Petitioners sought quashing of an FIR registered for offences under the Dowry Prohibition Act and BNS provisions. Counsel moved a memo to withdraw; the High Court disposed of the petition as withdrawn and consequently disposed of the pending application.
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NC: 2026:KHC:26581 CRL.P No. 16687 of 2025
HC-KAR
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 4TH DAY OF JUNE, 2026
BEFORE
THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 16687 OF 2025
BETWEEN:
Digitally signed by SANJEEVINI J KARISHETTY Location: High Court of Karnataka
…PETITIONERS
(BY SRI SIDDIQ HUSSAIN KHAN, ADVOCATE)
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HC-KAR
AND:
D/O SHRI N.MURUGESAN, AGED ABOUT 27 YEARS, R/AT #NO. 36, GANDHI NAGAR 4TH CROSS ROAD DARAMAPURI, DHARMAPURI, TAMILNADU -63670
…RESPONDENTS
(BY SMT. WAHEEDA M.M, HCGP FOR R-1;
SMT. K S ANASUYA DEVI, ADVOCATE FOR R-2)
THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 482 CR.PC (FILED U/S 528 BNNS) TO 1.GRANT A WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO QUASH THE FIR IN CR.NO.0134/2025 DATED 07.11.2025 REGISTERED BY THE SOUTH WOMEN P.S. BENGALURU FOR THE OFFENCE P/U/S 3 AND 4 OF D.P ACT 1961 AND SEC.85, 115(2), 352, 351(2) AND 351(3) OF BNSS 2023, PENDING BEFORE THE COURT OF 37TH ADDL. CJM COURT, NRUPATUNGA ROAD AT BENGALURU FOR DISPOSAL OF THIS CRIMINAL PETITION, INSOFAR AS THE PETITIONERS ARE CONCERNED, IN EXERCISE OF THE INHERENT POWERS OF THIS HON’BLE COURT.
THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:
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CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA
ORAL ORDER
Learned counsel for the petitioners has moved a memo
seeking permission to withdraw the petition.
“It is prayed that this Hon’ble Court may be pleased to permit withdrawal of the petition and pass such other orders) as deemed fit.”
In terms of the memo, the criminal petition is disposed as
withdrawn.
I.A.No.1/2025 is also disposed, as a consequence.
Sd/(M.NAGAPRASANNA) JUDGE
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8 provisions across 4 enactments
Shri J.M.Praveen Raj
Smt. J.M.Selvi
Shri Mohan Karthik.K.M
State of Karnataka, by South Women Police Station, Bengaluru City
Priyanka
M.Nagaprasanna
As recorded by the court registry
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