- 1 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010723792024 NC: 2026:KHC:39159 CRL.P No. 3 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 28TH DAY OF JULY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 3 OF 2025 (482(Cr.PC) / 528(BNSS)) BETWEEN: 1. SMT. AVULA LAKSHMI W/O SRI AVULA VENKATA NARASIMHA RAO AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS 2. SRU AVULA VENKATA NARASIMHA RAO S/O SRI VEERASWAMY AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS 3. SMT. AVULA SAI BHARGAVI D/O SRI AVULA VENKATANARASIMHA RAO W/O SRI GOTHULA KALYAN CHAKRAVARTHI AGED ABOUT 26 YEARS PETITIONER NOS.1 TO 3 ARE R/AT NO. 6-39, KRISHNA NAGAR ULAVAPADU MANDALAM ULAVAPADU PRAKASAM DISTRICT 523292 Digitally signed by PADMAVATHI B K Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010723792024 NC: 2026:KHC:39159 CRL.P No. 3 of 2025 ANDHRA PRADESH 4. SRI GOTHULA KALYAN CHAKRAVATHI S/O SRI VENKATESWARLU AGED ABOUT 28 YEARS R/AT 5-149, SOCIETY BAZAR ULAVAPADU MANDALAM ULAVAPADU PRAKASAM DISTRICT ANDHRA PRADESH 523292 5. SRI AVULA YANADAIAHU S/O VEERASWAMY R., AGED ABOUT 73 YEARS R/AT R CHODAVARAM CHODAVARAM PRAKASAM DISTRICT ANDHRA PRADESH 523279 …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. B.M. HALA SWAMY, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA BY NORTH WOMEN POLICE STATION. SPP, HIGH COURT BUILDING BENGALURU-01 2. SMT. NANDINI B W/O CHAITANYA - 3 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010723792024 NC: 2026:KHC:39159 CRL.P No. 3 of 2025 KIRAN AVULA AGED ABOUT 33 YEARS R/AT B-74, 5TH A MAIN PIPELINE ROAD, BAHUBALINAGAR JALAHALLI VILLAGE, BANGALORE 560 013 …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. DEEPTHI ALVA, HCGP FOR R1; SRI. PARASHURAM R. HATTARKIHAL, ADVOCATE FOR R2) THIS CRL.P. IS FILED U/S 482 CR.PC (FILED U/S 528 BNNS) BY THE ADVOCATE FOR THE PETITIONER PRAYING TO QUASH THE COMPLAINT AND FIR IN CRIME NO.65/2024 BEFORE WOMENS POLICE STATION, NORTH DIVISION, PENDING IN 32ND ADDITIONAL CHIEF METROPOLITAN MAGISTRATE AT BANGALORE FOR THE OFFENCE P/U/S 498A, 504, 506, 34 OF IPC AND SEC.3, 4 OF D.P ACT. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 4 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010723792024 NC: 2026:KHC:39159 CRL.P No. 3 of 2025 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA ORAL ORDER Heard Sri. B.M. Hala Swamy, learned counsel appearing for the petitioners, Smt. Deepthi Alva, learned HCGP appearing for respondent No.1, Sri. Parashuram R. Hattarkihal, learned counsel appearing for respondent No.2 and have perused the material on record. 2. The petitioners are before the Court calling in question the registration of a crime in Crime No.65/2024 for the offences punishable under Sections 498A, 504, 506, 34 of the IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961. 3. The FIR comes to be registered on 26.07.2024 and the charge sheet is filed on 25.12.2024. The petition is preferred on 10.12.2024 challenging the crime. The cognizance in the case at hand is taken on 31.01.2025. Long thereafter, comes the interim order granted by the Co-ordinate Bench of this Court. - 5 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010723792024 NC: 2026:KHC:39159 CRL.P No. 3 of 2025 4. Therefore, reserving liberty to the petitioners to challenge the charge sheet, the petition stands disposed. Sd/- (M.NAGAPRASANNA) JUDGE SJK List No.: 2 Sl No.: 2