Vimala N. W/o D. Nagaraju vs State of Karnataka

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2026 Supreme(Kar) 5

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
M.NAGAPRASANNA
Vimala N. W/o D. Nagaraju – Appellant
Versus
State of Karnataka – Respondent

Advocates Appeared:
Fort the Appellant : Sukanya H.D.
For the Respondents: K. Nageshwarappa, Roshan M.C.

ORDER :

1. The petitioners are before this Court calling in question registration of a crime in Crime No.92/2023 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 498A, 323, 504, 506, 114, 149 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 ('the IPC' for short) and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961.

2. Heard Smt. Sukanya H.D. learned counsel appearing for the petitioners; Sri. K. Nageshwarappa, learned High Court Government Pleader appearing for respondent No.1 and Sri. Roshan M.C., learned counsel appearing for respondent No.2.

3. The petitioners are accused Nos.4 and 5, distant relatives of accused Nos.1, 2 and 3. Respondent No.2 is the complainant. The complainant and accused No.1 get married on 11.12.2022. It transpires that soon after marriage, the relationship between accused No.1 and the complainant flounders. On floundering of the relationship, respondent No.2-complainant registers a crime, which becomes a crime in Crime No.92/2023 for the afore-quoted offences. The petitioners are also dragged into the web of crime. The dragging of the petitioners into the web of crime is what has driven these petitioners to this Court in the subject petition.

4. This Court had protected