- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:532 CRL.P No. 103560 of 2023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH DATED THIS THE 15TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 103560 OF 2023 (482(Cr.PC)/528(BNSS)-) BETWEEN: 1. DURAGAPPA S/O. VITHAL BANAHATTI AGE. 32 YEARS, OCC. PVT. SERVICE (TEACHER), R/O. H.NO.2918, GURLHOSUR ONI, SAVADATTI, TQ. SAVADATTI, DIST. BELAGAVI-591126. 2. BALAVVA W/O. VITHAL BANAHATTI AGE. 53 YEARS, OCC. HOUSEWIFE, R/O. H.NO. 2918, GURLHOSUR ONI, SAVADATTI, TQ. SAVADATTI, DIST. BELAGAVI-591126. 3. VITHAL S/O. DURAGAPPA BANAHATTI AGE. 67 YEARS, OCC. RETIRED, R/O. H.NO.2918, MADAR ONI, RAMAPUR SITE, SAVADATTI, TQ. SAVADATTI, DIST. BELAGAVI-591126. 4. DHANESHWARI W/O. ARJUN GASTI AGE. 35 YEARS, OCC. PVT. SERVICE (TEACHER), R/O. 331, JANATA COLONY, KODLIWAD, TQ. SAVADATTI, DIST. BELAGAVI-591129. 5. PRAVEEN S/O. VITHAL BANAHATTI AGE. 28 YEARS, OCC. SERVICE, R/O. H.NO.2918, GURLHOSUR ONI, SAVADATTI, TQ. SAVADATTI, DIST. BELAGAVI-591126. PRESENTLY WORKING AT DISTRICT RESERVE POLICE S.P. OFFICE AND RESIDING AT. DHARWAD. 6. ARJUN S/O. KAREPPA GASTI AGE. 39 YEARS, OCC. POLICE SERVICE, Digitally signed by B K MAHENDRAKUMAR Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA DHARWAD BENCH Date: 2025.01.16 05:30:55 +0530 - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:532 CRL.P No. 103560 of 2023 R/O. 331, JANATA COLONY, KODLIWAD, TQ. SAVADATTI, DIST. BELAGAVI-591129. 7. SANTOSH S/O. VITHAL BANAHATTI AGE. 30 YEARS, OCC. NIL (K.A.S STUDENT), R/O. WARD NO. 21, RAMAPUR SITE, NEAR GB HIGH SCHOOL, SAVADATTI, DIST. BELAGAVI-591126. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. RAVIRAJ C. PATIL, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA THROUGH CHIKKODI P.S., REPRESENTED BY SPP, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD. 2. TANUJA W/O. DURGAPPA BAHANATTI AGE. 25 YEARS, OCC. HOUSEWIFE, R/O. C/O. SANGMESH HANAMANT JODATTI, HIG-15, RAJEEV NAGAR, LAXMI TEMPLE, NEAR WATER TANK, CHIKKODI-591201. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. T.HANUMAREDDY, ADDL. GOVT. ADV. FOR R1; SRI. ASHOK R.KALYANSHETTY, ADV. FOR R2) THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED U/S 482 OF CR.P.C., SEEKING TO, QUASH THE FIR IN CHIKKODI PS CRIME NO.157/2023 AND CONSEQUENTLY QUASH ALL FURTHER PROCEEDINGS ARISING THEREAFTER FOR THE OFFENCES PUNISHABLE U/S 498A, 323 OF IPC AND U/S 4 OF DOWRY PROHIBITION ACT, 1961 SO FAR AS THE ACCUSED NO.1 TO 7/PETITIONERS ARE CONCERNED. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:532 CRL.P No. 103560 of 2023 ORAL ORDER Memo is filed seeking leave of the Court to withdraw the petition. The memo is placed on record. The petition is dismissed as withdrawn with liberty to file fresh petition to challenge the charge sheet. Pending applications, if any, are disposed off as not surviving for consideration. Sd/- (HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR) JUDGE JTR Ct:vh List No.: 1 Sl No.: 1