IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 19TH DAY OF JULY, 2019 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JOHN MICHAEL CUNHA CRIMINAL PETITION No.8665/2015 BETWEEN:
1. Smt. Shakuntala, W/o. Butta Basanna, Age 47 years, Occ : Housewife 2. Butta Basanna, S/o. Late Siddabasappa, Age 50 years, Occ : Weaver 3. B. Sulochana, D/o. Butta Basanna, Age 26 years, Occ : Student LLB Petitioner Nos.1 to 3 are R/o No.17/1/79A, Near Kallimatham School, Ward No.1, Rayadurga Taluk, Ananthpura District, Andhra Pradesh – 515 865.
4. Suvarna, W/o. Rajashekar, Age 37 years, Occ : Housewife 5. Rajashekar, S/o. Kasanna, Age 40 years, Occ : RMT Doctor Petitioner Nos.4 and 5 are R/o Moka Village, Bellary Taluk & District – 583 117. …Petitioners (By Smt. Archana Murthy P., Advocate-Absent) AND:
1. The State by Women Police Station, Davanagere, Rep. by SPP, High Court, Bengaluru – 560 001.
2. Smt. Suma B.R. @ Suma I.G., W/o. B. Raghavendra, Age 23 years, Nekara Caste, House Wife, R/at 9th Cross, Siddaverappa Badavane, Davanagere – 577 004. …Respondents (By Sri. Vijayakumar Majage, Addl. SPP for R1) This Criminal petition is filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C. praying to quash the entire proceedings in CC No.74/2016 pending before the JMFC-III, Davanagere for the offences P/U/S 498(A), 504, 506 and 114 read with 34 of IPC and under Sections 3 and 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act registered by the Mahila P.S., Davanagere against the petitioners.
This Criminal petition coming on for Admission, this day, the Court made the following:
O R D E R Counsel for the petitioners is absent. Perused the records.
2. This petition is filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C. to quash the proceedings in C.C.No.74/2016 arising out of Crime No.77/2015 for the offences punishable under Sections 498(A), 504, 506 and 114 read with 34 of IPC and under Sections 3 and 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act, on the file of the JMFC-III, Davanagere.
3. When the matter is taken up for hearing, the learned Addl. SPP appearing for respondent No.1 submitted that after trial, petitioners are acquitted of the above charges vide judgment dated 30.11.2017. Submission is placed on record.
4. In view of the above submission, nothing further survives for consideration in the petition.
Hence, petition is dismissed.
Sd/- JUDGE SV