- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:14058 CRL.P No. 1052 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 9TH DAY OF MARCH, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 1052 OF 2026 (482(Cr.PC) / 528(BNSS)) BETWEEN: 1. PODAPALLI AADHI LAKSHMI AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS, W/O LATE PODAPATTI TATHAYYA, 17/1/22 SIMHADRI NAGAR, KANDAKUR NELLORE-560016 ANDHRA PRADESH. 2. HARI KRISHNA PODAPATI @ KRISHNA PODAPATI @ KRISHNA PODAPATI S/O LATE PODAPATTI TATHAYYA, AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, R/AT NO.4, CLEMERSON CLOSE BLABY LEICESTER, LE8 4BQ, UNITED KINGDOM 3. MALATHI PODAPATI W/O SRINIVAS, D/O KRISHNA PODAPATI, AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS, NOW R/AT IM KREUZGEWANN 31, 69181, LEIMEN, GERMANY …PETITIONERS (BY SMT. SHUBHA PRAKASH, ADVOCATE) Digitally signed by SANJEEVINI J KARISHETTY Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:14058 CRL.P No. 1052 of 2026 AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA POLICE OF SOUTH WOMEN POLICE STATION, BENGALURU CITY, R/BY SPP HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA BENGALURU. 2. SMT. SWETHA ASHOK GANDHI W/O KRISHNA PODAPATI, AND D/O ASHOK GANDHI, AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS, R/AT FLAT NO.B-3-309, GOKULAM AOOARTMENTS, VASANTHAPURA, DODDAKKASANDRA, BENGALURU-560062 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. B.N. JAGADEESHA, ADDL. SPP FOR R1) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 482 CR.PC (FILED U/S 528 BNSS) BY THE ADVOCATE FOR THE PETITIONER PRAYING THAT THIS HONOURABLE COURT MAY BE PLEASED TO QUASH THE FIR REGISTERED AS FIR 0135/2025 OF THE SOUTH WOMEN POLICE STATION BENGALURU CITY AND THE PROCEEDINGS ON THE FILE OF 37TH ACMM COURT MAYOHALL UNIT, IN CR.NO.0135/2025 REGARDING O/P/U/S 85, 115(2), 352, 35192), R/W 3(5) OD DP ACT. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:14058 CRL.P No. 1052 of 2026 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA ORAL ORDER The learned Additional Special Public Prosecutor on instructions and verification of the records would submit that charge sheet is filed only against accused No.1, the husband and all the other family members are dropped from the array of accused. 2. The petitioners here are an amalgam of all mother- in-law, father-in-law and the husband. In the light of the charge sheet being filed against the husband only, the petitioners are reserved liberty to challenge the charge sheet. 3. Reserving such liberty, the petition is disposed. Sd/- (M.NAGAPRASANNA) JUDGE JY List No.: 1 Sl No.: 43