IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 24TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2019 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE P.B. BAJANTHRI CRIMINAL PETITION NO.456 OF 2018 Between:
1. Sri. Tyagaraju, S/o Narsimhamurthy, Aged about 31 years.
2. Sri. Narasimhamurthy, S/o Late Dalappa, Aged about 65 years.
3. Smt. Lakkamma, W/o Narasimhamurthy, Aged about 55 years.
4. Sri. Dasanna, S/o Late Nanjappa, Aged about 40 years.
5. Smt. Manjula, W/o Dasanna, Aged about 35 years.
6. Smt. Drakshayini, W/o Lokesh, Aged about 33 years.
All are R/o Sorekunte Village, Bellavi Hobli, Tumakuru Taluk, Tumakuru District – 572 572. …Petitioners (By Sri. V.B.Siddaramaiah, Advocate) And:
1. State by Women Police Station, Basavanagudi, West Zone, Bengaluru City Rep. by S.P.P., High Court.
2. Smt. V. Mukthayakka, W/o Tyagaraju, Aged about 24 years, R/o Hucchabasavanahalli, Bellavi Hobli, Tumakuru – 572 572, Tumakuru District. ...Respondents (By Smt. K.P. Yashodha, HCGP for R1) This Criminal Petition is filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C. praying to quash the entire proceedings in Cr.No.51/2017 registered by the respondent – Women Police Station, Basavanagudi, Bengaluru pending on the file of II Addl. C.M.M., Bengaluru for the alleged offence Punishable under Sections 498 (A), 504, 506 and 323 R/W 34 of IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act, registered on the complaint of the second respondent.
This Criminal Petition coming on for Admission, this day, the Court made the following:-
ORDER State counsel, on instructions submitted that charge sheet has been filed on 09.08.2019. Consequently, petition does not survive for consideration.
Accordingly, petition stands disposed of reserving liberty to the petitioners to question the validity of the charge-sheet, if any.
Sd/- JUDGE MBM