- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:9075 CRL.P No. 12985 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 3RD DAY OF MARCH, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 12985 OF 2024 BETWEEN: 1. MR. NIKHIL P AGED ABOUT 33 YEARS S/O MR PUNYAMURTHY RESIDING AT NO 59, GROUND FLOOR, 4TH EAST CROSS, NAKSHATHRA LAYOUT, BANGALORE-560077 WRONGLY MENTIONED IN FIR, RESIDING AT FLAT NO.408, SAKETH HILLSIDE FLUVIUM BLOCK, HOSAKEREHALLI, BASASHANKARI, 3RD STAGE, BENGALURU-560085. 2. MRS VIJAYAMBIKA W/O MR PUNNIA MOORTHY, AGED ABOUT 66 YEARS RESIDING AT HENNUM, BENGALURU ROAD, BANGALORE-560 077. WRONGLY MENTIONED IN FIR, RESIDING AT FLAT NO.408, SAKETH HILLSIDE GURUDATTA LAYOUT, HOSAKEREHALLI, BENGALURU-560085. 3. MR PUNNIA MOORTHY S/O NEELAMAGAN, AGED ABOUT 66 YEARS RESIDING AT HENNUR, BAGALURU ROAD Digitally signed by R HEMALATHA Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:9075 CRL.P No. 12985 of 2024 BANGALORE-560077 WRONGLY MENTIONED IN FIR, RESIDING AT 388, RAMANJUN GUDISAI, POOVAN KOTTADI, SOUTH END OF ERIKARAI, KALLARAPADI, TAMIL NADU-606 702. 4. SHILPA DEVANAND W/O DEVANAND A AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS, RESIDING AT NAGAWARA, THANISANDRA, BENGALURU-560032. WRONGLY MENTIONED IN FIR, RESIDING AT NO.15/1, 1ST FLOOR, 1ST B MAIN, BINNY MILL ROAD, GANGANAGAR EXTENSION, RT NAGAR, BENGALURU-560032. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. POOJA V., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE BY NORTH WOMEN POLICE STATION, BANGALORE REPRESENTED BY THE STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT, BANGALORE-56001 2. MRS MEENA KUMARI N AGED ABOUT 33 YEARS D/O NAGARAJ, RESIDING AT NO 261, GROUND FLOOR, 9TH MAIN, NTI LAYOUT, VIDHYARANYAPURA BENGALURU-560092,. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. M R PATIL, HCGP FOR R-1) - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:9075 CRL.P No. 12985 of 2024 THIS CRL.P FILED U/S 482 CR.PC (FILED U/S 528 BNNS) PRAYING TO QUASH THE FIR NO.0080/2024 FILED BY NORTH WOMEN PS, BANGALORE CITY AND SAME BEING REGISTERED ON 04.09.2024 U/S 3(5), 85, 351(2) OF BNS, 2023 AND SECTION 3 AND 4 OF DOWRY PROHIBITION ACT 1961 PENDING ON THE FILE OF HONBLE XXXII ADDL. CHIEF JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE COURT AT BANGALORE CITY INITIATED THERETO AGAINST THE PETITIONERS. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR ORAL ORDER Learned HCGP accepts notice for the respondent-State. 2. 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. 3. Memo is placed on record. 4. Accordingly, petition is dismissed as withdrawn reserving liberty as sought for. Pending I.A. does not survive for consideration. Sd/- (HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR) JUDGE RKA