- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:24340 CRL.P No. 5509 of 2022 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 7TH DAY OF JULY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE J.M.KHAZI CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 5509 OF 2022 (482(Cr.PC) / 528(BNSS)) BETWEEN: 1. SRI RAMAPPA @ SRI RAMAPPA S/O CHIKKAMARAPPA AGED 57 YEARS, R/AT KUDUVATHI VILLAGE, CHIKKABALLAPURA TALUK CHIKKABALLAPURA DIST KARNATAKA-562 103. 2. SRI.KARTHIK.S S/O RAMAPPA AGED ABOUT 26 YEARS R/AT KUDUVATHI VILLAGE, CHIKKABALLAPURA TALUK CHIKKABALLAPURA DIST KARNATAKA-562 103. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. HANUMESH H N, ADVOCATE) AND: STATE OF KARNATAKA BY MINES AND GEOLOGY DEPARTMENT CHIKKABALLAPUR DIST REPRESENTED BY SPECIAL PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, Digitally signed by REKHA R Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:24340 CRL.P No. 5509 of 2022 HIGH COURT BUILDING, BANGALORE-560 001. …RESPONDENT (BY SRI.M.R.PATIL, HCGP) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S.482 CR.P.C BY THE ADVOCATE FOR THE PETITIONER PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE ORDER OF TAKING COGNIZANCE DATED 17.01.2022 PASSED BY THE COURT OF I ADDL. CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC, CHIKKABALLAPURA FOR COMPLAINT BEARING PCR.NO.17/2022 BY THE RESPONDENT IN C.C.NO.33/2022 AGAINST THE PETITIONERS IN FOR THE OFFENCE P/U/S 4(1)(,4(1)(A),21 & 22 OF MMRD ACT, 1957 AND RULES 42 & 43 OF KMMRC, 1994 AND CONSEQUENTLY QUASH THE SAME THEREON. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE J.M.KHAZI ORAL ORDER Learned counsel for the petitioners has filed a memo seeking permission of this Court to withdraw the petition as not pressed, on the ground that the matter before the trial Court has been disposed of. 2. The aforesaid memo is placed on record. 3. In the light of the memo, the petition is dismissed as not pressed, having become infructuous. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:24340 CRL.P No. 5509 of 2022 4. In view of disposal of petition, pending application/s, if any, stands disposed off, as no separate order is required. SD/- (J.M.KHAZI) JUDGE ASN List No.: 1 Sl No.: 32