Petitioners sought quashing of domestic violence proceedings under the DV Act before a Kolar Magistrate. Petitioner No.3 sought and obtained permission to withdraw the petition via a filed memo; the High Court dismissed the petition as withdrawn without deciding any issue.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
DATED THIS THE 22ND DAY OF JULY, 2024
BEFORE
THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N S SANJAY GOWDA CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 4929 OF 2021
BETWEEN:
PETITIONER NOs.1 AND 2 ARE RESIDING AT NO.83, JAIN TEMPLE STREET, ANDERSON POST, KGF, KOLAR - 563 113.
Digitally signed by KIRAN KUMAR R Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA
R/A M.K. PARADISE, MALLIKARJUNA NAGAR, HUBLI - 580 020.
…PETITIONERS
(BY MS. SUNANTHA SAHUKAR, ADVOCATE FOR SRI. RAHUL S. REDDY, ADVOCATE)
AND:
RESPONDENT NO.2 IS A MINOR AND IS WITH HIS MOTHER AND NATURAL GUARDIAN RESPONDENT NO. 1,
RESPONDENT NOS.1 AND 2 ARE RESIDING AT NO.910, CHINNASWAMY MUDALIAR COMPOUND, 4TH BLOCK, NEAR TVS SHOWROOM, ROBERTSON POST, KGF, KOLAR - 563 122.
…RESPONDENTS
(BY SRI K.C. NAGARAJ, ADVOCATE)
THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED UNDER SECTION 482 OF CR.P.C PRAYING TO QUASH THE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE PETITIONERS IN D.V.C.NO.5/2020 FILED BY THE RESPONDENTS UNDER SECTION 12 OF PROTECTION OF WOMEN FROM DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ACT ON THE FILE OF SENIOR CIVIL JUDGE AND PRINCIPAL J.M.F.C., K.G.F. AT KOLAR.
THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:
ORDER
Learned counsel for petitioner No.3 seeks permission
to withdraw the petition and he has filed a memo to that effect.
In view of the above, the petition is dismissed as
withdrawn.
Sd/JUDGE
CPN CT: BHK
1 issue framed by the court
Whether proceedings in D.V.C.No.5/2020 against the petitioners should be quashed.
2 provisions across 2 enactments
Sri Sathya Murthy
Smt. Sathyavani
Smt. Selva Kumari
Smt. Tara Bai
Smt. Deepa
Smt. M. Preethi
N S Sanjay Gowda
As recorded by the court registry
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