHINI J., W/O DARSHAN B.B., D/O JAYARAMAIAH C, AGED ABOUT 31 YEARS, Digitally signed by SHARADAVANI B Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:25524 CRL.P No. 2098 of 2024 R/AT NO.1558/2, 1ST FLOOR, 4TH CROSS, NAGAPPA BLOCK, SRIRAMPURAM, BENGALURU – 560 021. 2. STATE BY SRIRAMPURA POLICE STATION, MALLESHWARAM SUB-DIVISION, BANGALORE – 560 021. REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, KARNATAKA HIGH COURT BUILDING, BANGALORE – 560 001. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. RAKESH H.D., ADVOCATE FOR R1; SMT.SOWMYA R., HCGP FOR R2) THIS CRL.P. IS FILED U/S 482 OF CR.P.C., PRAYING TO QUASH THE FIR IN CR.NO.165/2023 FOR THE OFFENCE P/U/S 498A, 504, 324 OF IPC AND SEC. 3 AND 4 OF DOWRY PROHIBITION ACT OF THE SRIRAMPURA POLICE WHICH IS PENDING BEFORE THE XXXIX ADDL.C.M.M., BENGALURU. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR ORAL ORDER Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that since the charge sheet has already been filed before this Court, - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:25524 CRL.P No. 2098 of 2024 petition may be dismissed as withdrawn reserving liberty in favour of the petitioner to file a fresh petition challenging the charge sheet. 2. The submission is placed on record. 3. Accordingly, the petition is disposed of reserving liberty in favour of the petitioners to file a fresh petition challenging the charge sheet. 4. All rival contentions and all aspects of the matter is kept open and no opinion is expressed on the same. Sd/- (S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR) JUDGE YKL List No.: 1 Sl No.: 6