IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 23RD DAY OF OCTOBER, 2019 BEFORE THE HON’BLE Mr. JUSTICE G.NARENDAR CRIMINAL PETITION NO.3686 OF 2016 Between:
1. Ramanna, S/o. Sajjan Rao, Aged about 46 years, R/o Maruthi Badavane, Hunsur Town, Mysuru District – 571 105.
2. Sajjan Rao, S/o. Late Sitha Ramaiah, Aged about 78 years, R/o Maruthi Badavane, Hunsur Town, Mysuru District – 571 105.
3. Sowbhagya, W/o. Sajjan Rao, Aged about 67 years, R/o Maruthi Badavane, Hunsur Town, Mysuru District – 571 105.
4. Malini, D/o. Sajjan Rao, Aged about 32 years, R/o Maruthi Badavane, Hunsur Town, Mysuru District – 571 105.
5. Shalini, D/o. Sajjan Rao, Aged about 35 years, R/o Maruthi Badavane, Hunsur Town, Mysuru District – 571 105.
6. Sathisha, S/o. Late Eshwaraiah, Aged about 42 years, R/o Kalikunke, Hunsur Town, Mysuru District – 571 105.
7. Ravi, S/o. Late Eshwaraiah, Aged about 56 years, R/o. Kalikunke, Hunsur Town, Mysuru District – 571 105.
8. Sathyamma, W/o. Late Eshwaraiah, Aged about 70 years, R/o Kalikunke, Hunsur Town, Mysuru District – 571 105.
9. Rani, W/o. Devaraju, Aged about 46 years, R/o Kalikunke, Hunsur Town, Mysuru District – 571 105. ...Petitioners (By Sri. Praveen Kumar Rajkote, Adv. (absent)) And:
1. State by Hunsur Town Police, Mysuru District, Rep. by Public Prosecutor, High Court of Karnataka, Bengaluru – 01.
2. Sumalatha, W/o. Ramanna, Aged about 38 years, R/o Ganeshana Gudi Beedi, Hunsur Town, Mysuru District – 571 105.
(By Sri. Mahesh Shetty, HCGP for R1;
…Respondents Sri. Maruthi S & Raghavendra N., Advocates for R2) This Criminal Petition is filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C. praying to quash the FIR registered by the respondent Hunsur Town Police in Crime No.151/2016 for the offences punishable under Section 498(A) of IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act against the petitioners.
This Criminal Petition coming on for Orders, this day, the Court made the following:
ORDER The matter was listed yesterday i.e., on 22.10.2019 and called out twice. There being no representation on behalf of the petitioners, petition was directed to be listed today.
Even today, when the case is called out, there is no representation. It is reflective of the lack of interest by the petitioners in prosecuting the petition. Hence, petition stands dismissed.
Sd/- JUDGE dn/-