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Sri. Divya Kausal Garg Vs State by Sampigehalli Ps — Dowry and Cruelty | Karnataka HC (2026)

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Sri. Divya Kausal Garg Vs State by Sampigehalli PsSri. Divya Kausal Garg v. State by Sampigehalli Ps

Disposed¶39

Sri. Divya Kausal Garg v. State by Sampigehalli Ps

Karnataka HC22 Jan 2026CRL.P/17060/2025

Case brief

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What is this about?

Karnataka HC Bengaluru; CRL.P No. 17060 of 2025; decided 22-01-2026 by Justice M.Nagaprasanna. Petitioners: Divya Kausal Garg, Uma Gupta, Umesh Chandra Gupta (Adv. Sudhindra S.A). Respondents: State by Sampigehalli PS (HCGP Vinay Mahadevaiah) and Smt. Pranaya. Petition under S. 482 Cr.P.C. / S. 528 BNSS to quash FIR/complaint dtd 01.12.2025 (Cr.No.503/2025, Sampigehalli P.S.) for offences under ss. 85, 79, 115(2), 3(5) BNS 2023; ss. 3, 4 D.P. Act 1961; ss. 3(1)(r), 3(1)(s) SC/ST (POA) Act 1989, pending before LXX Addl. City Civil and Sessions Judge, Bengaluru (CCH-71). Counsel filed withdrawal memo (subsequent developments; another petition filed); petition disposed as withdrawn; no merits findings; no cases cited.

What did the court decide?

Permission to withdraw the Criminal Petition in terms of counsel's memo; disposed as withdrawn without adjudication of the quashing prayer.

What the court decided

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Outcome

Permission to withdraw the Criminal Petition in terms of counsel's memo; disposed as withdrawn without adjudication of the quashing prayer.

Issue for consideration

Whether the FIR and complaint dated 01.12.2025 registered by Respondent No. 1 (Sampigehalli P.S.) as Cr.No.503/2025, for the offences punishable under Sections 85, 79, 115(2) and 3(5) of BNS, 2023, Sections 3 and 4 of the D.P. Act, 1961, and Sections 3(1)(r) and 3(1)(s) of the SC/ST (POA) Act, 1989, ought to be quashed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. (Section 528 BNSS).

Key takeaways

Learned counsel appearing for the petitioners filed a memo seeking withdrawal of the petition, citing subsequent developments and the filing of another petition before the Court; in terms of the memo, the Criminal Petition is disposed as withdrawn, with no finding on the merits of the FIR or the offences alleged.¶39

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

High Court of Karnataka at Bengaluru (Justice M. Nagaprasanna), CRL.P No. 17060 of 2025, decided 22 January 2026. Criminal Petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. (Section 528 BNSS) filed by Divya Kausal Garg, Uma Gupta and Umesh Chandra Gupta praying to quash the FIR and complaint dated 01.12.2025 registered by Respondent No. 1 (State by Sampigehalli P.S.) arising out of Cr.No.503/2025, for offences punishable under Sections 85, 79, 115(2) and 3(5) of BNS, 2023, Sections 3 and 4 of the D.P. Act, 1961, and Sections 3(1)(r) and 3(1)(s) of the SC/ST (POA) Act, 1989, pending before the LXX Addl. City Civil and Sessions Judge, Bengaluru (CCH-71). Before adjudication, learned counsel for the petitioners filed a memo seeking withdrawal of the petition due to subsequent developments and the filing of another petition before the Court; in terms of the memo, the Court disposed the petition as withdrawn without any finding on the merits. No precedent was cited.

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NC: 2026:KHC:4140 CRL.P No. 17060 of 2025

HC-KAR

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 22^ND DAY OF JANUARY, 2026

BEFORE

THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 17060 OF 2025

BETWEEN:

SRI. DIVYA KAUSAL GARG S/O UMESH CHANDRA GUPTA AGED ABOUT 26 YEARS, R/AT NO. 001, HARIHARA NIVASA, 7TH CROSS, RACHENAHALLI, THANISANDRA, BENGALURU - 560 077.

ALSO AT BLDG NO.154, VATS RESIDENCY, DOOR NO.31, NEAR ANNAPURNA RESTAURANT, SECTOR 17, SUKHRALI, GURUGAON, HARYANA - 122 001.

Digitally signed by NAGAVENI Location: High Court of Karnataka

SMT. UMA GUPTA W/O UMESH CHANDRA GUPTA AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS, R/AT NO. 001, HARIHARA NIVASA, 7TH CROSS, RACHENAHALLI, THANISANDRA, BENGALURU - 560 077

ALSO AT

RK-07, JAIN ROAD, MOHAN GARDEN, D K MOHAN GARDEN, UTTAM NAGAR, WEST DELHI, DWARAKA, NEW DELHI - 110 059.

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NC: 2026:KHC:4140 CRL.P No. 17060 of 2025

HC-KAR

UMESH CHANDRA GUPTA

S/O LATE S.P. GUPTA, AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS, R/AT NO. 001, HARIHARA NIVASA, 7TH CROSS, RACHENAHALLI, THANISANDRA, BENGALURU - 560 077

ALSO AT B-1, 149/9, GUPTA APARTMENT, GAUSHALA ROAD, KISHANGARH, VASANT KUNJ, DELHI - 110 070.

…PETITIONERS

(BY SRI. SUDHINDRA S.A, ADVOCATE)

AND:

STATE BY SAMPIGEHALLI PS REP. BY SPP OFFICE, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, BENGALURU - 01.

SMT. PRANAYA AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS, R/AT NO. 001, HARIHARA NIVAS 7TH CROSS, RACHENAHALLI, THANISANDRA, BENGALURU - 560 077.

…RESPONDENTS

(BY SRI. VINAY MAHADEVAIAH, HCGP FOR R1)

THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 482 OF CR.P.C (U/S 528 BNSS) PRAYING TO QUASH THE IMPUGNED FIR AND COMPLAINT DTD 01.12.2025 REGISTERED BY THE RESPONDENT NO.1 IN SAMPIGEHALLI P.S., ARISING OUT OF CR.NO.503/2025, AT ANNEXURE A AND B, PURSUANT TO THE COMPLAINT DTD 01.12.2025, FOR THE OFFENCES P/U/S 85, 79, 115(2), 3(5) OF BNS, 2023, U/S 3 AND 4 OF D.P ACT, 1961, U/S 3(1)(r),

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NC: 2026:KHC:4140 CRL.P No. 17060 of 2025

HC-KAR

3(1)(s) OF THE SC/ST (POA) ACT, 1989, PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE HONBLE COURT OF LXX ADDL. CITY CIVIL AND SESSIONS JUDGE, BENGALURU (CCH-71).

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

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA

ORAL ORDER

Learned counsel appearing for the petitioners file a memo

seeking withdrawal of the petition. The memo so filed reads as follows:

Memo for Withdrawal

The petitioners herein respectfully submit this memo seeking permission of this Hon'ble Court to withdraw the above-mentioned Criminal Petition, due to subsequent developments and for One more petition was filed before this Honb'le court, the petitioner does not wish to proceed further with this present Criminal Petition. Hence, the petitioner seeks withdraw of this petition in the interest of justice."

In terms of memo, the petition is disposed as withdrawn.

Sd/(M.NAGAPRASANNA) JUDGE

SJK

List No.: 1 Sl No.: 65

Issues for consideration

1 issue framed by the court

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Whether the FIR and complaint dated 01.12.2025 registered by Respondent No. 1 (Sampigehalli P.S.) as Cr.No.503/2025, for the offences punishable under Sections 85, 79, 115(2) and 3(5) of BNS, 2023, Sections 3 and 4 of the D.P. Act, 1961, and Sections 3(1)(r) and 3(1)(s) of the SC/ST (POA) Act, 1989, ought to be quashed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. (Section 528 BNSS).¶27

Statutes considered

6 provisions across 5 enactments

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Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973482¶27
Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023528¶27
Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 202385, 79, 115(2), 3(5)¶27
Dowry Prohibition Act, 19613, 4¶27
Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 19893(1)(r)¶27 3(1)(s)¶31

Procedural history

How this case reached the court

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Order under challenge
FIR and complaint dated 01.12.2025 registered by Respondent No. 1 (Sampigehalli P.S.) arising out of Cr.No.503/2025, pursuant to the complaint dtd 01.12.2025, for the offences punishable under Sections 85, 79, 115(2) and 3(5) of BNS, 2023, Sections 3 and 4 of the D.P. Act, 1961, and Sections 3(1)(r) and 3(1)(s) of the SC/ST (POA) Act, 1989, pending on the file of the Hon'ble Court of LXX Addl. City Civil and Sessions Judge, Bengaluru (CCH-71).¶27
LXX Addl. City Civil and Sessions Judge, Bengaluru (CCH-71) · 01.12.2025

Parties & counsel

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petitioner
Divya Kausal Garg¶8
Sudhindra S.A
petitioner
Uma Gupta¶11
Sudhindra S.A
petitioner
Umesh Chandra Gupta¶17
Sudhindra S.A
respondent
State by Sampigehalli PS rep. by SPP Office, High Court of Karnataka, Bengaluru - 01¶23
Vinay Mahadevaiah
respondent
Pranaya¶24

Coram

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M.NAGAPRASANNAauthor¶33

Case details

As recorded by the court registry

Court: Karnataka HC
Decided on: 22 Jan 2026 · January
Registered: 16 Dec 2025
Case no.: CRL.P/17060/2025
CNR: KAHC010819132025
Topic: Dowry and Cruelty
Bench: M.nagaprasanna
Disposal: DISPOSED
Case type: CRL.P

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Cite this judgement

Sri. Divya Kausal Garg v. State by Sampigehalli Ps, CRL.P/17060/2025 (KA), decided on 22 January 2026.

The High Court of Karnataka publishes no neutral citation for this judgement — cite it by case number and date of decision.

Statutes6

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973482
Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023528
Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 202385, 79, 115(2), 3(5)
Dowry Prohibition Act, 19613, 4

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Procedural history1

FIR and complaint dated 01.12.2025 registered by Respondent No. 1 (Sampigehalli P.S.) arising out of Cr.No.503/2025, pursuant to the complaint dtd 01.12.2025, for the offences punishable under Sections 85, 79, 115(2) and 3(5) of BNS, 2023, Sections 3 and 4 of the D.P. Act, 1961, and Sections 3(1)(r) and 3(1)(s) of the SC/ST (POA) Act, 1989, pending on the file of the Hon'ble Court of LXX Addl. City Civil and Sessions Judge, Bengaluru (CCH-71).LXX Addl. City Civil and Sessions Judge, Bengaluru (CCH-71) · 01.12.2025

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Bench / Coram

M.NAGAPRASANNA

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