Full Judgment
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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
2. NAGAVENI
D/O NARAYANAPPA AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS Digitally signed by SANJEEVINI BANGALORE RURAL DISTRICT - 562 110. J KARISHETTY Location: High Court of 3. PRAKASH Karnataka S/O NARAYANAPPA AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS R/AT SABBENAHALLI VILLAGE, MANCHANEBELE HOBLI CHIKKABALLAPURA TALUK - 562 101. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. JOSE SEBASTIAN, ADVOCATE) -2- 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 , …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:
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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