- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:8214 CRL.P NO.10346 OF 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 24TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 10346 OF 2024 BETWEEN: SRI ANOOP A. THOGATAVEER S/O SRI. ASHOK S. THOGATAVEER, AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS, "SATVIKA", NO.16, 16TH CROSS, 5TH MAIN ROAD, SIR M. V. NAGAR, BENGALURU - 560 016. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. DEVAIAH I.S., ADVOCATE) AND: KUM. SAANVI AGED ABOUT 11 YEARS, SINCE MINOR, CLAIMED TO BE REP. BEFORE THE FAMILY COURT BY HER GRANDFATHER. SRI. RADHAKRISHNA, S/O. SRI. V. ANJINAPPA, AGED ABOUT 66 YEARS, NO. 46, 1ST FLOOR, 5TH MAIN, H.V.R. LAYOUT, KAMAKSHIPALYA, BENGALURU - 560 079, …RESPONDENT THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED UNDER SECTION 528 OF BHARATIYA NAGARIKA SURAKSHA SANHITA, 2023, PRAYING TO SET-ASIDE THE ORDER DATED 15.06.2024 (ANNEXURE-A) PASSED ON I.A. NO.4 IN CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS NO.310/2022 PASSED BY THE III ADDITIONAL PRINCIPAL FAMILY JUDGE, AT Digitally signed by ARUNKUMAR M S Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:8214 CRL.P NO.10346 OF 2024 BENGALURU; QUASH THE PROCEEDINGS IN CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS NO.310/2022 (ANNEXURE-G) UNDER SECTION 125 OF THE CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE AGAINST THE PETITIONER HEREIN, PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE LEARNED III ADDITIONAL PRINCIPAL FAMILY JUDGE, AT BENGALURU. THIS PETITION COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR ORAL ORDER In this petition, the petitioner has sought for following relief: "a) Call for records in Criminal Misc.310/2022 on the file of the III Addl. Principal Family Judge, at Bengaluru; b) Set aside the Order dated 15.06.2024 (Annexure-A) passed on I.A. No.4 in Criminal Misc.310/2022 passed by the III Addl. Principal Family Judge, at Bengaluru; c) Quash the proceedings in Criminal Misc. No.310/2022 (Annexure-G) under Section 125 of the Code of Criminal Procedure against the petitioner herein, pending on the file of the learned III Addl. Principal Family Judge, at Bengaluru; and d) Grant any such other reliefs as this Hon'ble Court may deem fit in light of the facts and circumstances of the case, in the interest of justice and equity." 2. After arguing for some time, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petition may be disposed of reserving liberty in favour of the petitioner to urge all contentions before the Family Court including the contentions urged by the petitioner in - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:8214 CRL.P NO.10346 OF 2024 IA.No.4 filed under Section 8 of the Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act, which was dismissed by the Family Court by the impugned order dated 15.06.2024 in Criminal Miscellaneous No.310/2022. 3. The said submission is placed on record. 4. Accordingly, Criminal Petition is disposed of as withdrawn, reserving liberty in favour of the petitioner to urge all his contentions including the contentions urged in application IA No.4, which was dismissed by the Family Court by the impugned order dated 15.06.2024 in Criminal Miscellaneous No.310/2022. Sd/- (S.R. KRISHNA KUMAR) JUDGE ARK List No.: 1 Sl No.: 97