The petitioner, Naveen G., sought quashing of criminal proceedings (C.C. No.15565/2025) pending before the II Additional Civil Judge and JMFC at Nelamangala, arising from the alleged abetment of suicide of Bhavana, the 22-year-old daughter of the complainant (2nd respondent). The prosecution alleged that the petitioner, who was already married, repeatedly stalked, threatened, and coerced Bhavana into a relationship, used photographs to sabotage her matrimonial prospects, and that his persistent conduct drove her to attempt suicide on 05-07-2025 and ultimately to die by suicide on 29-07-2025. The petitioner's counsel argued that the essential ingredients of abetment to suicide — instigation, goading, or proximity to the act — were absent, while the respondents contended that the cumulative conduct of the petitioner clearly constituted abetment. The Karnataka High Court, after hearing all parties and examining the complaint and charge sheet, declined to quash the proceedings, holding that the facts as presented, viewed cumulatively, disclosed sufficient grounds to proceed to trial.