IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU

DATED THIS THE 2^ND DAY OF DECEMBER, 2025

BEFORE

THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MOHAMMAD NAWAZ

CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 11052 OF 2024

BETWEEN:

MR. ARIF AHMED

S/O MAHABOOB BASHA D.,

AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS,

HAVING PERMANENT ADDRESS NO.07,

1^ST CROSS, SILVER OAK STREET

VINAYAKA NAGARA, J P NAGAR

5^TH PHASE, BANGALORE - 560 078

PRESENTLY AT

NO.755 E CAPITOL AVE APT B 205,

MILPITAS, CA – 95035, USA

…PETITIONER

(BY SRI. F. MIR. PARVEEZ AHAMED, ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. STATE OF KARNATAKA

BY BASAVANAGUDI WOMEN POLICE STATION,

BANGALORE CITY.

Digitally REPRESENTED BY ITS

signed by

LAKSHMI T STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR,

Location: HIGH COURT BUILDING,

High Court

of Karnataka BANGALORE-560 001.

2. SMT. HUSNARA KAMAL SHAIK

W/O ARIF AHMED,

AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS

R/AT NO.127, 1^ST FLOOR, 5^TH CROSS,

1^ST MAIN, ILYAS NAGAR, J P NAGAR POST

BANGALORE - 560 078

…RESPONDENTS

(BY SRI. ANOOP KUMAR M.V., HCGP FOR

SRI. AYANTIKA MONDAL, ADVOCATE FOR R2)

THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 482 CR.PC (FILED U/S 528

BNNS) PRAYING TO QUASH THE ENTIRE PROCEEDINGS

REGISTERED IN CC NO.29448/2021 OF BASAVANAGUDI WOMEN POLICE STATION UNDER SECTION OF 498A AND 506 OF IPC ALONG WITH SECTIONS 3 AND 4 OF THE DOWRY PROHIBITION ACT AGAINST THE PETITIONER PEND