- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:47576 CRL.P No. 7 of 2023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 19TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.I.ARUN CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 7 OF 2023 (482(Cr.PC) / 528(BNSS)) BETWEEN: 1. VENU K.M. @ LALITH KUMAR S/O LATE MUNIRAJAPPA AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS R/AT:9/53, POLICE COMPOUND BEHIND KIRAN JEWELRIES CHANNADANDRA KADUGODI PLANTATION, KADUGODI BANGALORE SOUTH-560 067. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. S.A.NAZIA, ADVOCATE FOR SRI. IMRAN PASHA, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA THROUGH KADUGODI POLICE STATION REP. BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA BUILDING BANGALORE-560 001. 2. MAMATHA M. @ GAYATHRI W/O VENU K.M. @ LALITH KUMAR D/O MUNIYALAPPA AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS Digitally signed by GEETHA P G Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:47576 CRL.P No. 7 of 2023 RESIDING AT: C/O GOPAL S/O CHIKKATAYAPPA NEAR YELLAMAM DEVI TEMPLE TIRUMAGONDANA HALLI NERALOORU POST, ATTIBELE HOBLI ANEKAL TALUK, BANGALORE-562 067. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. VINAY MAHADEVAIAH, HCGP FOR R1) THIS CRL.P. IS FILED UNDER SECTION 482 OF CR.P.C. PRAYING TO QUASH THE CHARGE SHEET IN C.C.NO.3081/2018 PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE ADDITIONAL CHIEF JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE, BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT, BENGALURU AS ANNEXURE-C AND CONSEQUENTLY QUASH THE FIR AND COMPLAINT IN CRIME NO.171/2017 BEFORE THE 1ST RESPONDENT, KADUGODI POLICE AT ANNEXURES-B AND C RESPECTIVELY FOR THE COMMISSION OF THE OFFENCES PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTIONS 498A, 506 R/W 34 OF IPC AND SECTIONS 3 AND 4 OF DOWRY PROHIBITION ACT, 1961 REGISTERED WITH KADUGODI POLICE. THIS PETITION COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THROUGH PHYSICAL HEARING/VIDEO CONFERENCING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:47576 CRL.P No. 7 of 2023 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.I.ARUN ORAL ORDER Learned counsel for the petitioner has filed a memo dated 17.09.2025 with a prayer to dismiss the criminal petition as withdrawn. The memo is taken on record. The criminal petition is accordingly dismissed as withdrawn. SD/- (M.I.ARUN) JUDGE PGG List No.: 1 Sl No.: 3