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2026 DAILYLAW 23065 (KAR)

SRI. MALLIKARJUNA v. THE STATE BY WEST WOMEN PS

CRL.P/6088/2026 · 2026-06-12

M Nagaprasanna

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- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:28639 CRL.P No. 6088 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 12TH DAY OF JUNE, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 6088 OF 2026 BETWEEN: 1. SRI. MALLIKARJUNA C S/O CHENNAPPA AGED ABOUT 67 YEARS 2. SMT. PRAMEELA N W/O MALLIKARJUNA AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS PETITIONER NO.1 AND 2 ARE RESIDING AT LAKSHMI VENKATESHWAR TRADERS, RAMAPURA, GHAT MAIN ROAD, HANNURU TALUK NEAR RAMAPURA POLICE STATION CHAMARAJNAGARA DISTRICT - 571 444. 3. SMT. NALINA M W/O MAHESH M.S. AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS RESIDENT AT RAMAPURA HANNURU TALUK, KOLLEGALA CHAMARAJNAGARA DISTRICT - 571 444. 4. SMT. ANU @ HEMALATHA M D/O LATE MOHAN KUMAR P AGED ABOUT 22 YEARS RESIDINT AT RAMAPURA Digitally signed by SANJEEVINI J KARISHETTY Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:28639 CRL.P No. 6088 of 2026 HANNURU TALUK, KOLLEGALA CHAMARAJNAGAR DISTICT - 571 444. (NAME AS PER AADAR CARD) 5. SRI. SACHIN S. AGED ABOUT 28 YEARS S/O SHIVANANDA RESIDENT AT RAMAPURA CHAMARAJNAGAR DISTICT - 571 444. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. GIRISH M.K, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE BY WEST WOMEN P.S., BANGALORE CITY, REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR. HIGH COURT OF KARANATAKA BENGALURU - 560 001. 2. SMT. DHAMINI R W/O SUNIL KUMAR AGED ABOUT 29 YEARS, R/AT NO. 321, 6TH MAIN 6TH CROSS, BCC LAYOUT CHANDRA LAYOUT BENGALURU - 560 040. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. WAHEEDA M.M, HCGP FOR R1) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 482 OF CR.PC (FILED U/S 528 BNSS) PRAYING TO QUASH THE FIR AGAINST THE PETITIONERS INITIATED BY THE FIRST RESPONDENT WOMEN WEST POLICE STATION AS ACCUSED NO. 2 TO 6 IN THEIR - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:28639 CRL.P No. 6088 of 2026 CRIME NO. 0051 / 2026 FOR THE OFFENCES PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTIONS 85, 115(2), 351(2), 352, R/W 3(5) OF THE BHARATHIYA NYAYA SANHITHA (BNS) AND 3 AND 4 OF THE DOWRY PROHIBITION ACT 1961 ON THE FILE OF THE XXIV ADDITIONAL CHIEF JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE COURT BANGALORE CITY BY ALLOWING THIS PETITION. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA ORAL ORDER The learned counsel appearing for the petitioners submit that while filing the charge sheet, these petitioners have been dropped from the array of accused. 2. In that light, the petition is rendered infructuous and is disposed as having become infructuous. Sd/- (M.NAGAPRASANNA) JUDGE JY List No.: 1 Sl No.: 48