IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 20^TH DAY OF JUNE, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 10001 OF 2024 BETWEEN:

ALFRED DEVID S/O LATE PRADRIK DEVID AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS R/AT NO.3, 11^TH FLOOR TOWER TEN, TATA NEW HAVEN DASANAPURA, BENGALURU – 562 162.

…PETITIONER (BY SRI KEERTHI PRASAD D. C., ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY Digitally signed STATION HOUSE OFFICER by NAGAVENI SOUTH EAST WOMEN POLICE STATION Location : High BENGALURU CITY Court of BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR Karnataka HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA BENGALURU – 560 001.

2. OLIVA D’SOUZA W/O ALFRED DAVID AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS W/O ALFRED DEVID NO.70, EAGLE RIDGE BEGURU KOPPA ROAD BENGALURU – 560 068.

…RESPONDENTS (BY SRI B.N.JAGADEESHA, ADDL. SPP FOR R1;

R2 – SERVED AND UNREPRESENTED)

THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 482 CR.PC (FILED U/S 528 BNSS) PRAYING TO QUASH THE ENTIRE PROCEEDINGS CC NO.19379/2024 FOR THE OFFENCES P/U/S 498A, 323, 504, 506 IPC IN CRIME NO.0022/2024 BY THE SOUTH EAST WOMAN POLICE STATION BENGALURU CITY PENDING ON THE FILE OF

39TH ACMM COURT, NRUPATUNGA ROAD, BENGALURU.

THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:

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