1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 8TH DAY OF JULY 2019 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE P.S.DINESH KUMAR CRIMINAL PETITION No.8299 OF 2018 BETWEEN:
1. VENUGOPAL SINGH S/O LATE GOVARDHAN SINGH, AGED ABOUT 29 YEARS, R/AT NO.08, 3RD CROSS, JYOTHI NAGAR, M.S. PALYA, OCCUPATION CAR DRIVER, BANGALORE – 560 097.
2. SMT. AHALYA BAI W/O LATE GOVARDHAN SINGH, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, R/AT NO.08, 3RD CROSS, JYOTHI NAGAR, M.S. PALYA, HOUSE WIFE, BANGALORE – 560 097.
3. ARCHANA W/O GURUDEV SINGH, D/O LATE GOVARDHAN SINGH, AGED ABOUT 25 YEARS, R/AT NO.115, GURUKRUPA, C.M.EXTENSION, NEAR RAJANNA HOUSE, KYATHASANDRA , TUMKUR – 572 104.
2 4. GURUDEV SINGH S/O RAGHUNANDAN SINGH, AGED ABOUT 31 YEARS, R/AT NO.115, GURUKRUPA, C.M.EXTENSION, NEAR RAJANNA HOUSE, KYATHASANDRA, TUMKUR – 572 104.
…PETITIONERS (BY SHRI DILRAJ ROHIT SEQUEIRA, ADVOCATE) AND:
1. THE STATE BY KODIGEHALLI POLICE STATION, REPRESENTED BY THE STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, BANGALORE – 560 092.
2. SMT. KANAKA W/O VENUGOPAL SINGH, AGED ABOUT 26 YEARS, R/AT BALAJI LAYOUT, KODIGEHALLI VILLAGE, BENGALURU NORTH, BENGALURU – 560 097.
…RESPONDENTS (BY SHRI NASRULLA KHAN, HCGP FOR R1) THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED UNDER SECTION 482 OF CR.P.C., PRAYING TO QUASH THE FIR AND COMPLAINT IN CR.NO.176/2018 AND ENTIRE FURTHER PROCEEDINGS IN CONNECTION WITH CR.NO.176/2018, PERTAINING TO KODIGEHALLI POLICE STATION, FOR THE OFFENCE P/U/Ss. 498(A), 323, 341, 354, 406, 342, 417 AND 506 R/W 34 OF IPC AND SECTIONS 3 AND 4 OF 3 DOWRY PROHIBITION ACT, 1961 AND SECTION 3(1)(r), 3(1)(s), 3(1)(z), 3(1)(zc) OF THE SC/ST (POA) ACT, 1989 PENDING ON THE FILE OF 2ND ADDITIONAL CITY CIVIL AND SESSIONS JUDGE, BENGALURU (CCH-17).
THIS PETITION COMING ON FOR ADMISSION THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:
O R D E R Shri Nasrulla Khan, learned HCGP for respondent No.1-State submits that after investigation, the police have filed the charge sheet only against petitioner Nos.1 and 2.
2. Shri Dilraj Rohit Sequeira, learned advocate for the petitioners has filed a memo of even date seeking leave of this Court to withdraw this petition with liberty to challenge the charge sheet insofar as petitioner Nos.1 and 2 are concerned.
3. Memo is placed on record. The petition is accordingly dismissed as withdrawn with liberty as prayed for.
4 4. In view of dismissal of the petition, I.A.No.1/2019 does not survive for consideration and the same stands disposed of.
No costs.
Sd/-
JUDGE PB