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2026 Supreme(Online)(Kar) 4224

THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA
M. NAGAPRASANNA, J
LOFTY KHANNA – Appellant
Versus
THE STATE OF KARNATAKA – Respondent


Advocates:
For the Appellants/Petitioners: SRI HITESH GOWDA B.J.
For the Respondents:SRI B.N.JAGADEESHA, ADDL.SPP FOR R-1; SRI NAGARAJ R., ADVOCATE FOR R-2

Table of Content
1. background and context of the family dispute and complaint. (Para 1 , 2)
2. summary of legal arguments presented by both parties. (Para 3 , 4 , 5)
3. court's observations regarding the forwarded allegations and the need for evidence. (Para 6 , 8 , 9)

ORAL ORDER

Petitioners are before this Court calling in question registration of a crime in Crime No.42 of 2025 registered for offences punishable under Section 85 of the BNS and Sections 3 and 4 of the DOWRY PROHIBITION ACT, 1961 .

2. Facts in brief, germane, are as follows:

The 2nd respondent is the complainant. The complainant and the accused No.1/1st petitioner get married on 27-2-2017. From the wedlock a son is born on 10-6-2022. The relationship between the two flounders. The floundering of the relationship leads the 2nd respondent/complainant to shift to Bangalore to her parents house, after leaving the matrimonial house at Haryana. On 26-4-2024, the husband institutes proceedings for dissolution of marriage and further a proceeding under the G and WC 83 of 2024 seeking custody of the minor child. After these proceedings, the 2nd respondent-complainant registers a complaint. Thereafter, several communications, corre

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