- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:48216 CRL.P No. 11306 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 21ST DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MOHAMMAD NAWAZ CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 11306 OF 2025 BETWEEN: 1. SMT. PUTTAMADAMMA W/O LATE PADMANABHA, AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS, R/O NO.37, 1ST MAIN, 5TH CROSS, BYRAVESHWARANAGARA, LAGGERE, BENGALURU-560 058. 2. SMT. SHALINI G. D/O GOVINDAIAH, AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS, R/O NO.37, 1ST MAIN, 5TH CROSS, BYRAVESHWARANAGARA, LAGGERE, BENGALURU-560 058. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. MANJUNATHA P.V., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA NORTH WOMEN'S POLICE STATION NORTH DIVISION, BENGALURU CITY, BENGALURU-560 040, NOW REPRESENTED BY THE STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA BUILDING, BENGALURU-560 003. 2. SMT. SHILPASHREE W/O PURSHOTHAM P., Digitally signed by LAKSHMI T Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:48216 CRL.P No. 11306 of 2025 AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS, NO.1024, 4TH CROSS, JYOTHINAGARA 1ST STAGE, CHANDRALAYOUT, BENGALURU-560 072. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. ANOOP KUMAR M.V., HCGP FOR R1; SRI. B.N. SURESH BABU, ADVOCATE FOR R2) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 482 CR.PC (FILED U/S 528 BNSS) PRAYING TO: (I) CALL FOR THE RECORDS IN CRIME NO.41/2025 REGISTERED BY THE NORTH WOMEN’S POLICE STATION, MALLESHWARAM SUB-DN., BENGALURU CITY COMING UNDER JURISDICTION OF 32ND ADDITIONAL C.M.M., BENGALURU CITY, BENGALURU; (II) QUASH THE FIR IN CRIME NO.0041/2025 REGISTERED BY THE NORTH WOMEN’S POLICE STATION, MALLESHWARAM SUB-DN., BENGALURU CITY, ON THE FILE OF XXXII ADDITIONAL C.M.M., BENGALURU CITY, BENGALURU, FOR THE OFFENCES PUNISHABLE U/SEC. 85, 352 R/W 3(5) OF BNS, 2023, AND SECTIONS 3 AND 4 OF THE D.P. ACT, IN SO FAR AS IT RELATES TO THE PETITIONERS ARE CONCERNED, GROSS ABUSE OF PROCESS OF COURT. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MOHAMMAD NAWAZ ORAL ORDER This petition is preferred to quash the FIR in Crime No.41/2025 registered at North Women Police Station, Bengaluru City for the offence punishable under Section - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:48216 CRL.P No. 11306 of 2025 85, 352 r/w 3(5) of BNS, 2023 and Section 3 and 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act. 2. It is brought to the notice of the Court that the investigation is completed and chargesheet is also filed in this case. 3. Petitioner seeks to challenge the chargesheet. 4. With liberty to the petitioners to challenge the chargesheet, petition is disposed of. I.A.No.1/2025 is disposed of. Sd/- (MOHAMMAD NAWAZ) JUDGE HB List No.: 1 Sl No.: 79