- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:43664 CRL.P No. 7861 of 2021 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 31ST DAY OF OCTOBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.I.ARUN CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 7861 OF 2021 BETWEEN: 1. SRI. MANNAVA VENKATA SHARATH CHANDRA S/O LAXMI NARAYNA AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS R/AT: VILLA NO.11, SHANTHINIKETAN DHULLAPALLYA ROAD, KOMAPLLY HYDERABAD-500 014. 2. SRI. LAXMI NARAYANA S/O MANNAVA BOLLAIH AGED ABOUT 73 YEARS R/AT: VILLA NO.11, SHANTHINIKETAN DHULLAPALLYA ROAD, KOMAPLLY HYDERABAD-500 014. 3. SMT. VIJAYA LAKSHMI W/O LAXMI NARAYANA AGED ABOUT 67 YEARS R/AT: VILLA NO.11, SHANTHINIKETAN DHULLAPALLYA ROAD, KOMAPLLY HYDERABAD-500 014. 4. SMT. SRAVYA M. W/O M.SHRINIVAS RAO AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS R/AT: # 4-2-1, ANIL TALKIES ROAD VENKATESHWARA COLONY TELANGANA-503 185. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. RAJESH A., ADVOCATE) Digitally signed by GEETHA P G Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:43664 CRL.P No. 7861 of 2021 AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA BY VIJAYANAGAR POLICE STATION BENGALURU-560 040. REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR/ HCGP HIGH COURT BUILDING BENGALURU-560 001. 2. SMT. MANNAVA SMITHA W/O M.V.SHARATH CHANDRA C/O USHA CHINTA AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS R/AT NO 1024, 11TH MAIN 5TH CROSS, HAMPINAGAR VIJAYANAGAR, 2ND STAGE BENGALURU-560 104. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. WAHEEDA M.M., HCGP FOR R1; SRI. SIDDHARTH B.MUCHANDI, ADVOCATE FOR R2) THIS CRL.P. IS FILED UNDER SECTION 482 OF CR.P.C. PRAYING TO QUASH THE FIR AND COMPLAINT DATED 11.08.2021 REGISTERED IN CR.NO.204/2021 BY RESPNDENT NO.1 VIJAYANAGAR POLICE STATION, BASED ON THE COMPLAINT/FIRST INFORMATION LODGED BY RESPONDENT NO.2, PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE XXIV ACMM, BANGALORE AGAINST THESE PETITIONERS ARRAYING THEM AS ACCUSED NOS.1 TO 4, FOR THE OFFENCES PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTIONS 498A AND 504 OF IPC AND SECTIONS 3 AND 4 OF DOWRY PROHIBITION ACT, 1961 VIDE ANNEXURES-A AND B. THIS PETITION COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THROUGH PHYSICAL HEARING/VIDEO CONFERENCING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:43664 CRL.P No. 7861 of 2021 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.I.ARUN ORAL ORDER Learned counsel for the petitioners has filed a memo dated 31.10.2025 with a prayer to dismiss the criminal petition as withdrawn.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 The criminal petition is accordingly dismissed as withdrawn.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.: 19