- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:1455 CRL.P No. 101087 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA,AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 3RD DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V.SRISHANANDA CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 101087 OF 2025 (482(CR.PC)/528(BNSS)) BETWEEN: 1. PRADEEP S/O MARUTI MORE AGE. 36 YEARS, OCC. BUSINESS, R/O. 680, DEEP, RAVINDRANATH COLONY AJARA, TQ. AJARA KOLHAPUR, MAHARASHTRA 416001. 2. MARUTI MORE AGE. 68 YEARS, OCC. BUSINESS, R/O. 680, DEEP, RAVINDRANATH COLONY AJARA, TQ. AJARA, KOLHAPUR MAHARASHTRA. 3. SUNANDA W/O MARUTI MORE AGE. 58 YEARS, OCC. BUSINESS, R/O. 680, DEEP, RAVINDRANATH COLONY AJARA, TQ. AJARA, KOLHAPUR MAHARASHTRA. 4. SADASHIV APPA MORE AGE. 55 YEARS, OCC. BUSINESS, R/O. 680, DEEP, RAVINDRANATH COLONY AJARA, TQ. AJARA, KOLHAPUR MAHARASHTRA. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. JAGADISH PATIL, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, THROUGH SANKESHWAR P.S., BELAGAVI R/BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH 580001. CHANDRASHEKAR LAXMAN KATTIMANI Digitally signed by CHANDRASHEKAR LAXMAN KATTIMANI Date: 2026.02.04 12:57:37 +0530 - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:1455 CRL.P No. 101087 of 2025 2. CHAYA JANU RAVAN AGE. 56 YEARS, OCC. HOUSEWIFE, R/O BUGATE POST, ALUR, TQ. HUKKERI, DIST. BELAGAVI 591309. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. KIRTILATA R. PATIL, HCGP FOR R1; SRI. A.M. GUNDAWADE, ADVOCATE FOR R2) THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED UNDER SECTION 528 OF BNSS, 2023, PRAYING TO QUASH THE ENTIRE PROCEEDINGS IN C.C.NO.3054/2024 FOR THE OFFENCES P/U/SEC. 498A, 304B, 306, 506 R/W 34 OF IPC R/W 3 AND 4 OF DOWRY PROHIBITION ACT, 1961 PENDING ON THE FILE OF CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC COURT, SANKESHWAR IN CONNECTION WITH FIR CRIME NO. 113/2024 DATED 03.09.2024 REGISTERED BY SANKESHWAR P.S. AND ALL FURTHER PROCEEDINGS PURSUANT THERETO WITH RESPECT TO PETITIONERS/ACCUSED NO. 1-4 IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE. THIS CRIMINAL PETITION COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V.SRISHANANDA) Learned counsel for the petitioners has filed a memo seeking withdrawal of the petition. The memo reads as under: "The Advocate for the petitioners herein submits that: That petitioners seek leave of this Hon’ble Court to withdraw the above mentioned petition with liberty to file Discharge before the Trial Court. Hence the - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:1455 CRL.P No. 101087 of 2025 same may be dismissed as withdrawn, in the interest of justice and equity.” Placing the memo on record, the petition is dismissed as withdrawn with liberty as prayed for. Sd/- (V.SRISHANANDA) JUDGE SMM, CT:CMU LIST NO.: 3 SL NO.: 30