- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:14703 CRL.P No. 11873 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 7TH DAY OF APRIL, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 11873 OF 2024 BETWEEN: 1. SRI. MUDDARAJ @ MUDDAPPA .M S/O MAHESHWARAPPA .M AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS 2. SRI. MAHESHWARAPPA .A.M S/O LATE MUDDAPPA AGED ABOUT 71 YEARS 3. SMT. JAYAMMA. M W/O MAHESHWAPPA .M AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS PETITIONERS NO. 1 TO 3 ARE R/AT 660/6, 60 FEET ROAD BEHIND ITI COLLEGE, SRINIVAS NAGARA NITTUVALLI, DAVANAGERE - 577 004. 4. SMT. ASHA. A. M W/O. MANJUNATHA .N BYALI AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS R/AT 3542, 4TH MAIN, 6TH CROSS MCC 'B' BLOCK, DAVANAGERE - 577 004. 5. SMT. LATHA. M D/O. A.M. MAHESWARAPPA AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS R/AT 782/A3, SRI GURU KRUPA SRINIVASA NAGARA DAVANAGERE, SOUTHERN EXTENSION DAVANAGERE - 577 004. Digitally signed by NAGARAJA B M Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:14703 CRL.P No. 11873 of 2024 6. SMT. KARIBASAMMA .M W/O K.M. GIRISH AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS R/AT 2463/1D, 10TH MAIN ROAD NEAR BAKKESHWARA SCHOOL MCC A' BLOCK, DAVANAGERE - 577 004. 7. SRI. VISHNUVARDHANA N. BYALI S/O LATE NAGENDRAPPA BYALLI AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS R/AT 844/3, DAIVAGNA KALYANA MANTAPA RENUKA EXTENSION DAVANAGERE-577 004. 8. SRI. MANJUNATHA N. BYALI S/O. LATE NAGENDRAPPA BYALLI AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS R/AT 3542, 4TH MAIN, 6TH CROSS MCC 'B' BLOCK, DAVANAGERE-577 004. 9. SRI. GIRISH. K.M S/O MALLIKARJUNAPPA AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS R/AT 2463/1D, 10TH MAIN ROAD NEAR BAKKESHWARA SCHOOL MCC 'A' BLOCK, DAVANAGERE - 577 004. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. RUDRAPPA .P, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA WOMEN POLICE STATION DAVANAGERE - 577 003. REPRESENTED BY ITS STATE POLICE INSPECTOR KARNATAKA HIGH COURT BUILDINGS HIGH COURT, BENGALURU-560 001. 2. SMT. SANGEETHA W/O MUDDU RAJ - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:14703 CRL.P No. 11873 of 2024 AGED ABOUT 27 YEARS RESIDING AT NO. 666/1 JAGALURU ROAD, BESIDE TIMMAPPA TEMPLE IMAM NAGAR DAVANAGERE-577 004. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. M.V. ANOOP KUMAR, HCGP FOR R1) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 482 CR.PC (FILED U/S 528 BNNS) PRAYING TO QUASH THE FIR IN CRIME NO. 90/2024 REGISTERED IN WOMEN POLICE STATION, DAVANAGERE, FOR THE ALLEGED OFFENCES PUNISHABLE U/S 115(2), 3(5), 351(2), 352, 54, 85 OF BNS 2023 AND SECTIONS 3 AND 4 OF DOWRY PROHIBITION ACT, 1961, PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE 2ND ADDL. SENIOR CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC, DAVANAGERE. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR ORAL ORDER Since petitioner No.1 has died during pendency of the petition, the petition in respect of petitioner No.1 is dismissed as abated. Learned counsel for the petitioners has filed memo seeking leave of this Court to withdraw the petition reserving liberty to file a petition afresh challenging the charge-sheet. The memo is placed on record. - 4 - NC: 2025:KHC:14703 CRL.P No. 11873 of 2024 Accordingly, this petition is dismissed as withdrawn reserving liberty as sought for. Sd/- (HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR) JUDGE NBM List No.: 1 Sl No.: 46