IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 30TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2019 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE P.S. DINESH KUMAR CRIMINAL PETITION No.4781 OF 2018 BETWEEN:
1. SRI. K. C. HARISH KUMAR AGED 43 YEARS SON OF LATE CHIKKAMADAIAH 2. SMT. K.S. JAYALAKSHMI AGED 66 YEARS WIFE OF LATE CHIKKAMADAIAH 3. SRI. K.C. RAJASHEKAR AGED 46 YEARS SON OF LATE CHIKKAMADAIAH 4. SMT. K.M. PARASHIVAIAH AGED 56 YEARS SON OF LATE MADAIAH 5. SMT. K.C. SHEELA AGED 39 YEARS WIFE OF SRI. S.DHANARAJ 6. SRI. S. DHANARAJ AGED 46 YEARS SON OF LATE K. SRIKANTIAH ALL ARE RESIDENTS OF NO.249 6TH CROSS, BASHYAMNAGAR SRIRAMPURAM, BENGALURU-560 021 ... PETITIONERS (BY SHRI. N. JAGADISH BALIGA, ADVOCATE) AND:
1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY MAHILA POLICE STATION-I BASAVANGUDI, WEST REGION BENGALURU-560 070 REPRESENTED BY THE STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA BENGALURU-560 001 2. SMT. A. SUJATHA AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS WIFE OF SRI. K.C. HARISH KUMAR DAUGHTER OF SRI. M. APPAIAH RESIDING AT NO.18, DASARA COLONY 7TH MAIN ROAD, 2ND BLOCK JAYANAGAR, BENGALURU-560 011 ... RESPONDENTS (BY SHRI. NASRULLA KHAN, HCGP FOR R1) THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED U/S 482 CR.P.C PRAYING TO ALLOW THIS PETITION AND THEREBY QUASH THE ANNEXURES A AND B, FIR AND THE COMPLAINT IN CRIME NO.30/2018 OF BASAVANAGUDI WOMEN POLICE STATION, PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE II A.C.M.M., BANGALORE FOR THE OFFENCES P/U/Ss 498A, 506, 384 R/W 34 OF IPC AND SECTIONS 3, 4 OF D.P ACT.
THIS CRL.P COMING ON FOR ADMISSION THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:-
ORDER Petitioners have filed this petition with a prayer to quash FIR No.30/2018 dated 05.05.2018 registered in Basavanagudi Police Station for the offences punishable under Sections 498A, 506, 384 r/w 34 of IPC and Sections 3 & 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961.
2. Shri Nasrulla Khan, learned HCGP submits that after investigation, police have filed the charge sheet only against petitioner No.1.
3. The said submission is not disputed by the learned advocate for the petitioners.
4. Petitioners have challenged the FIR. Charge sheet has been filed against petitioner No.1. Hence, the petition qua petitioner No.1 is rendered infructuous. So far as other petitioners are concerned, since charge sheet is not filed against them, their petitions have become unnecessary.
5. The petition is accordingly dismissed.
No costs.
Sd/- JUDGE Yn.