- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:1789 CRL.P No. 105288 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 6TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V.SRISHANANDA CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 105288 OF 2025 (482(CR.PC)/528(BNSS)) BETWEEN: 1. J. HULIGESH S/O MANJUNATH AGE. 30 YEARS, OCC. COOLIE, R/O. TEACHERS COLONY, HOSAPETE ROAD, HARAPANAHALLI TOWN, HARAPPANAHALLI TALUK, VIJAYANAGARA DISTRICT. 2. MANJUNATH S/O LATE MARI KASHAPPA AGE. 58 YEARS, OCC. COOLIE, R/O. TEACHERS COLONY, HOSAPETE ROAD, HARAPANAHALLI TOWN, HARAPPANAHALLI TALUK, VIJAYANAGARA DISTRICT. 3. LAKSHAMAMMA W/O MANJUNATH AGE. 52 YEARS, OCC. HOUSEWIFE, R/O. TEACHERS COLONY, HOSAPETE ROAD, HARAPANAHALLI TOWN, HARAPPANAHALLI TALUK, VIJAYANAGARA DISTRICT. 4. NAVEEN S/O MANJUNATH AGE. 27 YEARS, OCC. COOLIE, R/O. TEACHERS COLONY, HOSAPETE ROAD, HARAPANAHALLI TOWN, HARAPPANAHALLI TALUK, VIJAYANAGARA DISTRICT. 5. ASHWINI W/O NAGARAJ AGE. 25 YEARS, OCC. HOUSEWIFE, Digitally signed by CHANDRASHEKAR LAXMAN KATTIMANI Location: High Court of Karnataka, Dharwad Bench. - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:1789 CRL.P No. 105288 of 2025 R/O. NEAR MILK DAIRY, 8TH BATALIAN, KSRP SHIVAMOGGA, SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT. 6. NAGARAJA S/O GADLAJJA AGE. 35 YEARS, OCC. POLICE HEAD CONSTABLE, R/O. NEAR MILK DAIRRY, 8TH BATALIAN, KSRP SHIVAMOGGA, SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. SRINIVAS B.NAIK, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REP BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA DHARWAD BENCH, THROUGH KOTTUR POLICE STATION, DISTRICT VIJAYANAGARA - 580011. 2. SMT. B. PRATHIBA @ MEGHANA W/O J.HULIGESHI AGE. 29 YEARS, OCC. HOUSEWIFE, R/O. NEKAR COLONY, NOW AT NEAR GOWRAMMA, ITI COLLEGE, UJJINI ROAD KOTTUR, TALUK KOTTUR, VIJAYANAGARA DISTRICT - 583134. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. KIRTILATA R. PATIL, HCGP FOR R1; NOTICE SERVED TO R2) THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED U/S 528 OF BNSS, 2023, SEEKING TO QUASH THE FIR AND ENTIRE PROCEEDINGS IN CRIME NO. 204/2025 KOTTUR P.S. ON THE FILE OF CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC COURT, KUDLIGI, VIJAYANAGAR DIST REGISTERED FOR THE OFFENCES P/U/SEC 3 AND 4 OF DOWRY PROHIBITION ACT 1961, AND 352 351(2), 85 AND 3(5) OF BNS, 2023, IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:1789 CRL.P No. 105288 of 2025 THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V.SRISHANANDA) In the present petition, what is challenged is the registration of the FIR. 2. It is submitted that charge sheet is filed. Therefore, memo is filed to withdraw the petition with liberty to challenge the charge sheet. 3. Memo is accepted. 4. Accordingly following: ORDER Petition is dismissed as withdrawn with liberty as prayed for. Sd/- (V.SRISHANANDA) JUDGE CLK Ct-cmu LIST NO.: 1 SL NO.: 61