- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:25556 CRL.P No. 9484 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 1ST DAY OF JUNE, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 9484 OF 2024 BETWEEN: 1. MANOHAR S/O LATE MUNIRAJU AGED ABOUT 26 YEARS R/AT NO.208, GORBAGILU WARD WARD NO.13, DEVANAHALLI TOWN, DEVANAHALLI TALUK, BANGALORE RURAL DISTRICT - 562 110. 2. NAGAVENI D/O NARAYANAPPA AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS R/AT NO.208, GORBAGILU WARD WARD NO.13, DEVANAHALLI TOWN, DEVANAHALLI TALUK, BANGALORE RURAL DISTRICT - 562 110. 3. PRAKASH S/O NARAYANAPPA AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS R/AT SABBENAHALLI VILLAGE, MANCHANEBELE HOBLI CHIKKABALLAPURA TALUK - 562 101. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. JOSE SEBASTIAN, ADVOCATE) Digitally signed by SANJEEVINI J KARISHETTY Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:25556 CRL.P No. 9484 of 2024 AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA BY DEVANAHALLI POLICE STATION, DEVANAHALLI, BANGALORE RURAL DISTRICT REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU - 560 091. 2. SUMA W/O MANOHAR R/AT BANASHANKARI LAYOUT, BYCHAPUR ROAD, DEVANAHALLI TOWN, BANGALORE RURAL DISTRICT - 562 110 FACTUALLY: SUMA, W/O HEMANTH R/AT NO. 448, GANTHRIGE, PILLANAVARA BEEDI, DEVANAHALLI , BANGALORE RURAL DISTRICT - 562 110. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. B.N. JAGADEESHA, ADDL. SPP FOR R1) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 482 OF CR.PC (FILED U/S 528 BNSS) PRAYING TO QUASH ALL THE PROCEEDINGS CRIME NO.6/2024 BY THE DEVANAHALLI POLICE BASED ON THE COMPLAINT OF THE 2ND RESPONDENT UNDER SECTION 498A OF IPC AND SECTION 3 AND 4 OF THE DOWRY PROHIBITION ACT. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:25556 CRL.P No. 9484 of 2024 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA ORAL ORDER Learned Additional State Public Prosecutor on instructions would submit that the ‘B’ report has been filed. 2. In the light of filing of the ‘B’ report, the present petition has rendered infructuous. 3. Reserving liberty to the petitioners to knock at the doors of appropriate fora, in the event of need, the petition stands disposed. Sd/- (M.NAGAPRASANNA) JUDGE SJK List No.: 1 Sl No.: 6