IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 16^TH DAY OF APRIL, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE MOHAMMAD NAWAZ CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 13835 OF 2023 BETWEEN:

SRI. CHANDRASHEKARA I V, S/O VENKATESHMURTHY, AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, ICHANAHALLI VILLAGE, HOLENARSASIPURA TALUK, HASSAN DISTRICT - 573 211, NOW WORKING AS ASSISTANT DIRECTOR (STATISTICS), MANGALURU MAHANAGARA PALIKE, LALBHAG, MANGALURU TALUK - 575 003.

…PETITIONER (BY SRI. SUYOG HERELE E, ADVOCATE)

AND: Digitally signed by LAKSHMI T SMT. KAVYA @ SANGEETHA Location:

High Court W/O CHANDRASHEKAR I V of Karnataka AGED ABOUT 26 YEARS, R/O LIBRARY ROAD, OPP: BSNL OFFICE, A. N. K. LAYOUT, KOTE, ARAKALAGUD TALUK HASSAN DISTRICT - 573 211.

…RESPONDENT (BY SRI. MURTHY D.L, ADVOCATE)

THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 482 OF CR.PC PRAYING TO QUASH THE ENTIRE PROCEEDINGS IN C.C.NO.1048/2023 PENDING ON THE FILE OF LEARNED CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC AT ARKALAGUD, HASSAN DISTRICT, FOR THE ALLEGED OFFENCE P/U/S 31 OF PROTECTION WOMEN FROM DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ACT, AGAINST THE PETITIONER HEREIN.

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

CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE MOHAMMAD NAWAZ

ORAL ORDER

Petitioner is seeking to quash