Smt Babitha a T v. State of Karnataka

Karnataka HC18 Nov 2025CRL.P/8152/2024

Case brief

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What is this about?

Quashing petition under S.482 Cr.P.C. against charge sheet in CC.No.4156/2023 (arising out of Crime No.139/2022 dated 27.09.2022, Women's Police Station, Davangere) involving Ss.498-A, 506, 504, 323, 341, 342, 34, 114 IPC and S.4 DP Act before II Addl. Senior Civil Judge & JMFC, Davanagere Circuit Bench at Jagaluru; dismissed as withdrawn on compromise memo; no merits adjudication. Keywords: withdrawal memo, compromise between parties, infructuous petition, Davangere, Jagaluru.

What the court decided

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Smt Babitha a T Vs State of Karnataka — Dowry and Cruelty | Karnataka HC (2025)

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1 - NC: 2025:KHC:47259 CRL.P No. 8152 of 2024

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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 18^TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2025

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BEFORE

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THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MOHAMMAD NAWAZ

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CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 8152 OF 2024

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BETWEEN:

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SMT. BABITHA A T W/O ASHOK RAO G AGED 53 YEARS HOUSEWIFE

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ASHOK RAO T S/O LAKSHMAN RAO T AGED 55 YEARS BUSINESS

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Digitally signed by LAKSHMI T Location: High Court of Karnataka

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KUMARI ARPITHA A T D/O ASHOK RAO G AGED 30 YEARS

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PETITIONERS 1 TO 3 ARE R/A NO. 513, KONDAJI ROAD NEAR MYLARALINGESHWARA TEMPLE DEVARAJ URS LAYOUT C BLOCK, DAVANAGERE 577006.

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SMT. AKSHATHA A T D/O ASHOK RAO T W/O VEERESH V S AGED 33 YEARS HOUSEWIFE

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HC-KAR

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VEERESH V S

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S/O SRINIVAS H A AGED ABOUT 29 YEARS ENGENDER IN MNC R/AT NO 95/1, 4^TH CROSS B BLOCK, DEVARAJ URS LAYOUT NEAR GOVT SCHOOL DAVANAGERE 577006.

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…PETITIONERS

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(BY SRI. SHANTHARAJA K G., ADVOCATE)

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AND:

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STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY THE STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT BUILDINGS BENGALURU 560001

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WOMENS POLICE STATION DAVANGERE 577002.

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SMT R CHIAITRA W/O AJITH A T

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AGED ABOUT 27 YEARS HOUSE WIFE R/AT NO 1969/7 B BLOCK, S S LAYOUT DAVANAGERE 577004.

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…RESPONDENTS

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(BY SRI.B.N. JAGADDEESH., ADDL SPP FOR R1 SRI. BALU MAHENDRA Y.H., ADVOCATE FOR R2)

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THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S.482 CR.P.C BY THE ADVOCATE FOR THE PETITIONER PRAYING THAT THIS HONOURABLE COURT MAY BE PLEASED TO QUASH THE CHARGE SHEET OF CC.NO.4156/2023 OF THE II ADDITIONAL SENIOR CIVIL

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HC-KAR

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JUDGE AND JMFC AT DAVANAGERE, CIRCUIT BENCH, AT JAGALURU, ARISING OUT OF CHARGE 4156/2023 DTD 03.09.2023 IN CR.NO.139/2022 DTD 27.09.2022, FOR THE OFFENCE U/S 506,341,34,498-A,504,323,342,114 OF IPC, U/S 4 OF DP ACT, BEFORE THE HONBLE II ADDITIONAL SENIOR CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC AT DAVANAGERE, CIRCUIT BENCH AT JAGALURU, DAVANAGERE DISTRICT.

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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 matter has been compromised between the parties and petition has become infructuous.

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