- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:5335 CRL.P No. 10681 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 6TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 10681 OF 2024 BETWEEN: 1. CHETAN S/O GANGADHARA AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS, WORKING AS MNC EMPLOYEE R/AT NO 9/51, 1ST MAIN, 3RD CROSS, SAMIGE LAYOUT GOVINDARAJA NAGARA BENGALURU-560015. 2. GANGADHARA S/O LATE BOREGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS, RETD EMPLOYEE. 3. ASWATH LAKSHMI W/O GANGADHARA AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS, PETITIONER NO.2 AND 3 ARE R/AT DODDAGHATTA, BEHIND MYURA HOTEL, BELLURU CROSS, NAGAMANGALA TALUK, MANDYA DISTRICT-571432. 4. SMT USHA W/O RAVIKUMAR, AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS, HOUSE WIFE, Digitally signed by VANAMALA N Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:5335 CRL.P No. 10681 of 2024 R/AT NO 533, 10TH MAIN, 2ND BLOCK, RAJAJI NAGARA, BENGALURU 560010. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. M.R. HIREMATHAD.,ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA BY PSI BHADRAVATHI NEW TOWN POLICE, REP THROUGH, THE STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT BUILDINGS, BENGALURU 560001. 2. SMT ROOPA G K W/O CHETAN G AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS, R/AT 9/51, 3RD CROSS, 1ST MAIN ROAD, SAMPIGE LAYOUT VIJAYANAGARA BENGALURU CITY-560010. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI.THEJESH P., HCGP FOR R1; SRI. MANJUNATH M. HEGDE, ADVOCATE FOR R2) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S.482(FILED U/S.528 BNNS) CR.P.C PRAYING TO QUASH THE FIR IN CRIME NO.114/2024 CONSEQUENTLY CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS IN CR NO.691/2024 FOR THE OFFENCES P/U/S 498(A), 504, 323, R/W 34 OF IPC R/W 3 AND 4 OF DOWRY PROHIBITION ACT REGISTERED BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT BHADRAVATHI NEW TOWN POLICE STATION, - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:5335 CRL.P No. 10681 of 2024 PENDING BEFORE THE LEARNED 4TH ADDITIONAL CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC AT BHADRAVATHI. 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 In this petition, the petitioners seek the following relief: " Quash the FIR in Crime no.114/2024 consequently criminal proceedings in CR No.691/2024 for the offences p/u/s 498(A), 504, 323, r/w 34 of IPC R/W 3 and 4 of Dowry prohibition Act registered by the 1st respondent Bhadravathi New town police station, pending before the Learned 4th additional civil judge and JMFC at Bhadravathi." 2. The learned counsel for the petitioners submits that since charge sheet has already been filed, the petition may be disposed of reserving liberty in favour of the petitioners to file a fresh petition seeking appropriate reliefs including challenging the charge sheet. 3. Submission is placed on record. - 4 - NC: 2025:KHC:5335 CRL.P No. 10681 of 2024 4. The petition stands disposed of granting liberty as prayed for. SD/- (S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR) JUDGE AN/-