- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:3090 CRL.P No. 7107 of 2022 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 20TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 7107 OF 2022 BETWEEN: 1. SMT. S. LAKSHMIDEVI D/O LATE SHIVARAMAIAH, W/O RAJANNA AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, R/AT #822, 3RD MAIN ROAD, 3RD CROSS, BEHIND GOVT. COLLEGE, SRS ROAD, PEENYA, BENGALURU NORTH, PEENYA SMALL INDUSTRIES, KARNATAKA-560 058. 2. SMT. S. VIDYA D/O LATE SHIVARAMAIAH, W/O VISHWANATH GOWDA S.C., AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS, R/AT #40/12-6, 22ND CROSS, GOVINDARAJNAGAR, VIJAYANAGAR, BENGALURU NORTH, KARNATAKA-560 040. 3. SRI. S. SHYAMASUNDAR S/O LATE SHIVARAMAIAH, AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS, R/AT NO.805, 3RD CROSS, 3RD MAIN, SRS ROAD, PEENYA BENGALURU NORTH, PEENYA INDUSTRIES, BENGALURU-560 058. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. CHANDAN B.K., ADVOCATE) Digitally signed by GEETHA P G Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:3090 CRL.P No. 7107 of 2022 AND: 1. SMT. B. PRAMEELA W/O S. KRISHNA, D/O BORALINGAIAH, 2. VIHA K. D/O S. KRISHNA, AGED ABOUT 8 YEARS, SINCE MINOR, REPRESENTED BY NATURAL GUARDIAN HER MOTHER NAMELY B PRAMEELA BOTH ARE RESIDING AT R/AT NO.805, 3RD CROSS, 3RD MAIN, SRS ROAD, PEENYA BENGALURU NORTH, PEENYA INDUSTRIES, BENGALURU-560 058. 3. SRI. S. KRISHNA S/O LATE SHIVARAMAIAH, AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS, R/AT NO.805, 3RD CROSS, 3RD MAIN, SRS ROAD, PEENYA BENGALURU NORTH, PEENYA INDUSTRIES, BENGALURU-560 058. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. VIVEK, ADVOCATE FOR SRI. ABHINAV R., ADVOCATE FOR R1 & R2) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S.482 CR.P.C PRAYING TO QUASH THE ENTIRE PROCEEDINGS IN CRL.MISC.NO.93/2022 FILED BY THE FIRST RESPONDENT THE ORDER DATED 28.06.2022 ISSUING SUMMONS AND COGNIZANCE AND REISSUED DATED 28.07.2022 PENDING BEFORE METROPOLITAN MAGISTRATE TRAFFIC COURT-III, BANGALORE THIS PETITION FILED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THE D.V. ACT. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:3090 CRL.P No. 7107 of 2022 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA ORAL ORDER The petitioners in the case at hand are sister-in-law, brother-in-law. The petitioner Nos.1 and 2, who have approached the concerned Court, invoking Section 12 of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005, are the wife and child of respondent No.3 one S. Krishna. 2. The proceedings are instituted as observed herein above under the provisions of the Domestic Violence Act. Insofar as the present petitioners are concerned, though the complaint alleges several grievances against them of instigation, the ingredients that would become necessary for a Domestic Violence Act to spring are conspicuously absent. 3. For the very reasons rendered in the companion petitions to quash the proceedings against them registered under Section 498A, 307 or otherwise. The same would - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:3090 CRL.P No. 7107 of 2022 become applicable to the case at hand as well. For those very reasons, the domestic violence proceedings against all the petitioners except the husband shall stand obliterated. 4. For the aforesaid reasons, the following: O R D E R (i) Petition is allowed. (ii) Proceedings in Crl. Misc.No.93/2022 stands quashed qua the petitioner Nos.1, 2, 3/respondents Nos.2, 3 and 4. (iii) It is made clear that the Court has not interfered qua the other respondents. Ordered accordingly. Sd/- (M.NAGAPRASANNA) JUDGE HB List No.: 1 Sl No.: 0