- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-K:3890 CRL.P No. 200765 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, KALABURAGI BENCH DATED THIS THE 14TH DAY OF JULY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V SRISHANANDA CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 200765 OF 2024 (482(Cr.PC)/528(BNSS)) BETWEEN: VENKATREDDYGOUDA MUDNAL S/O VISHWANATHREDDY, AGE:69 YEARS, OCC: FORMER MLA, 38-YADGIRI, ASSEMBLY CONSTITUENCY, R/O. STATION AREA, YADGIRI-585201. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. VARUN PATIL ,ADVOCATE) AND: THE STATE BY FLYING SQUAD, 38-YADGIRI ASSEMBLY, THROUGH PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, KALABURGI BENCH, KALABURAGI-585102. …RESPONDENT (BY SMT. ARATI PATIL ,HCGP) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S. 482 OF CR.P.C. PRAYING TO, ALLOW THE PETITION AND QUASH THE ENTIRE CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE PETITIONER IN C.C NO. 621/2023 PENDING ON THE FILE LEARNED SENIOR CIVIL JUDGE AND CJM YADGIRI, ARISING OUT OF PCR NO. /2014 OF FLYING SQUAD, 38-YADGIRI, ASSEMBLY CONSTITUENCY Digitally signed by RENUKA Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-K:3890 CRL.P No. 200765 of 2024 FOR OFFENCE PUNISHABLE U/SEC 188 IPC, AND ALSO GRANT SUCH OTHER RELIEFS AS THIS HON’BLE COURT DEEMS FIT. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V SRISHANANDA ORAL ORDER (PER: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V SRISHANANDA) Learned counsel for the petitioner files a memo. The said memo reads as under: “MEMO The petitioner had preferred the above captioned petition challenging the order of cognizance taken by the Court below. However, during the pendency of the above petition, the petitioner expired on 17.09.2024. In view of the death of the sole accused, the above petition be disposed of as abated. Hence, this memo.” Placing the memo on record, the petition is dismissed as abated, as the sole accused is no more. Sd/- (V SRISHANANDA) JUDGE SVH List No.: 1 Sl No.: 18