- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:5127 CRL.P No. 13145 of 2023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 4TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 13145 OF 2023 (482(Cr.PC) / 528(BNSS)-) BETWEEN: 1. GANGADHAR CHANDRASHEKAR UPPIN S/O CHANDRASHEKAR UPPIN, AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS, 2. KARAN UPPIN, S/O GANGADHAR CHADRASHEKAR UPPIN, AGED ABOUT 24 YEARS, BOTH ARE R/AT NO.3/6, 36TH CROSS, 15TH MAIN, 4TH T BLOCK, JAYANAGAR, BENGALURU - 560041 …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. JAGADEESH D C., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY BASAVANAGUDI WOMEN PS, REP. BY SPP, HIGH COURT BUILDING, BENGALURU - 560001 2. SMT. M. C. SHYLAJA, W/O GANGADHAR UPPIN, AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS, R/AT NO.3, 36TH CROSS, 15TH MAIN, 4TH T BLOCK, JAYANAGAR, BENGALURU 560041 …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. RASHMI JADHAV, ADDL. SPP FOR R1 SRI SHANKRLINGAPPA NAGARAJ, ADV. FOR R2) Digitally signed by LEELAVATHI S R Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:5127 CRL.P No. 13145 of 2023 THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED UNDER SECTION 482 CR.PC PRAYING TO ALLOW THIS PETITION AND QUASH THE CHARGE SHEET REGISTERED IN CR.NO.45/2021 AND THE ENTIRE PROCEEDINGS IN C.C.NO.27419/2021, ON THE FILE OF XXXVII ACMM, BENGALURU, AGAINST THE PETITIONERS FOR THE ALLEGED OFFENCE PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTION 4 OF DOWRY PROHIBITION ACT AND SECTION 498A OF IPC, STATED SUPRA IN ACCORDANCE WITH LAW. 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 he may be permitted to withdraw the Criminal Petition. 2. The said submission is placed on record. 3. The Petition is accordingly disposed of as withdrawn reserving liberty in favour of the petitioners to file an appropriate discharge application before the Trial Court, which shall consider the same, in accordance with law. All rival contentions on all aspects of the matter are kept open and no opinion is expressed on the same. Sd/- (S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR) JUDGE BMC List No.: 2 Sl No.: 20