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Smt. Hemavathi v. State by Jalahalli Police Station

Karnataka HC8 Dec 2025CRL.P/2589/2025

Case brief

AI extract

What is this about?

Quashing petition withdrawn; FIR Crime No.18/2018, Jalahalli Police Station, Bengaluru; complaint dated 11.02.2018; offences under Sections 498(A), 506 r/w 34 IPC and Sections 3 & 4 Dowry Prohibition Act; parties willing to settle; petition dismissed as withdrawn with liberty to file fresh petition on non-settlement; S. 482 Cr.P.C. / S. 528 BNSS; Karnataka HC, December 2025.

What did the court decide?

Liberty to the petitioner to file a fresh petition in the event of non-settlement of the dispute between the parties. ¶40

Smt. Hemavathi Vs State by Jalahalli Police Station — Dowry and Cruelty | Karnataka HC (2025)

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NC: 2025:KHC:52070 CRL.P No. 2589 of 2025

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HC-KAR

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU

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DATED THIS THE 8^TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2025

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BEFORE

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THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MOHAMMAD NAWAZ CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 2589 OF 2025

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BETWEEN:

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SMT. HEMAVATHI

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W/O LATE K. RADHAKRISHNA AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS NO. 97/2, 4^TH 'A' MAIN ROAD BEHIND GOVERNMENT SCHOOL BAHUBALI NAGARA BENGALURU - 560 013.

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SMT. SHOBHA R W/O D.M PRABHAKAR AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS

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D.M. PRABHAKAR

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Digitally signed by LAKSHMI T Location: High Court of Karnataka

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S/O LATE MUNIYAPAP AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS

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PETITIONERS NO.2 AND 3 ARE

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R/AT RAVI NIVASA, RAMAKKA DASAPPA ROAD OPPOSITE VISHAL MEDICALS DODDABOMMASANDRA BENGALURU - 97.

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ANITHA R

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W/O VEERENDRA KUMAR.B

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AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS

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HC-KAR

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VEERENDRA KUMAR B S/O H.D.B JAIN, AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS,

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THE PETITIONERS NO.4 AND 5 ARE R/AT C/O NO. 25, FLAT NO. 102 1ST CROSS, ARNODAYA PARADISE I NANJAREDDY COLONY, 1ST CROSS MURGESHPALYA, BENGALURU - 560 017.

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USHA RANI.R W/O VENKATESH.V AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS R/AT NO. 33, SRINIVAS NAGAR PATEGARPALYA, BENGALURU - 560 072.

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…PETITIONERS

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(BY SRI. B.M. MOHAN KUMAR, ADVOCATE) AND:

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STATE BY JALAHALLI POLICE STATION, BENGALURU BY ITS STATION HOUSE OFFICE RERESENTED BY SPP, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, BENGALURU - 560 001.

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SMT. ASHA S W/O LATE MANJUANTH R AGE ABOUT 40 YEARS R/AT NO. 58, 1ST DIVISION BEHIND IN GOVERNMENT HOSPITAL, KOTE KENGERI BENGALURU - 60.

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…RESPONDENTS

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(BY SRI. JAGADEESHA B.N, ADDL. SPP FOR R1; SRI. BHARATH KUMAR V, ADVOCATE FOR R2)

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HC-KAR

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THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 482 OF CR.P.C (U/S 528 BNSS) PRAYING TO a) QUASH THE COMPLAINT DTD 11.02.2018 (ANNEXURE-B) AND CONSEQUENTLY QUASH THE FIR WITH CR.NO.18/2018 (ANNEXURE-A) BY 1st RESPONDENT JALAHALLI POLICE, REGISTERED AGAINST THE PETITIONER, FOR THE OFFENCES P/U/S 498(A), 506 R/W 34 OF IPC, U/S 3 AND 4 OF DP ACT.

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THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:

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CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MOHAMMAD NAWAZ

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ORAL ORDER

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Learned counsel for the petitioners has filed a memo

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seeking to withdraw the petition on the ground that the parties have expressed their willingness to settle the matter.

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